Exodus.
Exodus.
§ 120. The second Book of Moses is called 
from its second word. The Greeks call it 
[“Exodus”], and the Latins have kept this nomenclature because it describes the departure of the children of Israel from Egypt. It has forty chapters and contains the history of the 142 years from the death of Joseph to the building of the tabernacle. It can be divided into the antecedents, the actual departure, and the consequences; also into the birth and rearing of the Israelite church. Some divide the entire account into the departure of the Israelites and their stay at Mount Sinai. We can set up six parts that make up the total account: (1) The life of Moses and his ambassadorship to Pharaoh. (2) The plagues of Egypt that confirmed Moses’ authority. (3) The exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, their crossing of the Red Sea, and their travels in the wilderness. (4) The establishment of the church and commonwealth after the Decalogue and other forensic laws were published. (5) The sin of the people and their reconciliation with God. (6) The erection of the tabernacle and the preparation of the things pertaining to divine worship.