J. W. McGarvey's Class Notes on Sacred History I [Exodus].

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J. W. McGarvey
Class Notes on Sacred History, Volume I (1893)

Part First: The Egyptian Bondage. Ex. 1:1-15:21.
Part Second: The March to Mount Sinai, and the First Legislation. Ex. 15:22-24:18.
Part Third: Directions for Constructing the Tent of Meeting. Ex. 25:1-36:35.
Part Fourth: Construction of the Tent of Meeting. Ex. 35:1-40:38.
Review: Part First.
Review: Part Second.
Review: Part Third.
Review: Part Fourth.

EXODUS.

PART FIRST.

THE EGYPTIAN BONDAGE.

i. 1-xv. 21.

§ I. ISRAEL IS BROUGHT INTO BONDAGE. i. 1-22.

1. Introductory Statement. 1-17.

What the connection of this book with Genesis? 6, cf. Gen. l. 26.
Why the names of the patriarchs repeated? 2-5.
What change in the rate of increase? 7: Gen. xlvi. 27, cf. Acts, vii. 14.

2. Israel Subjected to Hard Labor. 8-14.

Who was the new king? See Rawlinson, Ancient Egypt, II.
Why did he not know Joseph?
Why his extravagant words? 9.
What enemies particularly feared? and why? 10, cf. Rawlinson, II.
Why think that hard labor would check the increase? 10, 11.
What kind of bricks? and what service in the field? 14.
What was the work of building the "store cities"? 11.

3. Attempts To Slay Israel's Male Children. 15-22. [47]

Why would two midwives be sufficient? 15.
Was their answer to the king true? 19.
In what sense did God make them houses? 21, cf. ii. 11.
How many did Pharaoh hope to drown? 22.

§ II. GOD PROVIDES A DELIVERER FOR ISRAEL. ii. 1-iv. 31.

1. Moses Born and Adopted by Pharaoh's Daughter. ii. 1-10.

What faith exhibited by the parents and what reward for it? 2-4, 9, cf. Heb. xi. 23.
What kind of bathing? 5.
His career as an Egyptian? 10, cf. Acts vii. 22.
What was God's design in this?

2. Moses Slays an Egyptian and Flees to Midian. 11-22.

His age, and his purpose? 11, cf. Acts vii. 23-25.
How had he learned that he was a Hebrew?
Quote and explain Paul's comment on this transaction. Heb. xi. 24-26.
Where was the land of Midian? 15, 16.
Why did Moses dare to interfere with the shepherds? 17, 19.
What was God's purpose in this exile?

3. The Oppression Continued. 23-25.

What king now dies? 23, cf. Rawlinson, II. 163.
What great public works did he execute? and by what laborers? ib. 169-175.
Which probably executed by the Hebrews?
Did he continue the slaughter of the infants?
What of his mummy and that of Seti I?

4. Moses Is Commissioned To Deliver Israel. iii. 1-14.

How was Jethro the father in law of Moses, and priest of Midian? 1, cf. ii. 18.
Why is Horeb here called "the mountain [48] of God"? 1.
Why put off his shoes? 5.
What eastern custom is derived from this?
Whence our custom of uncovering our heads in holy places?
What change in Moses? and why? 11, cf. Acts vii. 23-25.
Why would they ask, "What is his name"? 13.
Why say, "I am that I am"? 14.

5. He Is Told how To Proceed in Egypt. 15-22.

Why is the name here announced, God's "memorial to all generations"? 15.
Why ask for only "three days' journey"? 18.
Explain what is said about letting Israel go. 19, 20.
On what ground could they ask for Jewels, etc. 22.
What is here meant by "spoil the Egyptians"? 22.

6. Two Obstacles Named and Provided For. iv. 1-17.

Why should these signs convince the people? 8, 9.
Why did Moses claim to be slow of speech? 10, cf. Acts vii. 22.
What opportunity had Aaron enjoyed for learning eloquence? 14.
Why was he coming to meet Moses? 14, cf. 27.

7. Moses Returns to Egypt and Convinces the Elders. 18-31.

Why conceal his chief purpose from Jethro? 18.
In what sense was Israel God's firstborn? 22, cf. Col. i. 15; Heb. xii. 23.
How did he know the meaning of the vision? 25.
Why did he kiss Aaron?
What convinced the elders? 30, 31.
Who were they? [49]

§ III. THE FIRST APPEAL TO PHARAOH AND ITS RESULTS. v. 1-vii. 7.

