THE SEVEN SECTIONS OF PART II ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• March of the children of Israel to the Mount of God (Chap. 15:22-17:7);BHOTV2 17.8

• Twofold attitude of the Gentile nations towards Israel: the enmity of Amalek, and the friendship of Jethro (Chap. 17:8-Chap. 18);BHOTV2 17.9

• The covenant at Sinai (Chap. 19:24:11);BHOTV2 17.10

• Divine directions about making the Tabernacle (Chap. 24:12-Chap.31);BHOTV2 17.11

• Apostasy of Israel, and their restoration to be the people of God (Chap. 32-34.);BHOTV2 17.12

• Actual construction of the Tabernacle and of its vessels (Chap. 35-39);BHOTV2 17.13

• The setting up and consecration of the Tabernacle (Chap. 40), the latter corresponding, as closing section of Part II., to the Song of Moses (Chap. 45), with which the first part had ended (see Keil, Bible Com., vol. i., pp. 302-311).BHOTV2 17.14

The reader will note these parts and sections in his Bible, and mark what grandeur and unity there is in the plan of the Book of Exodus, and how fully it realizes the idea of telling the story of the kingdom of God.BHOTV2 17.15