Exodus: Freedom to Serve God

By Anthony Billington

Exodus shows how God delivers his people and makes it possible for him to dwell among them, so they might make him known among the nations. What does it mean to be liberated from slavery to serve God in our everyday contexts today?

Antony Billington’s six-session guide, with his astute mini-features, skillful questions, and timely notes, will help you explore how Exodus shapes our understanding of God, how he saves us, and the part we play in his purposes for the world. You’ll gain fresh insight into its inspiring implications for all of life, Monday through Sunday.

Session 1: Exodus 3:1-17 – Hearing God’s Call
Session 2:Exodus 12:1-13, 29-32 – Experiencing God’s Deliverance
Session 3: Exodus 16:1-26 – Trusting God’s Provision
Session 4: Exodus 19:1-6 and 20:1-17 – Becoming God’s People
Session 5: Exodus 25:1-9 and 31:1-11– Building God’s Dwelling-Place
Session 6:Exodus 32:7-14 and 34:4-7– Encountering God’s Presence

• Language: English
• Publisher: IVP
• Release date: Oct 17, 2019
• ISBN: 9781789740851

Anthony Billington

Antony Billington splits his time between being Theology Advisor at the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC) and serving as pastor of the Beacon Church, Ashton-in-Maker?eld. Previously, he was Head of Theology at LICC for 11 years, having taught Hermneutics and Biblical Theology at the London School of Theology for 16 years.

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About the author

Antony Billington splits his time between being Theology Advisor at the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC) and serving as pastor of the Beacon Church, Ashton-in-Makerfield. Previously, he was Head of Theology at LICC for 11 years, having taught Hermeneutics and Biblical Theology at the London School of Theology for 16 years.

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You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.

Exodus 19:4–6

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Contents

Introduction

The Gateway Seven Bible Study Series

Making the Most of Exodus

Session 1 | Hearing God’s Call (Exodus 3:1–17)

Martin’s story

Session 2 | Experiencing God’s Deliverance (Exodus 12:1–13; 29–32)

Session 3 | Trusting God’s Provision (Exodus 16:1–26)

Dan’s story

Session 4 | Becoming God’s People (Exodus 19:1–6 and 20:1–17)

Harriet’s story

Session 5 | Building God’s Dwelling-Place (Exodus 25:1–9 and 31:1–11)

Session 6 | Encountering God’s Presence (Exodus 32:7–14 and 34:4–7)

Further reading on Exodus

Other resources from LICC

About LICC

Freedom is found in knowing who God is and what he has saved us for.

Features

What is the outline of the book of Exodus?

How does Exodus fit into the Bible as a whole?

What kind of writing is Exodus, and how should we read it?

How should we handle the laws in Exodus?

Why is the tabernacle so important?

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Introduction

The Gateway Seven Bible Study Series

We don’t approach a novel in the same way we tackle a legal document. We don’t read poetry in the same way we might read a letter from a friend. So, we don’t read the 66 books of the Bible as if they were all the same kind of writing. Story, song, law, letter, and more, all make up the rich repository of writing that together is God’s word to us.

For The Gateway Seven series we’ve selected seven books of the Bible that each represent a different kind of writing. The mini-features sprinkled through the studies, together with the questions suggested for discussion, invite you to explore each book afresh in a way that’s sensitive to its genre as well as to the concerns of the book itself.

Each study engages with a different kind of writing. However, each one in the series has been crafted with the same central desire: to offer a gateway to a deeper love of God’s word and richer insights into its extraordinary implications for all of life, Monday through Sunday.

‘May your kingdom come – on earth as in heaven’, Jesus taught us to pray. May your kingdom come in our homes and places of work and service. May your kingdom come at the school gate as well as in the sanctuary. May your kingdom come