John Board from City Bible Forum's Word 121 (and from City South) invites us to share in the task of evangelism by inviting people to open God's word with us.

Israel creates the tabernacle as a mobile mountain top; a travelling garden of Eden where they will learn to live in God's presence as his priestly people.

Aaron's idolatrous priesthood is contrasted with Moses; where Aaron breaks the commandments and leading the people in a hell on earth program that turns Israel into a mini-Egypt; Moses intercedes, offering himself to make atonement and becoming a shining image of God as he lives in Yahweh's presence.

The ten commandments emerge from Israel's story and call them to a life of love for God, and love for neighbour that will enable them to carry God's name into the world as his priestly people.

Israel meets Yahweh on Mount Sinai; an experience that will shape the way they live in God's presence and represent him in the world.

Israel is in the desert, between the grove of Elim and the Mountain of God; there God provides life for them in the wilderness. Manna that tastes like honey as a foretaste of the land flowing with milk and honey he is guiding them to as his heaven-on-earth people.

The passover is judgment and decreation falling on Egypt, and re-creation for the people of God who will carry is name and live in his presence in the world.

Yahweh brings 9 strikes against Egypt as signs of the decreating judgment he will bring when Pharaoh's violent regime is destroyed under the waters. Each plague undoes something of the Genesis 1 creation week, while linking forward to Israel's deliverance.

Moses comes out of Egypt and is chosen by the God of his fathers, to lead his people to the mountain to worship him as he strikes the violent striking empire with his hand.

The Exodus story is the story of Israel's creation. The scene is set with some callbacks to Genesis and the introduction of one born from the water.