Exodus 19:2-8

Exodus 19:2-8 Exodus 19-20

Exodus 19:2-8
(Exodus 19:1-6, 20:1-17)

Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Shemot 19: Massoretic, Hebrew, Aramaic, JPS.
Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
- Navigating the Bible: Text/Rabbinic commentary and Divrei Torah.
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
  - "For the eagle by flying high, is out of danger, and by carrying her birds on her wings rather than in her talons declares her love."
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
  - "It was a type of the new covenant made with true believers in Christ Jesus."
- From Wesley's Notes.
  - "It notes great speed; God not only came upon the wing for their deliverance, but he hastened them out, as it were upon the wing."
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
  - "...the longest, widest, and most continuous of all the valleys, the Wady-es-Sheikh, while many would be scattered among the adjacent valleys; so that thus secluded from the world in a wild and sublime amphitheatre of rocks, they 'camped before the mount'"
Contemporary References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
- Resources specific to the Narrative Lectionary for Summer Series, 2014, Ten Commandments):
  - Commentary, Rolf Jacobson, Working Preacher, 2014.
  - Preaching Series on the Ten Commandments, I Love to Tell the Story Podcast, Rolf Jacobson, Craig Koester, Kathryn Schifferdecker.
  - The Rules of Engagement, commentary and discussion at RevGalBlogPals, 2014.
  - The Politics of Possession, Amy Allen, Political Theology Today, 2014.
  - "The Politics of Religious Laws," Political Theology Today, 2014.
  - "Between Moralism and Moral Vision: Rediscovering the Decalogue," Amy Merrill Willis, 2014.
- Commentary, Exodus 19:2-8a, James Limburg, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
  - "Any sermon on this Exodus 19 text should then consider how the text is re-vitalized in 1 Peter 2:9-10. Addressed to Christians scattered about the Roman world (1 Peter 1:1-2), the writer calls this new people of God a 'chosen race, royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people,' using language and concepts drawn from Exodus 19."
- Exodus 19:2-8a, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
- "Liberated by Law: Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary, Year A," Perry Yoder. "Living the Word" from Sojourners Online, September/October, 1999.
  - "Perhaps it is this other side, the underside of the liberation shekel, that ought to give us in the West the most to ponder in reading the story of God’s salvation in Exodus. This God of Exodus, who saves the oppressed, is the God who judges the oppressor who will not let go."
- "Seeing the Sounds of Sinai," Mark H. Kirschbaum, M.D., Tikkun.
- Parshah Yitro, text, commentary, stories, sermons & articles from Chassidic Masters and others, from Chabad Lubavitch.
- "A Kingdom of Priests," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
  - "How do you keep God's promise? How can you pass that promise on to others?"
- "If We Stood at Sinai Together/Yitro," Arthur Waskow & Phyllis Berman, The Shalom Center.
  - "But suppose today we ask ourselves the question, 'What would it mean for us to hear these Ten Sayings directed also to our community, our society, as a whole?'"
- Parshas Yisro, Divrei Torah from The Project Genesis Torah Study. Index to numerous Orthodox articles and studies on 18:1 - 20:23.
- Parshat Yitro, articles and commentary by the Jewish Community of Atlanta, at The Torah From Dixie.
Articles & Background:
- "Law and Narrative in Exodus 19-24," Joe M Sprinkle, The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2004.
  - "Without denying the usefulness of attempts to systemize biblical regulations, this paper stresses the need to read the laws contextually within their narrative and legal-literary frameworks and vice versa."
- "Kol: Thunder, Shofar and the Voice of God: Drama at Mount Sinai," Jewish Heritage Online Monthly.
  - "The people paradoxically "see" the sound; the experience is so intense and mysterious that it cannot be described by the ordinary language of the senses. And in awe and terror, the people step back."
Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Birch, Bruce C., "Reclaiming Prophetic Leadership," Ex Auditu, 2006.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  - Anderson, Cheryl B., "Response to Birch," Ex Auditu, 2006.
    EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
    EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Davies, John Arthur, "A Royal Priesthood: Literary and Intertextual Perspectives on an Image of Israel in Exodus 19:6," Tyndale Bulletin, 2002.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Dozeman, Thomas B., "The Priestly Vocation," Interpretation, 2005.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Dozeman, Thomas B., "Spatial Form in Exodus 19:1-8a and in the Larger Sinai Narrative," Semeia, 1989.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Harrelson, Walter, "How to Interpret the Old Testament: The Central Issue between Christians and Jews," Review & Expositor, 2006.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Kravitz, Leonard S., "The Torah and Jesus," The Living Pulpit, 1997.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Sommer, Benjamin D., "The Source Critic and the Religious Interpreter," Interpreter, 2006.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Sprinkle, Joe M., "Law and Narrative in Exodus 19-24," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2004.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Wells, Bruce, "What Is Biblical Law? A Look at Pentateuchal Rules and Near Eastern Practice," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2008.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Yadin, Azzan, "QWL as Hypostasis in the Hebrew Bible," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2003.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
Sermons:
With Children:
- "Moses Meets Face-to-Face with Pharaoh and the Lord," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- "Crossword on Moses in Exodus," Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
Drama:
Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Exodus 19:5. The Cyber Hymnal.
- At Oremus Hymnal:
- "Sheep without a Shepherd," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, a new, relevant hymn set to traditional tunes.
Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
Study Links and Resources for the Book of Exodus