If you are looking for the beginning of this study you can start HERE with the brief introduction. At the bottom of that introduction will be the links to each section of the study guide as it becomes available. For this study the English Standard Version is the translation which is being utilized and you can read it online HERE or pick up the copy of your choice from Amazon or your local book store. I find THIS EDITION to be useful for deep study and annotation.
Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)
What are the Israelites complaining about in the “wilderness of sin”? (16:2-3)
When the people grumbled against Moses, who did they really grumble against? (16:8)
What did Yahweh give to the people of Israel? (16:13-19)
What happened to the leftover food which the Israelites failed to dispose of before morning as they were supposed to? (16:20)
What happened to the leftover food which the Israelites were commanded to gather on the sixth day of the week? (16:22-26)
How does Yahweh produce water for the people of Israel to drink? (17:5-6)
What do Aaron and Hur help Moses do so that Joshua may prevail over Amalek in the battle? (17:8-13)
What does Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, bring to Moses? (18:1-9)
What wise advice does Jethro give to Moses? (18:13-23)
What covenant agreement does Yahweh make with the people of Israel? (19:4-6)
What preparations does God tell the people of Israel to make before he comes to speak to them? (19:7-15)
Describe the scene as Yahweh descends upon Mt. Sinai. What did the people see and hear? (19:16-25)
List the 10 commandments.
Logic Questions: (The Interpretation/Comparison of the Text)
Why is the seventh day of the week set apart for rest when the other six days are for work? (6:23)
What does it mean when the text says, “Yahweh will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.” (17:16)
What are some ways Yahweh shows both patience and humility in the chapters of this reading?
What principles of law might be inferred from the judicial system set up in Exodus 18?
Is the language of the Mosaic covenant conditional or unconditional? (Exodus 19:4-6)
Why might it be important for Israel to see and hear all that takes place between Yahweh and Moses on Mt. Sinai? (Exodus 19:7-25)
What do you notice as a difference between the first four commandments (20:3-11) and the latter six commandments? (20:12-17)
Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of Ideas in the Text)
If the people of Israel had simply asked Yahweh for help with their need for food and water do you think he would have helped them? Why or why not? (Ch. 16 & 17:1-7)
Do you think Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, became a true believer in Yahweh? If you think so, why? If not, why not? (Ch. 18)
Are the Ten Commandments for all people or only for those who believe in Yahweh? Defend your answer with reason and Scripture. (Ch. 20)
Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)
How does the apostle Paul connect the significance of the Red Sea crossing (Ch. 14), the eating of Mana (Ch. 16), and the drinking of water from a rock (Ch. 17), to Christ in 1 Corinthians 10?
Read Mark 12:28-34. How does Jesus’ teaching relate to the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20?
Virtues/Vices/Great Ideas: (Find them in the Text)
Wisdom, Justice, Faith, Love