Egypt and Exodus

Four centuries of sojourn and slavery end in one night of Passover blood and a road through the sea; at Sinai the rescued people receive the law and the tabernacle where God dwells among them.

• 1689 BCDeath of Jacob; blessing of the twelve
• 1635 BCDeath of Joseph
• ·A new king enslaves Israel
• ·The Hebrew midwives defy Pharaoh
• 1571 BCBirth of Moses; hidden and drawn from the Nile
• 1531 BCMoses flees to Midian
• ·Moses settles in Midian and marries Zipporah
• ·God hears Israel's groaning in Egypt
• 1491 BCThe burning bush; Moses sent to Pharaoh
• 1491 BCMoses returns to Egypt; Israel believes
• 1491 BCPharaoh rejects the LORD and increases Israel's labor
• 1491 BCGod promises to redeem Israel with an outstretched arm
• 1491 BCAaron's staff becomes a serpent before Pharaoh
• 1491 BCThe Nile turns to blood; the first plague
• 1491 BCFrogs cover Egypt; the second plague
• 1491 BCGnats rise from the dust; the third plague
• 1491 BCSwarms fill Egypt but spare Goshen; the fourth plague
• 1491 BCPestilence strikes Egypt's livestock; the fifth plague
• 1491 BCBoils afflict Egypt; the sixth plague
• 1491 BCHail and fire strike Egypt; the seventh plague
• 1491 BCLocusts consume Egypt; the eighth plague
• 1491 BCDarkness covers Egypt; the ninth plague
• 1491 BCEgypt's firstborn die; the tenth plague
• 1491 BCThe first Passover
• 1491 BCIsrael leaves Egypt after the 430-year sojourn
• 1491 BCThe firstborn consecrated; unleavened bread remembered
• 1491 BCThe pillar of cloud and fire leads Israel
• 1491 BCThe crossing of the Red Sea
• 1491 BCMoses and Miriam lead Israel's song of deliverance
• 1491 BCBitter water made sweet at Marah
• 1491 BCManna and quail provided in the wilderness
• 1491 BCWater comes from the rock at Rephidim
• 1491 BCIsrael defeats Amalek at Rephidim
• 1491 BCJethro advises Moses to appoint judges
• 1491 BCIsrael prepares to meet the LORD at Sinai
• 1491 BCThe Ten Commandments spoken at Sinai
• 1491 BCThe Book of the Covenant given to Israel
• 1491 BCThe Sinai covenant ratified with blood
• 1491 BCMoses receives the tabernacle instructions
• 1491 BCThe golden calf
• 1491 BCMoses intercedes for Israel after the golden calf
• 1491 BCThe LORD speaks with Moses at the tent of meeting
• 1491 BCThe covenant renewed; Moses' face shines
• 1491 BCIsrael builds the tabernacle and its furnishings
• 1490 BCThe tabernacle erected; the glory fills it
• 1490 BCAaron and his sons ordained for priestly service
• 1490 BCAaron's priestly ministry begins; the glory appears
• 1490 BCNadab and Abihu offer unauthorized fire
• ·The Day of Atonement prescribed
• ·Israel called to holiness and love of neighbor
• ·Israel's appointed feasts established
• ·The Sabbath year and Jubilee proclaimed
• ·Covenant blessings and warnings declared
• 1490 BCIsrael keeps the Passover at Sinai
• 1490 BCIsrael counted and arranged around the tabernacle
• 1490 BCThe Levites numbered and set apart for the tabernacle
• 1490 BCThe priestly blessing given to Aaron
• 1490 BCTribal leaders bring offerings for the tabernacle
• 1490 BCThe cloud lifts; Israel departs Sinai
• 1490 BCSeventy elders receive the Spirit; quail fill the camp
• 1490 BCMiriam and Aaron oppose Moses
• 1490 BCTwelve spies search the land of Canaan
• 1490 BCIsrael refuses to enter the promised land
• ·Korah's rebellion judged
• ·Aaron's staff buds and bears almonds
• ·Moses strikes the rock at Meribah
• ·Edom refuses Israel passage
• 1452 BCDeath of Aaron at Mount Hor
• ·The bronze serpent lifted in the wilderness
• ·Israel defeats Sihon and Og east of the Jordan
• ·Balak summons Balaam to curse Israel
• ·Balaam's donkey speaks on the road
• ·Balaam blesses Israel instead of cursing
• ·Israel sins at Peor; Phinehas turns back judgment
• ·A new generation counted on the plains of Moab
• ·The daughters of Zelophehad receive an inheritance ruling
• ·Joshua commissioned as Moses' successor
• ·Israel defeats Midian
• ·Reuben, Gad, and half-Manasseh receive land east of Jordan
• 1451 BCMoses recounts Israel's wilderness history
• 1451 BCThe Ten Commandments restated in Moab
• 1451 BCIsrael commanded to love the LORD wholeheartedly
• 1451 BCMoses warns Israel not to forget the LORD
• 1451 BCMoses sets out covenant life in the promised land
• 1451 BCBlessing and curse appointed for Gerizim and Ebal
• 1451 BCCovenant blessings and curses proclaimed
• 1451 BCThe covenant renewed on the plains of Moab
• 1451 BCMoses publicly commissions Joshua to lead Israel
• 1451 BCThe law entrusted for public reading
• 1451 BCThe song of Moses taught to Israel
• 1451 BCMoses blesses the tribes of Israel
• 1451 BCDeath of Moses on Nebo