HISTORY FROM THE JEWS BECOMING SLAVES IN EGYPT
TO G-D FREEING THEM AND GIVING MOSES SACRED TABLETS AND OTHER LAWS
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| SHEMOT | VA’EIRA | BO | BESHALACH | YITRO | MISHPATIM | TERUMAH | TETZAVEH | KI TISA | VAYAKHEL | PEKUDEI |
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| 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 36-39 |
| 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 40 | |
| 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 32 | |||
| 4 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 33 | ||||||
| 5 | 17 | 34 |
Table Of Contents
- 1. The children of Israel are fruitful & strong and the land becomes filled with them
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A new Pharaoh comes and afflicts the children of Israel with increasing burdens -
Pharaoh’s final command is for the Egyptians to kill all newborn boys - 2. Moses is born. His mother saves him by leaving the newborn in a basket by the Nile.
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Pharaoh’s daughter finds Moses and raises him. -
Moses kills an Egyptian who struck a Hebrew man -
Moses flees to the land of Midian, where he marries Zipporah and they have a son -
Pharaoh dies. Children of Israel sigh from labor and their cry ascends to G-d - 3. Moses sees a thorn bush burning with fire but not being consumed
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G-d tells Moses to take the children of Israel out of Egypt. G-d tells Moses His name. - 4. G-d gives Moses signs so the children of Israel would believe him
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G-d decides to put Moses to death, but Zipporah saves him -
Moses tells Aaron of the miracles. Aaron tells the children of Israel, and they believe - 5. Moses and Aaron ask Pharaoh to let the people go to the desert and pray for three days
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Pharaoh imposes heavy labor on the people to make them forget ‘false matters’ Va’eira
- 6. G-d tells Moses that He will take the children of Israel into the promised land
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Moses delivers G-d’s message to the children of Israel, but they don’t believe him -
G-d sends Moses & Aaron to talk to Pharaoh. -
Levi’s sons & generations - 7. G-d sends Moses and Aaron to perform miracles before Pharaoh
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Aaron’s staff turns into a serpent -
G-d sends Moses and Aaron to turn the water of the Nile into BLOOD -
G-d sends Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh to warn him about the frogs - 8. G-d sends Moses and Aaron to bring out FROGS
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Pharaoh asks Moses & Aaron to ask G-d to remove frogs -
G-d sends Moses and Aaron to bring out LICE -
G-d sends Moses and Aaron to bring out WILD BEASTS. G-d separates the land of Goshen, where Jews live, to be unaffected by this plague. -
Pharaoh asks Moses & Aaron to ask G-d to remove the beasts - 9. G-d sends Moses and Aaron to bring out PESTILENCE
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G-d sends Moses and Aaron to bring out BOILS -
G-d sends Moses and Aaron to bring out HAIL -
Pharaoh asks Moses & Aaron to ask G-d to stop the hail Bo
- 10. G-d sends Moses and Aaron to bring out LOCUSTS
Pharaoh asks Moses & Aaron to ask G-d to stop the locusts G-d sends Moses and Aaron to bring out DARKNESS Pharaoh asks Moses to ask G-d to stop the darkness Pharaoh tells Moses that he will no longer see him. Moses replies that he has spoken correctly. - 11. G-d sends Moses and Aaron to prepare for the final plague
Moses warns Pharaoh about DEATH OF THE FIRSTBORN - 12. G-d tells Moses and Aaron when to start the New Year
G-d tells Moses and Aaron how the people should mark their doors with lamb blood G-d tells Moses and Aaron that He will smite the Egyptian firstborns G-d tells Moses and Aaron how to celebrate Passover Moses tells the elders of Israel what to do, and the people of Israel do so G-D SMITES EVERY FIRSTBORN IN EGYPT Pharaoh lets the people go After 430 years in Egypt 600,000 children of Israel journey from Rameses to Succoth G-d tells Moses and Aaron how to bring the Passover sacrifice Beshalach
- 13. G-d commands to sanctify firstborns to Him
Moses tells the people how to celebrate Passover Moses tells the people about Tefillin Moses tells the people about redeeming the Firstborns & Miscarriages of animals Moses tells the people about Tefillin again G-d leads the people around the land of the Philistines, appearing as a cloud and a pillar of fire - 14. G-d tells Moses to encamp by the sea, so Pharaoh would consider them trapped
Pharaoh pursues the people with an army. Children of Israel fear being killed. G-d splits the Red Sea and the children of Israel walk across G-d destroys the Egyptian army - 15. Moses & the children of Israel sing a song to G-d
Moses leads the people to Shur, where they complain that there is no water. G-d saves them. G-d tells the people to obey His commandments and G-d will keep them healthy, G-d heals. People come to Elim and camp there - 16. Children of Israel arrive to the desert of Sin and complain that they are starving
G-d feeds the children of Israel with manna and meat Shabbat is for rest, do not go out to gather manna. G-d provides for you on Shabbat. G-d tells Moses to preserve some manna as evidence for future generations - 17. Children of Israel camp at Rephidim and complain that they have no water to drink
G-d tells Moses to strike a rock with his staff and water comes out of the rock Amalek attacks Israel. We will fight Amalek through generations, until G-d will obliterate them. Yitro
- 18. Moses’s father in law, Jethro visits Moses
Jethro teaches Moses how to setup a hierarchy of judges to decide legal matters of the people - 19. Children of Israel encamp in the desert of Sinai opposite the mountains. G-d prepares Israel for His descent upon Mt. Sinai
G-d descends upon Mt. Sinai - 20. G-d gives Moses THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
G-d tells Moses how to build altars to Him Mishpatim
- 21. G-d gives Moses laws for dealing with slaves
G-d gives Moses laws for dealing with those who commit murder, commit manslaughter, hurt their parents - 22. G-d gives Moses laws for dealing with thieves
