Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Paul David Tripp

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

In today's episode, we'll continue our year-long study in the book of Exodus, the gospel

one rescue at a time.

In this second introductory lesson, Paul unpacks the main plot line of Exodus, the gospel one rescue at a time. In this second introductory lesson, Paul

unpacks the main plotline of Exodus, creation, slavery, redemption, and restoration, and shows

how this four-act structure not only tells the story of Israel, but also captures the entire

gospel story that's being played out in all of our lives. Here's Paul from the Book of Exodus.

Exodus pictures for us the whole sweep of the biblical narrative.

...the whole sweep of the biblical narrative. Like all the great stories that have ever been written,

Exodus is held together by a dramatic and engaging plot.

The plot of Exodus comes to us in four acts.

Act one is creation.

Out of His covenant to Abraham

God creates the great nation of Israel

in Egypt this nation becomes a nation

prospering and growing and growing

act two slavery prospering and growing and growing.

Act 2. Slavery.

Even though they are prospering and growing,

the children of Israel are taken into slavery.

It is a horrible, horrible bondage from which they have no independent power to escape.

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