Free teaching materials · Law and covenant

Teacher guide

Prepare a complete 45-minute session for every passage unit.

Use this page with the passage open. Follow the references, test each conclusion, and return to the whole book for context.

A complete 45-minute teaching path

The lesson is free, printable, and usable without an account. Adjust vocabulary for your group, but keep the passage boundaries and evidence visible.

A complete 45-minute teaching path

5 min

Orient the group

Name the book, passage boundary, setting, and the question this unit will explore. Allow learners to pass on personal sharing.

10 min

Read the text

Read the assigned passage aloud or silently. Mark speakers, repeated words, commands, contrasts, promises, and changes.

10 min

Explain from the evidence

Walk through the observations on this page. Connect every conclusion to a verse and label interpretive judgments honestly.

15 min

Discuss and apply

Use the discussion questions. Move from what the passage says to responsible application without forcing disclosure.

5 min

Summarize and pray

Ask for one sentence that captures the passage. Close with a prayer shaped by its words and concerns.

All study units

Use this page with the passage open. Follow the references, test each conclusion, and return to the whole book for context.

Passage study 01 · Exodus 1:8–22

Hebrew families laboring under Egyptian oppression

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Passage study 02 · Exodus 2:1–10

The basket among the Nile reeds as Pharaoh’s daughter discovers the child and Miriam watches nearby

Open study
Passage study 03 · Exodus 2:11–25

Moses as a fugitive beside the well in Midian, helping the shepherd women before joining Jethro’s household

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Passage study 04 · Exodus 3:1–4:17

Moses before the burning bush

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Passage study 05 · Exodus 4:27–31

Moses and Aaron meeting the elders of Israel as the people respond in worship

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Passage study 06 · Exodus 5:1–23

Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh while the burden on the brickmakers increases

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Passage study 07 · Exodus 6

Exodus 6: a guided close reading of the complete chapter

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Passage study 08 · Exodus 7:14–11:10

A sequence for the plagues: Nile turned to blood, frogs filling homes, hail over crops, locust-darkened fields, and unnatural darkness

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Passage study 09 · Exodus 12:1–36

A household preparing and eating the Passover in readiness to leave

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Passage study 10 · Exodus 12:37–13:22

Israel departing Egypt with families, livestock, carried goods, and the pillar guiding the journey

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Passage study 11 · Exodus 14:1–31

The sea crossing as the waters divide, families move through, and Pharaoh’s force approaches from behind

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Passage study 12 · Exodus 15:1–21

Moses, Miriam, and the people singing after deliverance

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Passage study 13 · Exodus 16:1–36

Families gathering manna across the wilderness floor at dawn

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Passage study 14 · Exodus 17:1–16

Water from the rock and the battle with Amalek as Aaron and Hur support Moses’ raised hands

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Passage study 15 · Exodus 18:1–27

Jethro advising Moses while long lines of people wait for judgment

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Passage study 16 · Exodus 19:1–20:21

Israel gathered at Sinai beneath cloud, fire, smoke, and trumpet terror

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Passage study 17 · Exodus 21

Exodus 21: a guided close reading of the complete chapter

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Passage study 18 · Exodus 22

Exodus 22: a guided close reading of the complete chapter

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Passage study 19 · Exodus 23

Exodus 23: a guided close reading of the complete chapter

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Passage study 20 · Exodus 24:1–18

Covenant confirmation at the mountain and Moses entering the cloud

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Passage study 21 · Exodus 25:1–31:18

Craftspeople studying materials and plans for the tabernacle, ark, lampstand, altar, garments, and courtyard

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Passage study 22 · Exodus 32:1–35

The golden calf gathering and Moses descending with the tablets before the people

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Passage study 23 · Exodus 33:1–34:35

Moses interceding outside the camp, returning with renewed tablets, and his face shining after speaking with the Lord

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Passage study 24 · Exodus 35:1–39:43

Bezalel, Oholiab, women spinning, metalworkers, woodworkers, and the community completing the tabernacle

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Passage study 25 · Exodus 40:1–38

The completed tabernacle filled with cloud and glory while the people stand at a respectful distance

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