1. The Demand of Moses Rejected. v. 1-14.

By what titles did he speak of God? 1, 3, cf. Gen. ii. 4.
Why did not Pharaoh know Jehovah? 2.
What was his conception of the purpose of Moses? 5.
Why impose greater burdens? 9.
What use made of straw? 7.
In what season was this? 7, 12.

2. The Officers of Israel Cry to Pharaoh, and Moses Cries to God. v. 15-vi. 1.

Why cast the blame on Moses? 21.
Why did he cast it on God?
What was God's design in allowing this severe treatment?

3. The Name Jehovah and a Fresh Message to Israel. vi. 2-9.

In what sense had God not been known to the fathers as Jehovah? 3, cf. Gen. xxii. 14; xxxii. 9.
Why say, "Ye shall know that I am Jehovah, your God"? 7.
Why the covenant mentioned? 4, 5.
Why repeat so often, "I am Jehovah"? 2, 6, 7, 8.
Why no heed to this message? 9.
Significance of "Jehovah"? Cf. xxxiv. 1-8.

4. The Demand on Pharaoh To Be Renewed. 10-13.

When had Israel not hearkened? 12, cf. 9; iv. 31.
Meaning of "uncircumcised lips"? 12.

5. The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron. 14-17, cf. Num. xxvi. 59.

Why give so many names not in the line of ancestry?
Average ages of these patriarchs? 16, 18, 20.
How old must Jochebed have been when Moses was born? [50]
Why Paul say four hundred and thirty years? Gal. iii. 17.

6. The Orders to Moses Repeated. vi. 28-vii. 7.

In what sense a "god" and a "prophet"? 1.
Purpose of the proposed hardening? 4, 5.
How had Aaron escaped death by drowning? 7.

§ IV. THE TEN PLAGUES. vii. 8-xii. 36.

1. The Demand Repeated and Supported by a Sign. vii. 8-13.

How did the magicians do "the same"? 12.
What superiority shown by Moses?
Why begin with miracles they could imitate?

2. The Plague of Blood. 14-25.

Why was Pharaoh going to the water? 15.
Why the same rod?
Purpose of this miracle? 17.
Why smite in Pharaoh's presence? 20.
Why say, "rivers and streams," seeing Egypt has but one river? 19.
Was it actual blood? 20, 21, 24.
How did the magicians do this? and what difference in the extent of what [51] was done? 22.
How long did this plague last? 25.
What bearing had it on Egyptian superstition?

3. The Plague of Frogs. viii. 1-15.

Why made to come out of the river? 3, 5.
How did the magicians bring frogs? 7.
How did Pharaoh know that Jehovah had caused this plague? 8, cf. 1-3.
Why appoint a day for its removal? 10.
Who now hardens Pharaoh? and why? 15.

4. The Plague of Lice. 16-19.

What marginal renderings instead of "lice"?
Why could not the magicians do this? 18.
If they had really made frogs, could they not have made lice?
Why acknowledge this the finger of God? 19.
What effect on Egyptian worship?

5. The Plague of Flies. 20-32.

Why exempt the land of Goshen. 22.
Why set a day? 23.
Why propose that they sacrifice in the land? 25.
How would they sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians? 26.
Had the Hebrews kept up their sacrifices?
Why again set a day? 29.
Why not one fly left? 31.

6. The Plague of Murrain. ix. 1-7.

How could the Hebrews, being in bondage, have cattle? 4.
What was the nature of their bondage?
In what sense did all die? 6, cf. 20.
What cattle had the Egyptians that were especially sacred? See Rawlinson, Ancient Egypt, I, 196; II, 176, 269.
What was the effect on their superstition? [52]

7. The Plague of Boils. 8-12.

Why in the sight of Pharaoh? 8.
What are boils with blains? 9.
Why could not the magicians now stand before Moses? 11. Rawlinson, Ancient Egypt, I, 308.
What effect on their temple service?

8. The Plague of Hail. 13-35.

What the point in "none like me in all the earth"? 14.
Meaning of "made thee to stand"? 16, cf.15.
How were the threats of Moses now regarded by the people? 20, 21.
Meaning of "fire ran down unto the earth"? 23, 24.
Why now admit his sin? 27.
Why the thunder and hail so terrifying? 28.
How could Moses and Pharaoh's messenger pass safely through the hail? 27, 29.
What was the season of the year? 31, 32.
How long since the return of Moses? Cf. v. 7, 12.