G-d gives Moses laws for dealing with accidental property damage G-d gives Moses laws for dealing with loans G-d gives Moses laws for dealing with seductors, sorcerers, those who lie with animals, idol worshipers G-d gives Moses laws for dealing with strangers, widows & orphans G-d gives Moses laws for lending to the poor G-d gives Moses laws for treating judges & princes and for bringing offerings to the kohanim G-d tells Moses that eating flesh torn in the field would make the people unholy to Him - 23. G-d gives Moses laws prohibiting false witness testimony and following majority for evil
G-d gives Moses laws regarding fairness in court, and handling possessions of your enemies G-d gives Moses laws prohibiting killing of innocent, acceptance of bribery and oppression of strangers G-d gives Moses laws dealing with sowing the land and gathering its produce. Do not work on Shabbat Do not mention the name of the gods of others G-d gives Moses laws dealing with the three festivals, their pilgrimage & sacrifices. Do not cook a kid in its mother’s milk. G-d sends an angel to bring the people into Israel and to destroy their foes, as long as the people obey the commandments G-d specifies the boundaries of Israel - 24. G-d tells Moses to ascend to Mt. Sinai with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and 70 elders of Israel
Moses tells people G-d’s commandments and the people agree to follow them Moses builds an altar, brings offerings, reads the Book of the Covenant to the people and sprinkles them with blood to mark the covenant Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and 70 elders of Israel ascend to Mt. Sinai Moses stays on the mountain for 40 days & nights. G-d gives Moses the stone tablets with the Law and the commandments Terumah
- 25. G-d tells Moses what every person who is inspired to generosity should bring as offering
G-d tells Moses how to build the Mishkan – a sanctuary where G-d will dwell in their midst Ark to hold the Torah and Poles to carry the Ark Ark Cover with 2 cherubim – from where G-d will speak to Moses Table to hold showbread at all times Menorah - 26. Mishkan Curtains
Tent over the Mishkan Covering and planks for the tent over the Mishkan Dividing curtain Placement of objects in the Mishkan Screen for the entrance - 27. Altar
Courtyard Olive Oil – to be set up every night by Aaron and his sons Tetzaveh
- 28. G-d tells Moses how to make garments for Aaron and his sons who will serve as kohanim
Ephod Choshen Connecting Choshen to Ephod Robe Cap Showplate Tunic, Cap, Sash, Pants - 29. G-d tells Moses how to sanctify the kohanim (bring special sacrifice, bathe them and clothe them with the holy garments)
What belongs to the kohanim (breast and thigh of the ram, bread, the holy garments) What to offer on the altar and how often (a bull and two lambs daily) G-d will meet the children of Israel in the Tent of Meeting Ki Tisa
- 30. The Incense Altar
Using The Altar Collecting silver for offering to G-d Washstand Oil of holy anointment Incense - 31. G-d gives Bezalel, Oholiab and wise hearted, the skills to create everything for the Mishkan
SHABBAT - A DAY OF COMPLETE REST – Those who desecrate it shall be put to death G-d gives Moses two stone tablets of the testimony, written with the finger of G-d - 32. People force Aaron to create the golden calf, and they worship it
G-d tells Moses what the people had done. He decides to kill them and make Moses into a great nation. Moses pleads with G-d to save them and G-d reconsiders His decision. Moses descends from the mountain carrying tablets of G-d’s work, inscribed from both sides Moses sees the calf and shatters the tablets at the foot of the mountain Moses burns the calf and forces the people to drink it, he gathers the tribe of Levi who never failed to believe in G-d and they kill 3000 men who were most responsible for the sin Moses returns to the mountain. He asks G-d to forgive the people or erase his name from the Torah. G-d erases names of the sinners from the Torah and he strikes the people with a plague. - 33. G-d tells Moses to take the people to Israel with an angel leading the way. G-d decides not to lead them Himself, to avoid being angered and destroying them
Moses pitches a tent of meeting outside the camp and talks to G-d there. People prostrate themselves upon seeing the pillar of cloud descend at the entrance of the tent. Moses asks G-d to lead the people Himself and G-d agrees, for Moses had found favor in his eyes Moses asks to see G-d. G-d’s glory passes by Moses. G-d does not show Moses His face in order to preserve Moses’ life. - 34. G-d tells Moses to create two stone tablets like the ones he broke and ascend Mount Sinai
Moses proclaims G-d’s greatness and asks Him to forgive the people and go in their midst G-d forms a NEW COVENANT with the people, elevating them among the nations and commanding them to follow no other gods nor marry into idol worshipping families, to celebrate Pesakh, redeem the firstborns, rest on Shabbat, celebrate the festival of Weeks, appear before G-d 3 times a year, keep the sacrifice blood away from leaven, finish the Passover offering before morning, bring the choicest first of the soil to G-d, don’t cook a kid in its mother’s milk G-d tells Moses to inscribe the words of the covenant, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS onto the tablets. Moses stays with G-d for 40 days. Moses descends with the tablets of the testimony, his face becomes radiant because G-d spoke with him Vayakhel
- 35. Before starting to work on the Mishkan, Moses reminds the people to SANCTIFY SHABBAT
What the people must bring as offering for G-d What the people must build People bring the materials Pekudei
- 36-39. Craftsmen create the Mishkan & the Garments as G-d has commanded and Moses blesses them
The amount of gold, silver & copper used to build the Mishkan Pekudei
- 40. G-d tells Moses how & when to start the Mishkan service and Moses does so
Moses setup the Mishkan in the first month, in the second year, on the first day of the month The glory of G-d fills the Mishkan. Children of Israel travel only when the cloud of G-d rises.
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