The Bible. Are you intimidated at the thought of reading such a complicated book? Do you find it

daunting or delightful or both? Welcome to the club. The Bible book club where we read every word

of this great book and then study it together.

Well, after last week, you now know pretty much everything there is to know about the

background of the Passover and why the Jews celebrate it. But it is basically God preparing

the Israelites for their departure.

And it just ensures that they're going to remember how God redeemed them.

So he gives them really good instructions on how they are to celebrate this night every year.

It's called the Passover and the festival of unleavened bread.

And then there is that moment of redemption that we learned about at midnight.

The Lord passed over the doors of the Israelites, but then he struck dead, the firstborn of the

Egyptians. So Pharaoh, just, he's done with these Jews. And he's like, you guys, you're out of here.

That's it. Get out. Leave now. All right. We are going to cover today, chapter 13 and 14. I titled this when you're back is against the Red Sea. But before we get to the Red Sea, we have to note here. This is where the Exodus from Egypt starts. In episode one of this season, in the overview of Exodus, we also discussed the timeline of the four books together, Exodus,

Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. All four books together are chronological. And they total the 40

years of Moses's leadership. We often think that it's really just Exodus. That is the 40 years

is not. So I'm going to put the printable of the timeline that we created of Exodus and these other

books back in the show notes again today. But starting here in chapter 13, the Israelites begin

part one of their Exodus journey. And that is the two month track from Egypt to Mount Sinai.

Then in Exodus chapter 19, all the way through

Leviticus, they're going to be camped at Mount Sinai for a time period that totals 11 months.

So that's a lot of books, but it only covers 11 months. And then it is not until the book

of numbers that the Israelites will start wandering in the wilderness for 38 years. So we are not wandering yet. We are just on the way to Mount Sinai. It's a two-month trip. For now, the Israelites are finally on their way and God, of course, has more instructions. They must do three things, consecrate, commemorate, and communicate,

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