Exodus: Saved for God's Glory - Preaching the Word (Ryken)

To read Exodus is to encounter God. The book is about the mercy, justice, holiness, and glory of almighty God, who rules history by his sovereign power, saves the people of his covenant, and delivers his people from bondage. Once heard, the stories recorded in Exodus leave a lasting impression. Readers return to these great acts of redemption again and again because they give every captive the hope of freedom.

In this Preaching the Word volume, Philip Graham Ryken mines the majestic book of Exodus for knowledge of God's character and instruction for his followers. So much can be learned about God through the accounts of his deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt, his many divine interventions for them, and his transformation of them into an independent nation.

At once theologically instructive and decidedly practical, this commentary moves readers to great rejoicing at God's work in the life of every person following him on the path to spiritual freedom. Ryken skillfully relates how the Israelites' deliverance from slavery anticipated the salvation accomplished in Jesus Christ, proving that God remembers his covenant and always delivers on his promises. For those who preach, teach, and study God's Word, this book is more than just a commentary; it is a celebration of God's faithfulness.

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Table of Contents:

1. Into Egypt (1:1-7)
2. The New Pharaoh (1:8-21)
3. The Birth of a Savior (1:22-2:10)
4. Moses Takes Matters into His Own Hands (2:11-15)
5. Moses in the Wilderness (2:15-25)
6. The Burning Bush (3:1-9)
7. The Great I Am (3:10-15)
8. Wonders and Signs (3:16-4:9)
9. Here Am I…Send Someone Else (4:10-17)
10. Back to Egypt (4:18-31)
11. Who Is the Lord? (5:1-9)
12. Bricks without Straw (5:10-21)
13. When Trouble Comes (5:22-6:5)
14. The Seven ‘I Wills’ of Salvation (6:6-12)
15. They Were the Levites (6:13-27)
16. The Prophet’s Prophet (6:28-7:7)
17. The Staff That Swallowed the Snakes (7:8-13)
18. River of Blood (7:14-24)
19. Why the Frogs Croaked (7:25-8:15)
20. The Finger of God (8:16-19)
21. Lord of the Flies (8:20-32)
22. A Plague on Your Livestock (9:1-7)
23. Can’t Stand That Itch! (9:8-12)
24. The Worst Hailstorm Ever (9:13-35)
25. Something to Tell Your Grandchildren (10:1-20)
26. Heart of Darkness (10:21-29)
27. The Deadliest Plague (11:1-10)
28. The First Passover (12:1-13)
29. A Feast to Remember (12:14-28)
30. Out of Egypt (12:29-42)
31. This Do in Remembrance of Me (12:43-51; 13:3-10)
32. The Redemption of Sons (13:1, 2, 11-16)
33. Between the Desert and the Sea (13:17-14:14)
34. The Great Escape (14:15-31)
35. The Song of Salvation (15:1-21)
36. A Bitter Complaint (15:22-27)
37. Bread from Heaven (16:1-20)
38. A Sabbath for Man (16:21-36)
39. That Rock Was Christ (17:1-7)
40. Lift Up Your Hands (17:8-16)
41. Family Reunion (18:1-12)
42. Israel Gets Organized (18:13-27)
43. Kingdom of Priests (19:1-6)
44. Don’t Touch! (19:7-15)
45. Smoke on the Mountain (19:16-25)
46. Written in Stone (20:1, 2a)
47. A Multiuse Item (20:2b)
48. Interpreting God’s Law (20:3-17)
49. The First Commandment: No Other Gods (20:#)
50. The Second Commandment: The Right God, the Right Way (20:4-6)
51. The Third Commandment: Name above All Names (20:7)
52. The Fourth Commandment: Work and leisure (20:8-11)
53. The Fifth Commandment: Respect Authority (20:12)
54. The Sixth Commandment: Live and Let Live (20:13)
55. The Seventh Commandment: The Joy of Sex (20:14)
56. The Eighth Commandment: What’s Mine Is God’s (20:15)
57. The Ninth Commandment: To Tell the Truth (20:16)
58.  The Tenth Commandment: Being Content (20:17)
59. The End of the Law (20:18-21)
60. The Altar of God (20:22-26)
61. Bound for Freedom (21:1-11)
62. An Eye for an Eye (21:12-36)
63. Property Law (22:1-15)
64. Good Laws from a Great God (22:16-31)
65. The People’s Court (23:1-13)
66. Three Pilgrim Feasts (23:14-19)
67. Guardian Angel (23:20-33)
68. The Blood of the Covenant (24:1-8)
69. They Saw God (24:9-18)
70. Freewill Offering (25:1-8)
71. The Ark of the Covenant (25:9-22)
72. The Bread of the Presence (25:23-30)
73. The Golden Lampstand (25:31-40)
74. The Tabernacle of God (26:1-37)
75. The Altar in the Courtyard (27:1-19)
76. A Priest before God (27:20-28:14)
77. Knowing God’s Will (28:15-30)
78. Fit for a Priest (28:31-43)
79. The Ordination of Priests (29:1-21)
80. The Big Picture (29:22-46)
81. Sweet Altar of Prayer (30:1-10, 34-38)
82. Bought with a Price (30:11-33)
83. Art for God’s Sake (31:1-11)
84. God’s Holy Day (31:12-18)
85. Unholy Cow (32:1-6)
86. Go Down, Moses (32:7-14)
87. Oh, Brother! (32:15-24)
88. Who Is on the Lord’s Side? (32:25-35)
89. With or Without You? (33:1-11)
90. Under the Shadow of His Hand (33:12-23)
91. When God Passes By (34:1-7)
92. God, and God Alone (34:8-17)
93. Staying in Covenant Love (34:18-28; 35:1-3)
94. Till We Have Faces (34:29-35)
95. A Heart for Giving (35:4-29)
96. Enough Is Enough! (35:30-36:7)
97. Building in Progress (36:8-38)
98. In God’s House (37:1-29)
99. The Courtyard to God (38:1-31)
100. Aaron’s Wardrobe (39:1-31)
101. Just like God Said (39:32-43)
102. When Glory Came Down (40:1-38)

Author

Philip Graham Ryken (DPhil, University of Oxford) is the eighth president of Wheaton College. Formerly, he served as senior minister of Philadelphia’s historic Tenth Presbyterian Church. He has written or edited more than 40 books, including the popular title Loving the Way Jesus Loves, and has lectured and preached at universities and seminaries worldwide.