The People’s Bible: Exodus

by Ernst H. Wendland

Publisher:

Northwestern Publishing House

, 2000

Overview

Exodus is the second book written by God’s great leader Moses. The book’s title means “road out.” Exodus records the departure of God’s people from their slavery in Egypt and the beginning of their journey to the Promised Land. In the third month of that journey, Moses and the people came to Mount Sinai, where God gave them his law.

Many people have found The People’s Bible to be the most reliable Bible commentary series published. It’s the laypeople’s Bible—down to earth, clearly written, easy to read and understand, filled with practical and contemporary applications. The Christ-centered commentary follows the Scripture sections containing explanations of the text, historical background, maps, illustrations, and archaeological information.

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Key Features

• Historical background
• Maps, illustrations, and archaeological information
• Practical and contemporary applications

Contents

Top Highlights

“The well-known Bible scholar Alfred Edersheim has this to say about the ratification ceremony described in our text: ‘This transaction was the most important in the whole history of Israel. By this one sacrifice, never renewed, Israel was formally set apart as the people of God; and it lay at the foundation of all the sacrificial worship which followed’ (Old Testament Bible History, page 120).” (Page 146)

“A wonderful blessing, yes, but at the same time a great responsibility to be a ‘kingdom of priests.’ Priests are mediators, go-betweens. Israel as a nation was to be a witness for the Lord to the nations of this world.” (Page 114)

“The Bible makes a distinction between the ‘words’ given us in chapter 20 (the Ten Commandments) and the ‘laws’ (the rules and regulations pertaining to the conduct of Israel as a nation) that are summarized for us in chapters 21 to 23.” (Page 119)

“Moses put the veil on his face not only because the people were afraid but, as Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 3:13, ‘to keep the Israelites from gazing at it while the radiance was fading away.’” (Page 227)

“All the Old Testament animal sacrifices, we know, foreshadowed the one great sacrifice brought on Golgotha by the Savior Jesus Christ.” (Page 146)

Product Details

• Title: The People’s Bible: Exodus
• Author: Ernst H. Wendland
• Publisher: Northwestern Publishing House
• Publication Date: 2000
• Pages: 256

About Ernst H. Wendland

The mission of Northwestern Publishing House is to deliver biblically sound Christ-centered resources within the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and beyond. The vision of Northwestern Publishing House is to be the premier resource for quality Lutheran materials faithful to the Scriptures and Lutheran confessions. NPH publishes materials for worship, vacation Bible school, Sunday school, and several other ministries. The NPH headquarters are located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.