12 Covenant from the Mountain: A Kingdom of Priests and a Holy Nation

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. About the Text xvii
5. Introduction 1
6. PART ONE Out of Egypt: Slavery and Deliverance Exodus 1–15
7. 1 Into the House of Bondage 21
8. 2 The Birth and Youth of the Liberator 38
9. 3 Moses Finds God and (Reluctantly) Accepts His Mission 59
10. 4 Egyptian Overtures: Hitting Bottom 97
11. 5 To Go Against Pharaoh: Ordering the Team 117
12. 6 The Contest with Egypt 130
13. 7 Exodus 160
14. 8 “Who Is Like You Among the Gods?”: The Lord, Egypt, and Israel at the Sea of Reeds 193
15. PART TWO From the Mountain: Covenant and Law exodus 15–23
16. 9 The Murmurings of Necessity 221
17. 10 “Is the Lord Among Us or Not?”: The Battle with Amalek 243
18. 11 Jethro’s Visit: Justice and the Need for Law 262
19. 12 Covenant from the Mountain: A Kingdom of Priests and a Holy Nation 283
20. 13 Principles for God’s New Nation 306
21. 14 Ordinances for God’s New Nation: Justice and the Civil Law 339
22. 15 Beyond Civil Law, Beyond Justice 378
23. PART THREE To the Tabernacle: Worship and Presence exodus 24–40
24. 16 Strange Goings-On: “Blood of the Covenant” and “Seeing God” 429
25. 17 “Let Them Make Me a Sanctuary” 451
26. 18 “That I May Dwell Among Them”: God’s Prime Ministers and the Tent of Meeting 475
27. 19 Beyond Animal Sacrifice: Human Art, Divine Rest 507
28. 20 The Covenant on Trial: The Golden Calf 529
29. 21 The Forgiving God and the Glorious Moses 550
30. 22 The Completion(s) of the Tabernacle 574
31. Epilogue 599
32. Notes 607
33. Acknowledgments 703
34. Index 705