PASSOVER 2007

How it started with Abraham:

          Genesis 12:1-8

          Genesis 15     the initial covenant

          Genesis 17:1-14, 21-27  sign of the covenant

          Genesis 21:1-4  Yahweh gives Abraham his son

          Genesis 22:1-18  the promises confirmed unconditionally

          Genesis 25:5, 11; 26:1-5  Blessings pass to Isaac

          Genesis 27  Birthright and blessings passed to Jacob

          Genesis 28:12-15  Confirmed by Yahweh to Jacob in a dream

          Genesis 39:1-2  Joseph taken to Egypt

Genesis 41  Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s dreams, predicts famine, has two sons.

          Genesis 42:1-2  Jacob seeks grain in Egypt

          Genesis 45:17-28  All of Israel goes to Egypt because of the famine

Blessed in the land of Goshen for a time…  then hard bondage.

          Exodus 3:7-10  Yahweh chooses Moses to bring Israel out

          Yahweh declares Israel is firstborn son – Exodus 4:22

So Moses and Aaron begin to meet with Pharaoh in Exodus 5

The Plagues:

1.     Blood,  2. Frogs,  3. Gnats,  4. Flies,  5. Livestock pestilence, 6. Boils,  7. Hail,  8. Locusts,  9. Darkness,  10. Death of Firstborn

Exodus 11:1-    Promise of the tenth plague

Exodus 12:1 – 13:16  The reason for this ceremony!

Summary in Song of Moses:  Exodus 15