9. The Plague of Locusts Threatened. x. 1-11.

Why that they may tell their sons? 1, 2.
Who are meant by Pharaoh's "servants"? 7.
To what conviction had they now come?
Why wish only the men to go? 11.
Why the threat of locusts so alarming?

10. The Plague Brought, and Its Effect. 12-20.

Why an east wind? 13.
What now of the wheat and spelt? 15, cf. ix. 32.
Why say the locusts "went up" over the land? 14.
Why the humble confession and request? 16, 17, cf. 3.
Why did the locusts fall into the sea? 19. [53]

11. The Plague of Darkness. 21-29.

Meaning of, "darkness that may be felt"? 21.
At what time of day did it begin and end? 22.
Why propose another compromise? 24.
How did Pharaoh know that this was from God?
What effect on their idolatry?
Why threaten the life of Moses?
Why had he not threatened him sooner?

12. The Last Plague Threatened. xi. 1-10.

When was this threat made to Pharaoh? 8, cf. x. 28, 29.
When was the asking for jewels to begin? and why? 2, 3.
Why the man Moses so great? 3.
Meaning of "maidservant behind the mill"? 5.

13. The Feast of the Passover Ordained. xii. 1-20.

What the name of the month? 2; xiii. 4.
What change in making it the first month?
Why the feast called a passover? 11, 13.
Why establish a memorial of it? 14.
Meaning of "holy convocation"? 16.

14. Moses Instructs the Elders. 21-28.

Who were the elders? 21.
What is hyssop? 22.
Who the destroyer? 23.
Why the inquiries of children? and why the answer?
What interval between the threat and the tenth day? xi. 4-8; xii. 1, 2.

15. The Tenth Plague. 29-36.

How could there be a firstborn in every house? 30.
Why say, "bless me also"? 32.
Why take unleavened dough? 34, cf. 39.
Why so willing to give jewels? 35, 36. [54]

§ V. THE MARCH OUT OF EGYPT. xii. 37-xv. 21.

1. The Departure of Israel. xii. 37-42.

Where did they first assemble and why? 37.
How many persons in all? 37.
How long had they been in Egypt? 40, 41.
How reconcile this with Gen. xv. 13, 16?
How with Gal. iii. 17? Cf. the Septuagint rendering of 40. [This Version which in Paul's day was the common Bible of the people, the original Hebrew having become a dead language, is followed by Paul, and it reads: "the sojourning of the children in Israel, which they sojourned in Egypt and in the land of Canaan was four hundred and thirty years."] Critical editions of the LXX add pente.

2. Who May Eat the Passover. 43-51.

What the single condition of eating?
Why should not a bone of the lamb be broken? 46, cf. Jno. xix. 31-36.

3. The Sanctification of the Firstborn. xiii. 1, 2.

Meaning of "openeth the womb"? 2.

4. The Law and the Annual Feast Repeated. 3-10.

Why tell their sons? 8.

5. How the Firstborn To Be Sanctified. 11-16.

Was it the firstborn male? or the male that was a firstborn? 12, 15, 2.
Why redeem the child and the ass? 13.
What of the firstborn of other unclean animals? Num. xviii. 15.
Why would their sons ask [55] about this? and how often would the story be repeated? 14, 15.
How would it be "for a sign upon thine hand," etc.? 16.

6. The March from Succoth to Etham. 17-22.

Force of the reason for not taking the direct route to Canaan? 17.
How did the Israelites arm themselves? 18.
In what condition were the bones of Joseph? 19, cf. Gen. l. 25, 26.
What need of the pillar of cloud? 21, 22.
Why not let them be guided by the command of Moses?

7. The People Encamp by the Sea and Pharaoh Pursues Them. xiv. 1-14.

Turn back from what point? 2, cf. 20.
At what angle must they have turned from their previous course?
In what kind of place was this camp? 3.
Where are the places named? 2.
If the people were at the head of the gulf of Suez, would they be "entangled in the land"?
What site of the camp best corresponds with the account given here? See Lands of the Bible, 438-444.
How long must they have remained in this camp?
Had the Israelites left Egypt reluctantly? 12.
Why tell them to stand still? 13.

8. The Passage of the Sea. 15-22.

Why now saw, "go forward"? 15, cf. 16.
Were the waters divided by the wind? or by a miracle? 16, 21.
Had the wind blown hard enough to divide them, what would have become of the people?
What was the probable extent of the opening?
In [56] what sense were the waters "a wall to them" on each side? 22.

