Exodus: A Chapter-by-Chapter Summary

Read Exodus one chapter at a time, following what happens and why it matters.

About ExodusPermalink

Exodus tells how God delivers Israel from Egypt, forms them as his covenant people, and comes to dwell among them through the tabernacle.

Testament

Old Testament

Genre

Law / narrative

Chapters

40

Chapter index

Exodus, chapter by chapterPermalink

Choose a chapter to open the complete summary, meaning, and key verse.

01

Deliverance from EgyptPermalink

Exodus 1–15 · Slavery, plagues, Passover, and the Red Sea

• Chapter 1 →
• Chapter 2 →
• Chapter 3 →
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• Chapter 5 →
• Chapter 6 →
• Chapter 7 →
• Chapter 8 →
• Chapter 9 →
• Chapter 10 →
• Chapter 11 →
• Chapter 12 →
• Chapter 13 →
• Chapter 14 →
• Chapter 15 →

02

Covenant at SinaiPermalink

Exodus 16–24 · Wilderness provision and covenant instruction

• Chapter 16 →
• Chapter 17 →
• Chapter 18 →
• Chapter 19 →
• Chapter 20 →
• Chapter 21 →
• Chapter 22 →
• Chapter 23 →
• Chapter 24 →

03

Tabernacle and presencePermalink

Exodus 25–40 · God’s dwelling place is built among Israel

• Chapter 25 →
• Chapter 26 →
• Chapter 27 →
• Chapter 28 →
• Chapter 29 →
• Chapter 30 →
• Chapter 31 →
• Chapter 32 →
• Chapter 33 →
• Chapter 34 →
• Chapter 35 →
• Chapter 36 →
• Chapter 37 →
• Chapter 38 →
• Chapter 39 →
• Chapter 40 →

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