Study Title: The Flight of the Radiant Woman Author: Kirby Williams Lesson Title: The Assembly of God Lesson No.: 3 Lesson Text: Ex. 19:1-20. Memory Verse: "" -ESV -------------------------------------------------- II. The Assembly of God. A. The protoevangelium, Gen. 3:15. B. The Exodus Redemption, Ex. 7:15-16,12. 1. God's plan for His people, Ex. 7:15-16. - Called out of Egypt to serve Yahweh. - Redeemed from bondage. - The salvation of the Red Sea Crossing. - Persecution and protection in the desert of Sin. -- Yahweh provides water at Marah, Massah & Meribah. -- Yahweh provides manna and quail in the desert. -- Persecution from the Amalekites. 2. The makeup of God's people, Isa. 10:22, Rom. 9:6-8. 3. The assembly of God at the Passover, Ex. 12:1-6. ‘adat - A gathering by appointment or congregation: seems to refer to the congregation of Israel whether assembled or not. qahal - An assembly: seems to refer to an actual assembly of the people of God. 4. The great "day of assembly", the gathering of the "qahal", Deut. 9:10; Ex. 19:1-6, 10-13,16-20. C. Other great assemblies. 1. Regular assemblies at the door of the Tent of Meeting, Lev. 8:3-4, 16:33-34. 2. Trouble among God's people, Num. 16:1-3, 19-24, 31-35. 3. Joshua reaffirms the covenant at Mt. Ebal, Josh. 8:30-35. 4. David's assembly to assure Solomon's succession, 1Chron. 28:8-10. 5. Solomon's dedication of the temple before the ark, 2Chr. 6:1-3,12-13, 7:1-3. 6. Hezekiah purifies the temple, 2Chron. 30:23-27. D. The agony and hope of the assembly, Joel 2:12-16, 23-26, 28-32, Mal. 4:4-6. 1. The exile and preservation of a remnant, 2Chr. 36:11-23, Ezra 1:1-6. 2. The voices of the prophets, Joel 2:12-16, 23-32, Mal. 4:4-6. **All quotations are taken from the English Standard Version of the Bible unless otherwise noted.