9. The Overthrow of the Egyptians. 23-31.

How did they know that Israel had advanced? 23, cf. 20.
Why did they dare to follow?
It is probable that Pharaoh led them in person?
Why think the Lord was fighting for Israel? 24, 25.
Why did one escape? 28.
Could this have been, if the water had been shallow, or narrow, or had been removed by wind and tide?
Effect on Israel? 31.
Was Pharaoh himself drowned? 6-8, 10, 17, 18: Ps. cxxxvi. 13-15.

10. The Song of Moses. xv. 1-21.

How could Moses compose the song, and the people sing it so soon?
What part was taken by the women? 20, 21.
Why is Miriam here called a prophetess? 20.
How could Moses allude to Philistia, Edom, Moab, and Canaan as having already heard of this? 14-16.

HARDENING PHARAOH'S HEART.

In what did the hardening consist?
By whom was it effected?
What did God do to harden him?
What did Pharaoh do to harden his own heart?
Was it just on God's part?

PART SECOND.

THE MARCH TO MOUNT SINAI, AND THE FIRST LEGISLATION.

xv. 22-xxiv. 18.

THE SINAITIC PENINSULA.

Into what region was Israel led on crossing the sea?
Give the position and dimensions of this peninsula.
What is the character of its surface?
What its highest mountain?
Its water supply?
Its products?
Its population?
Give an account of the Convent of St. Catherine. See for these questions, Lands of the Bible, 444-445, and any good map.

§ I. INCIDENTS ON THE MARCH. xv. 22-xviii. 27.

1. Trouble about Water. xv. 22-26.

Describe the wilderness of Shur. 22. Lands of the Bible, 445.
What water was used on the way to Marah? ib. 441.
Distance, and present condition of Marah? ib. 441, 446.
What statute and what proving? 25, 26.
Was this a guarantee against all diseases? [58]

2. The Camp at Elim. 27.

The distance from Marah? Lands of the Bible, 446.
Describe the place. ib.
Why mention the palm trees?

3. In the Wilderness of Sin the People Murmur for Bread. xvi. 1-12.

Where this wilderness? and how was it reached from Elim? 1, cf. Lands of the Bible, 446.
How long had their bread lasted? 1, cf. xii. 6, 12.
Meaning of "rain bread from heaven"? 4.
Significance of the glory in the cloud? 10.
Why had God led them into such a region? Deut. viii. 3.

4. Quails and Manna Given. 13-21.

Whence the quails? 13.
Appearance, taste and mode of preparing the manna? 14, 31, 23; Num. xi. 8.
Why the even measure and what caused it? 18.
Capacity of the omer? [Three and a third quarts].
Why did some keep it over night? 20.
Had it any of the properties of the drug now called manna?

5. The Sabbath Supply. 22-31.

What caused them to gather twice as much? 22, cf. 17, 18.
Why did some go out to gather? 27.
Why call it manna? 31.
Had they kept the Sabbath before? 23.
Bearing of Friday's double supply on Sabbath observance?

6. A Memorial Laid Up. 32-36.

Why wish their descendants to see it? 32.
Where was it kept? 33, 34, cf. xxv. 21,22 xxxi. 18.
When, then, was it placed there?
How long was it preserved? I. Ki. viii. 9.
When was the [59] last of this paragraph written? 35. Capacity of the ephah? 36, cf. note on 18.
Why the statement of its capacity here made? 36.

7. Water Supplied at Rephidim. xvii. 1-7.

Where was Rephidim? 1, 6, cf. Num. xxxiii. 15.
How did the people reach this point from the sea-shore? Lands of the Bible, 447.
In what sense did they "tempt" the Lord? 2, 7.
Purpose of taking the elders? 5.
Meaning of the names? 7.
Quote and explain Paul's comment. I. Cor. x. 1-4.

8. An Attack by Amalek. 8-16.

Who was Amalek? Gen. xiv. 7; Ex. xxxvi. 12.
Why the attack?
Why was Joshua placed in command? 9.
Significance of holding up the hands? 9, 11.
Who was Hur? 10; xxxi. 2, 3.
In what book was it written? 14.
Was the remembrance of Amalek blotted out?
Was it to be done soon? 16.
Why the altar? and why its name? 15.

