Exodus : The Writing Of The Book Of Exodus

During this time they were fed by the power of God. They also trained themselves to become a professional army. Later they arrived at Mount Sinai, where Moses retrieved the Ten Commandments from God. He recorded it on two stone tablets. After Moses came down from Mount Sinai, he found out that the Israelites were worshipping a Golden Calf when he was gone. Moses smashed the tablets in furious. The fault is mainly Aaron’s. Aaron was sent to soothe the Israelites and keep them good. But he led them into a wrong way by letting the people drifting off and do whatever they wanted. But somehow, Aaron wasn’t chastised. After this “accident”, Moses and Aaron became separated. Later, God raised another person, Joshua, to finish what Moses didn’t do. Moses was called up to the Mount Sinai again for another 40 days. During this 40 days, Moses carved the Ten Commandments back into two new stone tablets. After Moses received the Ten Commandments again, he led the people back onto the journey to Canaan, or the “Promised Land” of God. (NewWorldEncyclopedia) The Israelites wandered in the desert for forty years according to the Book of Exodus. During the journey, some people started doubting if Moses could really help them arrive at the “Promised Land” or not. The time is 40 years was because God punished the Jews for 40 days of the failed spying mission. During the 40 years, the Israelites

Ramses the Pharaoh wouldn’t let the Israelites out of Egypt, so Moses stepped in and led the Israelites out of Egypt, which we know as the Exodus. If I were an Israelite, I would join Moses out of Egypt. I would do this because being a slave would mean being tortured. Moreover, Moses had powers from God, so it was save to be with him. He had the Ten Commandments, so people would know how to live their daily lives.

To begin with, one reason I would follow Moses out of Egypt is because the Hebrews were slaves. For instance, the Hebrews were oppressed. According to Document 2, it tells us that Moses saw a Hebrew slave being mistreated. This means that the slaves were mistreated while being in Egypt. Document 2 supports my reason because it tells us that an innocent slave was being wronged.

Moving on, from what Richter named the barrier (people, time, and space), chapter three contains the outworking of God through the five men discussed before. As she states, “the biblical writers consciously organized their material in a systematic fashion in order to communicate certain central truths.” The author briefly details the aspects of the covenants within the Old Testament surrounding Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David. Taking, in turn, each of them and expositing them in a way that shows the redemptive story that is taking place. “For each of these characters was called to mediate a covenant between God and humanity”. Tying into the culture of the people, God used the fallen and difficult Israelite culture to set up his redemptive plan the would show to be faithful, even to a faithless people.

Throughout this well written passage the author reveals the character “Moses” through multiple literary elements and rhetorical devices. Some techniques that are used are metaphors, imagery, and selection of detail. The author reveals who Moses really is through deep connections. There are also multiple different devices that are intertwined within these techniques and descriptions that help reveal when Moses truly realizes his character throughout the detailed passage. The author, jones does not begin his description until midway through the passage where he states “he was the only man in the realm, slave or free”, this is believed because he wants to give background information about the character Moses before he tells all.

Moses replied,“The Lord God of the Hebrews command that you let his people go so that they may serve Him. Now, Aaron will stretch his rod towards the cattle of Egypt and they will all die.”

As Moses grows he becomes aware of his lineage and takes notice to how oppressed his people are in Egypt. While leading a flock out on the side of a mountain the angel of Jehovah appears in a flame and a bush begins to burn. The bush does not erupt into ash and Moses is awestruck. God calls to Moses and begins to relay him his destiny. God says “I have surely seen the affliction of my people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows, and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians… and unto a land flowing with milk and honey”

This lead the reader question why God did not provide defined rules, or expectations, prior to the commandments? Previous covenants focused on God’s obligations: to not destroy mankind again and to provide Abraham offspring and the land of Canaan, whereas Exodus focused on Israelite responsibilities (p. 114). In the end, the reader found Exodus a “rite of passage” that displayed God’s trust in the Israelites and a formalized relationship with God.

In the book of Exodus the scripture is introduced with on the changes in Egypt that have occurred. The changes include how

The Mosaic Covenant from exodus is a promise made between God and the nation of Israel at Mount Sinai. To begin with, the pattern of the covenant is very similar to other ancient covenants of that time because it is between God and his people. The Mosaic Covenant is a significant covenant in both God’s redemptive history. In addition, the history of the nation of Israel through whom God would sovereignly choose to bless the world with his written Word and the Living Word, Jesus Christ. In the textbook, it explains how the Hebrews have struggled with the pharaoh around 1250 B.C.E. Moses, who was a prince that grew up in the household of the pharaoh, ran away. After returning he led the Hebrew slaves at the bottom of Mount Sinai. God spoke to the Hebrews who he freed and explained the Ten Commandments. This covenant would serve to set the land of Israel apart from all other nations as God’s chosen people.

Now, formulated in a labor of love to all those who would seek interest in reading the greatest biblical account that mirrored in the epic story of Moses from the Old Testament in the Exodus of Jewish people for forty nomadic years in Egypt.

Understanding the dynamic concept of covenant permeates everything God says in His Word and everything He does in a believer’s life. The following word study will examine the text of Exodus 19:1-8. The text begins with an obscure and severely brutalized people who are saved from slavery and are on the verge of a new covenant between God and man. The word in study is the Hebrew word האמנה, translated “covenant.”

God has continually sought out man throughout history, and He continues to draw them out today. The Israelites were called out to be a witness to what God had done for them during the Old Testament time period. The writings of the Israelites Major and Minor Prophets that we use in our Christian Old Testament bears witness to the events in Israelite history, which testify to their walk with the Lord. One of the earliest writings considered part of the law “Torah” is Exodus. The DTIB divides Exodus in two main parts. Part one is the exodus of Israel from Egypt. Part two Yahweh gives the law (Torah) which would enable His children (Israel) to realize their vocation (page 211 DTIB).

The first 39 books of the larger work called the Bible, is called the Old Testament. The Bible itself is arguably the best selling and most read book of all time, yet it’s well known to be quite challenging to read through and understand. The Old Testament portion of the Bible, notably the most difficult portion of the Bible for most to study and follow, yields 39 books from multiple authors, and spans over 4000 years of crucial world and church history. If that were not enough to take on, the Old Testament comes our way through multiple styles of authorship and formats, including but not limited to, books of history, law, proverbs, ethics,

Discuss the significance of the books of Exodus-Deuteronomy as they move the storyline from Genesis forward.