Exodus Explained: A Bible Study
Who wrote Exodus? What is the Book of Exodus about? The Book of Exodus is the great epic of redemption in the Old Testament. It is not merely a history of Israel's escape from Egypt, but a profound demonstration of God's sovereign power to save His people from bondage. In this verse-by-verse study, we trace the dramatic plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai, and the intricate design of the Tabernacle. Every chapter ultimately points forward to Jesus Christ, the ultimate Passover Lamb who delivers us from the slavery of sin. This exposition provides rigorous, biblical depth to help believers understand the holiness of God and the magnitude of His grace. Speaker: Dr. Toby Holt Dr. Toby Holt is the President of New Geneva Theological Seminary. Dr. Holt's sermons have reached over 1.9 million listeners on SermonAudio. He focuses on clear, verse-by-verse teaching that makes the Bible easy to understand. Support New Geneva: To support Dr. Holt's ministry at the seminary, please visit: newgeneva.org/give.
Episodes
How did Israel end up enslaved in Egypt?
In Exodus 1-2, the family of Israel has grown into a nation — and into slavery. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt opens the book of Exodus and shows that its story is, in a sense, our story too.
Generations after Joseph, “a new king arose who did not know Joseph” and enslaved the Israelites, even ordering their baby boys killed. Yet God was at work: a Levite child named Moses was ...
What is God’s name?
In Exodus 3, God speaks to Moses from a bush that burns but is not consumed. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt unpacks this holy encounter and the name by which God reveals Himself.
Moses, now an eighty-year-old shepherd, turns aside to see the strange sight and meets God on holy ground. God tells him He has seen Israel’s suffering and will rescue them — through Moses. When Moses asks who he should sa...
What happens when obeying God makes life harder?
In Exodus 5, Moses confronts Pharaoh with God’s command — “Let My people go” — and things immediately get worse, not better. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt explores what to do when obedience seems to backfire.
Pharaoh sneers, “Who is the LORD, that I should obey Him?” and responds by making Israel’s slavery even harsher — bricks witho...
Why did God send ten plagues on Egypt?
In Exodus 7-11, God strikes Egypt with ten devastating plagues. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt explains that the plagues were far more than natural disasters — they were a contest between God and Egypt’s false gods.
Each plague, Dr. Holt explains, struck at a specific Egyptian deity, exposing them as powerless before the living God. Through it all, God set His own people apart — ...
What is the Passover, and why does it matter?
In Exodus 12, on the night of the final plague, God gives Israel the Passover. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt explains this pivotal event — “the gospel in Old Testament clothing.”
As judgment falls on Egypt’s firstborn, God tells each Israelite family to kill a lamb without blemish and put its blood on their doorposts. Wherever God sees the blood, He “passes ov...
How does God provide when there’s nothing left?
In Exodus 16-17, a hungry, thirsty Israel grumbles in the desert — and God rains bread from heaven and brings water from a rock. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt shows how God provides and tests His people in the wilderness.
With no food, the people accuse Moses of leading them out to die, and God sends manna each morning and quail at evening — enough for each day, to teac...
Why did God come in fire and thunder at Sinai?
In Exodus 19, God descends on Mount Sinai in fire, smoke, and thunder, and the whole mountain trembles. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt explores this terrifying display of God’s holiness.
Three months after leaving Egypt, Israel reaches Sinai, where God meets them in an awesome storm of fire and trumpet blasts. No one may touch the mountain and live; the people must consecrate themsel...
Why did God give the Ten Commandments?
In Exodus 20, God speaks the Ten Commandments aloud from Mount Sinai. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt explains the purpose of God’s law — and why it cannot save us.
The first commandments govern our relationship to God, the rest our relationship to one another; Jesus summed them up as loving God and loving neighbor. Dr. Holt explains that sin is a matter of the heart, not just outward a...
Does Jesus appear in the Old Testament?
In Exodus 23:20-33, God promises to send “an Angel” before Israel to guard and guide them. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt makes the case that this Angel is the pre-incarnate Christ.
God says of this Angel, “My name is in him” — a striking clue that this is no ordinary messenger, but the Son of God Himself before His birth in Bethlehem. Dr. Holt traces His appearances...
Can the blood of animals take away sin?
In Exodus 24:1-8, Moses seals God’s covenant with Israel by sprinkling the people with blood. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt explains why the Bible speaks so much about blood — and where it all points.
After the people twice vow, “All that the LORD has said we will do,” Moses offers sacrifices and sprinkles half the blood on the altar and half on the people. Dr. Holt expla...
What was the Ark of the Covenant for?
In Exodus 25, God gives the plans for the Ark of the Covenant — the most sacred object in Israel. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt explains what the ark was really for, and what it pointed to.
God asks for the people’s finest materials, not their leftovers, and the ark is the first item described — because His glory would rest upon it. The true focus is the “mercy seat” ...
What does it mean to be holy?
In Exodus 28, God designs the garments for His priests, each one stamped with the theme of holiness. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt explores what it means to be “holy to the Lord.”
The priestly garments were made to glorify God, not the priest, and on the high priest’s forehead was a gold plate engraved “HOLINESS TO THE LORD.” Dr. Holt explains that “holy” means &l...
Why do people make idols?
In Exodus 32, while Moses is on the mountain with God, the people below melt their gold into a calf and worship it. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt examines the human heart’s pull toward idols.
Impatient for Moses, the people pressure Aaron to “make us gods,” and he fashions a golden calf, even calling it a feast to the Lord. Dr. Holt explains the appeal of an idol: a god you make yourself, wh...
Is God’s presence really with you?
In Exodus 33, Moses pleads for the one thing that matters most: God’s own presence. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt shows why nearness to God is the believer’s greatest treasure.
After the golden calf, God says He will give Israel the Promised Land but warns that His presence will not go in their midst, lest He consume a stubborn people. Moses intercedes, refusing to go without God, a...
How does the book of Exodus end?
In Exodus 40, the book closes as the glory of God comes down to fill the newly built tabernacle. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt shows how Exodus ends with God dwelling among His people.
After all the instructions are carried out “as the LORD commanded Moses,” the tabernacle is finished and the cloud of God’s glory fills it — so completely that even Moses cannot enter. Dr. Holt ex...
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