PASSOVER
2008
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