Where Exodus Happens Before the Exodus Happens

The Exodus Way E2 — The main beats of the Exodus Way are the road out of slavery, the road through the wilderness, and the road into inheritance. These moments become a narrative theme that plays out over and over in the story of the Bible. We even see them show up in Genesis before the events of the Exodus even happen! In this episode, Jon and Tim explore the significance of Exodus imagery in two early stories from Genesis, the creation and flood narratives.

Timestamps:
Recapping Exodus as a Narrative Theme (0:00-6:30)
Exodus in Creation: Genesis 1:1-13 (6:30-20:26)
Exodus in the Flood: Genesis 7-8 (20:26-32:11)
Connections to Baptism in 1 Peter 3:18-22 (32:11-45:17)

Referenced Resources:

The Tabernacle Pre-Figured: Cosmic Mountain Ideology in Genesis and Exodus by L.M. Morales
“The Use of Water Imagery in Descriptions of Sheol” by Dominic Rudman (From the journal Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; not available for purchase online)

Show Music:

“Onteora Lake” by Kyle McEvoy & Stan Forebee
“Tumble’s Lullaby” by Kyle McEvoy & Stan Forebee
“Bloom” by Kyle McEvoy
BibleProject theme song by TENTS

Show Credits:
Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer. Frank Garza and Aaron Olsen edited today’s episode. Aaron Olsen and Tyler Bailey provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie.