THE TORAH
EXODUS
SHEMOT
The book of Exodus, known as Shemot in Hebrew, is the second book of the Torah. It continues the narrative of the Israelites’ journey and their development as a nation after the book of Genesis.
The book of Exodus chronicles the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, the revelation of the Ten Commandments and the establishment of the covenant at Mount Sinai, and the journey towards the Promised Land. It highlights the leadership of Moses, the miracles performed by G-d, and the development of the Israelite nation as a chosen people.
Chapter One
The first instance in history of anti-Semitism is recorded in this chapter.
The Jews are too dangerous to keep and they are too important to lose.
“The Generation Passes”
“Pharaoh’s Plot”
“Infanticide”
And these are the names of the Children of Israel who were coming to Egypt; … And all the persons who emerged from Jacob’s loins were seventy souls, …
1:1-5
The Children of Israel were fruitful, teemed, increased, and became strong – very, very much so; and the land became filled with them.
:7
A new king arose over Egypt, who did not know of Joseph.
:8
Come, let us outsmart it lest it become numerous and it may be that if a war will occur, it, too, may join our enemies, and wage war against us and go up from the land.”
:10
But as much as they would afflict it, so it would increase and so it would spread out; and they became disgusted because of the Children of Israel.
:12
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, … “When you deliver the Hebrew women, and you see them on the birthstool; if it is a son, you are to kill him, and if it is a daughter, she shall live.”
:15-16
But the midwives feared God and they did not do as the king of Egypt spoke to them, and they caused the boys to live.
:17
Pharaoh commanded his entire people, saying, “Every son that will be born – into the River shall you throw him! And every daughter shall you keep alive!
:22
1 And these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt; with Jacob, each man and his household came:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah.
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin.
4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
5 Now all those descended from Jacob were seventy souls, and Joseph, [who] was in Egypt.
6 Now Joseph died, as well as all his brothers and all that generation.
7 The children of Israel were fruitful and swarmed and increased and became very very strong, and the land became filled with them.
8 A new king arose over Egypt, who did not know about Joseph.
9 He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we are.
10 Get ready, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they increase, and a war befall us, and they join our enemies and wage war against us and depart from the land.”
11 So they appointed over them tax collectors to afflict them with their burdens, and they built store cities for Pharaoh, namely Pithom and Raamses.
12 But as much as they would afflict them, so did they multiply and so did they gain strength, and they were disgusted because of the children of Israel.
13 So the Egyptians enslaved the children of Israel with back breaking labor.
14 And they embittered their lives with hard labor, with clay and with bricks and with all kinds of labor in the fields, all their work that they worked with them with back breaking labor.
15 Now the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one who was named Shifrah, and the second, who was named Puah.
16 And he said, “When you deliver the Hebrew women, and you see on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall put him to death, but if it is a daughter, she may live.”
17 The midwives, however, feared God; so they did not do as the king of Egypt had spoken to them, but they enabled the boys to live.
18 So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this thing, that you have enabled the boys to live?”
19 And the midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are skilled as midwives; when the midwife has not yet come to them, they have [already] given birth.”
20 God benefited the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very strong.
21 Now it took place when the midwives feared God, that He made houses for them.
22 And Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “Every son who is born you shall cast into the Nile, and every daughter you shall allow to live.”
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The book of Deuteronomy, also known as Devarim in Hebrew (“Words”), is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible or the Christian Old Testament. It contains a series of speeches by Moses to the Israelites, just before they are about to enter the promised land, which summarize and expand upon many of the laws and commandments given in the earlier books of the Torah. The word Deuteronomy literally means “second law,” indicating that Moses is rehearsing the law with the Israelites before they enter the land.
The book is often seen as a sort of farewell address by Moses, containing some of his final instructions and blessings to the people he has led for many years. It emphasizes the importance of following G-d’s commandments and remaining faithful to Him, while warning against the dangers of disobedience and idolatry. Overall, Deuteronomy serves as a significant text in the history of Judaism and Christianity, containing many of the foundational beliefs and values of these religions.
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