Exodus 14-16. Moses parts the Red Sea and the children of Israel begin their nomadic life in the dessert where they are miraculously fed by God

Exodus 12-13. The Passover - a conversation with Mark’s friend Jules about Jewish observance of Passover.

Exodus 9-11. Pharaoh refused to free Israel, so God sent escalating plagues—livestock disease, boils, devastating hail, locusts, and darkness. God announced a final, deadly judgment and instituted Passover, breaking Pharaoh’s resistance and setting the Israelites on their way out of Egypt.

Exodus 5-8. Moses continues to press pharaoh for the release of the Israelites and introduces the first 4 plagues

Exodus 1-4. The beginning of the redemption story of Israel and the rise of Moses

Genesis 48-50. After the death of Jacob, Joesph reassures his brothers that all is forgiven between them and the behavior they exhibited towards him as a young man was instrumental in God’s plan to save their nation.

Genesis 45-48. Joseph reveals himself to his brothers and the family is reconciled to each other, which allows the entire family to make their way to Egypt and survive the world wide famine in the lushest part of Egypt.

Genesis 42-44. Joseph brothers reunite with him but are unaware of who he is. Joseph sets a plan in place to reveal himself in a way that will restore his relationship with his brothers and save his people.

Genesis 39-41. Joseph interprets pharaoh’s dream and rises to second in command in all of Egypt.

Genesis 36-38. The descendants of Esau (Edom), the story of Joseph being sold into slavery by his brothers, and Judah’s personal failings and transformation through the account of Tamar.

Genesis 32-35. Jacob returns home to face his estranged brother, but wrestles with God all night long which results in a permanent limp and a new name

Genesis 29-31. Jacob’s flees from his home and makes a new family which produces the 12 tribes of Israel

Genesis 26-28. Jacob deceives Isaac for the blessing that God had already promised him, which results in his flight to another country to avoid the wrath of his older brother. He spends the night in a cave where he has a vivid dream about the involvement of God in the lives of humans.

Genesis 24-25. Isaac finds a wife who delivers twin boys who become great nations.

Genesis 20-23. Abraham and Isaac on Mt Moriah foreshadow the substitutionary life of Jesus

Genesis 13-19. Abram and Lot part ways and God promises a biological son from Sarai that Abram accepts by faith as reality even though it seems unlikely.

Genesis 8-12. God places a rainbow in the sky to remind us that His judgment will never be expressed as a flood, and Abram begins his relationship with God.

Genesis 4-7. The first murder in the Bible, a riddle about genealogy, and the flood that made Noah famous.

Genesis 1-3. Beginnings of creation and the fall of man.

Intro to the Pentateuch. The first five books of the Bible, collectively known as the Pentateuch or Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.