9. Jethro Visits the Camp. xviii. 1-12.

Was he father in law or brother in law? Cf. ii. 18.
Why did he come? 1, 2.
When had Moses sent away his wife? 3.
His conclusion from the miracles in Egypt? 11.
Was he a priest of the true God? 12.

10. Jethro Gives Advice to Moses. 13-27.

What statutes and law did God then have? 16.
On what condition the advice proposed? 23.
What qualifications for office were proposed? and why? 21.
Efficiency of this organization? [60]

§ II. THE COVENANT AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. xix. 1-xx. 21.

1. The Covenant Made. xix. 1-9.

Time since leaving Egypt? 1.
How "on eagles' wings"? 4.
What the terms of the covenant? 5-8.
Why did the elders speak for all? 7.
How could they make this promise not knowing what the Laws would be?

2. Preparation To Meet God. 10-15.

Whence the water for washing? 10, cf. Deut. ix. 21.
Describe mount Sinai. Lands of the Bible, 447.
How could they know when they touched the border of it? 12.
Design of this prohibition? 12, 13.

3. The Lord Appears on the Mount. 16-25.

Why the trembling? 16.
Was the camp close to the mount? 17.
State the appearances on the mountain top in chronological order. 16, 18.
What was the view below? 17.
Why was Moses called up? 20, 21.
What his feelings while there? See Heb. xii. 21.

4. God Speaks the Ten Commandments. xx. 1-17.

Why the prefatory remark? 2.
Distinction between the first and second commandment?
Is the second violated by bowing before crucifixes, and images of the saints?
In what sense is God "a jealous God"? 5.
How does he visit the iniquities of fathers on their children? 5, cf. Deut. xxiv. 16.
Explain the third commandment. 7.
Did the fourth commandment prohibit works of religion, or of mercy? See Matt. xii. 1-13.
In [61] what sense did God make all things in six days? 11, cf. Gen. i. 3-27.
What included in honoring father and mother, besides obedience? 12. See Matt. xv. 5, 6.
Meaning of the clause, "that thy days may be long," etc.?
Why the ninth commandment so limited in its terms? 16.
What is the meaning of covet? 17.
What practices of modern times come under this prohibition? Cf. Naboth.

5. The People Terrified. 18-21.

When did they "stand afar off"? 18, cf. xix. 17.
Why did they fear death, if God should speak again? 19.
What addition to this account given in Deuteronomy? Deut. v. 22, 23.
What was the purpose of these terrifying displays? 20, cf. xx. 18, 19.

§ III. A GROUP OF LAWS. xx. 22-xxiii. 33.

Considered under "The Law of Moses."

§ IV. THE COVENANT RATIFIED, AND MOSES CALLED AGAIN
INTO THE MOUNT. xxiv. 1-18.

1. The Call into the Mount. xxiv. 1, 2.

Where was Moses at this time? See xxiv. 3, cf. xx. 21.

2. The Statutes Reported, Accepted, Written and Ratified. 3-8.

Did the book contain the Ten Commandments? Cf. xxiv. 12.
Why called "the book of the covenant"? 8, cf. 3; xix. 3-8.
Significance of the altar and the pillar? 4.
Why the offerings made by young men? 5.
Meaning of "blood of the covenant"? 8.

3. The Call Obeyed and a Vision Granted. 9-18.

In what sense did they see God? 10.
What did they eat and [62] drink? 11, cf. 5.
How did this appearance of God teach a new lesson? 10, 11, cf. xx. 18, 19.
In what sense did Moses now go up into the mount? 13, cf. ix. 1, 2.
Who was left in charge below? 14.
References of the six days and the seventh? 16.

PART THIRD.

DIRECTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTING THE TENT OF MEETING.

xxv. 1-xxxvi. 35.

§ I. THE ARK, THE TABLE AND THE CANDLESTICK. xxv. 1-40..

1. Materials To Be Solicited. xxv. 1-9.

Whence these articles obtained?
Why ask for a voluntary offering? 2.

2. The Ark and the Mercy-seat Described. 10-22.

What the purpose of each? 16, 21, 22.
What was "the testimony," and why so called? 16, cf. 12; xxiv. .

3. The Table of Shewbread Described. 23-30.

What is meant by shewbread? 30.
What use for dishes, spoons, flagons and bowls? 29, cf. Lev. xxiv. 5-9; Ex. xxix. 40, et al.

