1659 The race of Ham is cursed-Shem and Japheth are blessed 2345 1770 The Building of the city and tower of Babel commenced 1792 The Confusion of Tongues-Mankind are scattered 2234 2212 2126 1998 1996 2008 Abram, the third son of Terah, is born 2083 Abram is called to leave his country, Lot accompanies him 2107 The Destruction of Sodom and the other cities of the plain 2148 The marriage of Isaac with Rebekah 2158 The death of Shem at 600 years old Job is supposed to have lived about this time 2168 Esau and Jacob are born 1921 1912 1910 1898 1897 1896 1892 1871 1859 1856 1846 1836 2183 The death of Abraham at 175 years old 1821 1806 1773 2244 Jacob obtains his father's blessing deceitfully 1760 2245 Jacob flees to Laban his uncle, 1759 2252 Having served seven years he marries Leah 2252 He marries Rachel, for whom he served other seven years 1752 1752 1739 1728 1718 2289 Joseph is released to interpret Pharaoh's dreams 2289 The seven years of plenty begin 1715 1715 2296 Jacob's sons go to Egypt to buy corn 1708 2297 Joseph makes himself known, and sends for his father 2298 The sons of Jacob and their families settle in Egypt 2315 Jacob dies in Goshen, at 147 years old, he is embalmed 2369 Joseph dies in Egypt, at 110 years old 1707 1706 1689 1635 PERIOD III. FROM THE DEATH OF JOSEPH TO THE DEATH OF MOSES. B.C. 1597-B.C. 1451. 146 years. Containing the History of the Bondage of the Israelites in Egypt;-Birth of Moses-His flight into Midian-His Call at Horeb-The Plagues sent-The Passover instituted -The Departure of Israel-The Passage of the Red SeaManna sent-The Commandments given-The Calf worshipped-The Spies sent forth their return-Rebellions of the Israelites-their wanderings-Moses beholds the land of Canaan, and dies. 17. Bondage of Israel. Moses' early History. Exodus i.7-iii. 10; iv. 10-17. "And the children of Israel13 were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. Now there arose up a new king over Egypt,5 which knew not Joseph. And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we; come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh' treasure cities.... the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour; and they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field; all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour." The children of Israel increased so much, that the king ordered their male infants to be destroyed. Just before this decree Aaron was born. His father and mother, were of the tribe of Levi. The parents of Aaron had another son born. His mother 'hid him for three months. When she could no longer hide him, she placed him in an ark of 'bulrushes, on the brink of the river Nile. The king's daughter came to the river to bathe; and she found the child. Miriam, the sister of the child, who was watching afar off, was told to call a nurse, and she brought his mother. When the child was weaned Pharaoh's daughter took him for her son, and she called his name Moses. Moses was instructed in all the knowledge of the Egyptians. At forty years of age it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel, and one day seeing an Egyptian smiting an Israelite, he 'slew the Egyptian. The next day he saw two Hebrews quarrelling, and he reproved him that did the wrong. He replied to Moses, "Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?" Moses was then afraid to stop in Egypt because the deed was known, so he fled into Midian, where he kept the flocks of Jethro, the priest, forty years. He married Zipporah, Jethro's daughter, and he had two sons, Gershom and Eliezer. The children of Israel cried unto God because of their bondage, and God heard their groaning and he remembered his promise to give them the land of Canaan.5 He appeared to Moses, in a burning bush, on **Mount Horeb, and commissioned him to go into Egypt, and demand the release of the Israelites. 14 Aaron, the brother of Moses, was appointed to be spokesman to the people and to Pharaoh, whenever they should appear before him, because Moses was slow of speech. Moses was commanded to take his rod with him wherewith he should do signs. GEOGRAPHICAL NOTES. Nile the chief cities, towns, and villages of Egypt are built along the banks of this river, which overflows at certain seasons and enriches the land. See Les. 15. Mount Horeb-desert,' 'solitude,' a celebrated mountain of Arabia to the west of Sinai. Les. 21. On Horeb, when Moses kept the flocks of Jethro, his fatherin-law,God commissioned him to go and deliver the Israelites from bondage. |