4. The Candlestick Described. 31-40.

Was it for candles? or lamps? 37.
Its weight in pounds? 39. Its exact shape is learned from the arch of Titus in Rome. See Lands of the Bible, 412. [63]

§ II. THE TENT OF MEETING DESCRIBED. xxvi. 1-37.

1. The Linen Curtains. xxvi. 1-6.

Why the three colors? 1.
How the five curtains coupled together? 3.
When the large sections were looped together, what were the dimensions of the whole? 2, 3.

2. The Goats' Hair Tent. 7-13.

What the dimensions of the whole? 8, 9.
When stretched over the linen curtain, what was its surplus on every side? 12, 13, cf. 2, 3.

3. The Leather Covering. 14.

Were the rams' skins dressed?
What kind of seal-skins?
What the purpose and the extent of these coverings?
How was the tent roof held in place? See xxvii. 19; xxxv. 18.
Why no mention of a ridge pole?

4. The Walls of the Structure. 15-30.

Purpose of the sockets?
Where were trees found to make the boards, and how large must they have been?
Are Acacia trees found now in that peninsula?
Dimensions of the whole structure? 16, 18, 22-25.

5. The Veil and the Door-hanging. 31-37.

What need for the golden hooks? 32.
Where were the pillars of the veil set up? 33, cf. 5, 6.
Relative dimensions of the holy and most holy places?
How did the priests get into the structure? 36, 37.
Positions of the holy furniture? 33-35. [64]

§ III. THE ALTAR, THE COURT AND THE OIL. xxvii. 1-21.

1. The Brazen Altar. xxvii. 1-8.

What the horns of the altar? 2, cf. 8.
Was any use made of them? See Ps. cxvii. 27.
What the ledge? and for what use? 5, cf. Lev. ix. 22.
Why the grating beneath it? 4, 5.
How could this altar accord with the law in xx. 24, 25?
Why was the wood overlaid with brass? 6.

2. The Court-hanging. 9-19.

What is a court?
Why have sockets for the pillars? 10.
What were the hooks and "fillets"? 10.
How were the top of the pillars held in place? 17, 19.
What was the purpose of this inclosure?

3. Oil for the Golden Lamp. 20, 21.

Why beaten oil preferred? 20.
Why the lamp to burn continually? 20.

§ IV. THE VESTMENTS FOR THE PRIESTS. xxviii. 1-43.

§ V. THE LAW FOR CONSECRATION OF THE PRIESTS, AND
THE DAILY BURNT OFFERING. xxix. 1-46.

§ VI. OTHER DETAILS OF THE TABERNACLE SERVICE. xxx. 1-xxxi. 18.

1. The Altar of Incense. xxx. 1-10.

How often was incense to be burned on it? 7, 8.
What is meant by "strange incense"? 9, cf. 34-38.
On what occasion was this altar to be touched with blood? 10, cf. Lev. xxiii. 27; xvi. 16, 17. [65]

2. The Atonement Money. 11-16.

In what way was the money a ransom, or atonement, for their souls? 12, 15, cf. 16.
Why state the number of gerahs in a shekel? 13.
Meaning of "shekel of the sanctuary"? 13.
Value of each in American coin?

3. The Laver. 17-21.

Whence the metal? xxxviii. 8.
What other use for the water? xxix. 4; Lev. i. 9, 13; et al.

4. The Anointing Oil. 22-33.

Why so much at once?

5. The Holy Incense. 34-38.

In what vessels was it kept? 36, cf. xxv. 29.

6. The Workmen Appointed. xxxi. 1-11.

What Hur was this? 2, cf. xvii. 12; xxiv. 4; Josephus, Antiquities, III. iv. 4; vi. 1.
In what sense were they filled with the spirit? and why this needed? 3, 6.

7. The Sabbath Law Repeated. 12-17.

What added? 14.
Why the repetition at this particular time?

8. Two Tables of Stone Given to Moses. 18.

What was written on them? and how? xxiv. 12; xxxii. 15, 16: Deut. iv. 13.

§ VII. THE SIN OF THE GOLDEN CALF. xxxii. 1-xxxiii. 23.

1. The Calf Made and Worshiped. xxxii. 1-6.

What god did the calf represent? xxxii. 1, 4.
Why adopt the [66] form of a calf?
Why use ear-rings rather than coin? 2.
What eating, drinking, and playing? 6, cf. 19.

2. God Proposes to Destroy the People. 7-14.

Why the proposal made?
On what grounds did Moses plead? 11-13.

3. The Calf Destroyed, and the People Punished. 15-29.

Why could they hear and not see? 18, 19, cf. Lands of the Bible, 449.
Why cast down the tables of stone? 19.
How could he grind the gold to powder? 20: Deut. ix. 20.
Why this procedure?
Why the slaughter? 27-29.
Did this precede or follow the destruction of the calf?

4. Moses Pleads for the People. 30-35.

Why this plea called an atonement? 30.
What the book to which reference is made? 32, cf. Rev. v. 1; xx. 12.
Import of the remark about the angel going before them? 34.
Meaning of, "they made the calf which Aaron made"? 35.
Aaron's sin? Deut. ix. 20.

5. The Order To Go Without God Repeated. xxxiii. 1-6.

Meaning of the remark about consuming them? 3, 4.
Why strip off their ornaments? 4, 6.

6. Moses in the Tent of Meeting. 7-11.

What tent was this? 1, cf. 7, 11.
Why pitch it outside the camp? 7, cf. 3.
Was this act of the people habitual? 8-10.
How long did this method of meeting with God continue?

7. Moses Prevails with God. 12-16. [67]

Meaning of, "whom thou wilt send with me"? 12.
Meaning of, "I know thee by name"? 12.
Force of the argument in 16?

8. A Request To See God's Glory. 17-23.

What the distinction drawn in 19, 20?
Why can no man see God and live? 20.
What the distinction in 23.
What prompted the request of Moses?

§ VIII. MOSES IN THE MOUNT AGAIN. xxxiv. 1-35.

1. New Tables Prepared, and the Name of the Lord Proclaimed. xxxiv. 1-8.

Why no one with Moses at this time? 3, cf. xxxiii. 11.
What attributes of God were proclaimed? and why? 6, 7.
Why were these "the name of the Lord" (Jehovah) and his glory? 5; xxxiii. 18.

2. Moses Prays again, and Some Laws Are Repeated. 9-28.

In what sense were the words spoken a covenant? 10, 27.
Did Moses write as commanded? 27.
Who rewrote the decalogue? 28, cf. 1.
The whole time spent in the mount? 28; xxiv. 18.
Why make no terms with the Canaanites? 12, 16, cf. xxiii. 32, 33: Deut. vii. 1-11.
Influence of women in behalf of idolatry? 16, cf. I. Ki. xi. 1-13: Gen. vi. 1, 2.

3. The Second Return of Moses. 29-35.

Cause of the shining? 29.
Why afraid of him? 30.
Why the veil when done speaking? 33.
Paul's comment. II. Cor. iii. 7, 8. [68]

PART FOURTH.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE TENT OF MEETING.

xxxv. 1-xl. 38.

§ I. THE MATERIALS COLLECTED. xxxv. 1-xxxvi. 7.

Why the Sabbath law repeated? xxxv. 1-3, cf. xxxi. 12-17.
How the liberality accounted for? xxxvi. 4-7.

§ II. THE TENT COVER AND THE WALLS MADE. xxxvi. 8-38.

§ III. THE HOLY VESSELS AND THE COURT MADE. xxxvii. 1-xxxviii. 31.

How much gold was used? xxxviii. 24.
How many pounds?

[29 t. = 29 x 94 = 2726 lbs.

730 s. = 730 divided by 2 = 365 oz. divided by 16 = nearly 23 lbs.

2749 lbs.]
How much silver? and from how many persons? 25, 26.
How many pounds?

[100 t. = 9400 lbs.

1775 s. = 887 oz. = 74 lbs.

9474 lbs.]
How much silver in a socket? [A talent]. [69]

§ IV. THE HOLY VESTMENTS ARE MADE. xxxix. 1-31.

§ V. THE TABERNACLE IS SET UP. xxxix. 32-xl. 38.

On what day was it set up? xl. 2, 17.
In what order were the parts put in place? 18-33.
What occurred when all was arranged? 34-38.
Significance of this?
How long had the people now been at Mt. Sinai? 17, cf. xix. 1.

DESIGN OF THE TABERNACLE.

1. A "Tent of Meeting," i. e., of Meeting with God. xl. 1, 2.

The priests met God within; the people in front of the Court.

2. "A Shadow of the Good Things to Come." Heb. x. 1.

Distinction between "shadow" and "image"? This not seen till revealed through apostles; symbolic meaning supposed, but misconstrued. See Josephus, Antiquities, III. vii. 7.

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