The Exodus Of The Old Testament

The Old Testament is the largest part of the bible nestled behind the leather binding in the front of the book. Unlike most books, told from one-person or even two this is comprised of multiple, some stories even having two different versions in another point of view; over time it has become a large collection of ancient texts written and re-written by different authors and editors over the many years. The stories show the ancient Israelites, they show the laws, and rituals, which make up their religion and the small embers, which will one day, turn to a flame that is Christianity. The Jewish people view these stories as collected in what they call the Torah, is the collection for what makes up their history and the promise that God gave to them, as well as their laws and what they worship today. For the Christians the Old Testament is still seen as sacred, but most place a stronger importance to the New Testament.

The Hebrew Exodus has had people debating its plausibility for quite some time. From scholars to regular students, people have been trying to prove or disprove the Hebrew Exodus, either with facts or belief. Despite the strong evidence against the Exodus, many will choose to believe in it anyway. My personal belief of the Hebrew Exodus, is that it didn’t happen. It’s hard to believe the Exodus happened when the historical findings are non-existent. The Exodus events haven’t made it into recorded history, which was well kept by Egyptians, they also haven’t left anything to be found in the Sinai Desert, and has chronological errors.

~ The Jews, were being used as slaves in Ancient Egypt and were looking for their promise land. Moses was the one who brought them to their freedom to bring them forward to their promise land, sent forth by God.

The book of Exodus is the second book of the Torah. “Exodus” means “a way out” or “going out”. Exodus focuses on the Covenant Code in the Mosaic Law. The second book of Torah consists of various counts of stories of God’s prophet Moses leading God’s people (Jews) out of Egypt and to their promised land of Israel. In order to follow God’s instructions, Moses led the Jews to Israel. “Traditionally, the oral law of Judaism is believed to have been given to Moses by God at Mount Sinai and orally transmitted for 1500 years” (Fieser and Powers 278). Moses helps the Israelites clarify the way in which God wants his people to live their life. Through the words of God, Moses creates a covenant where if the Israelites follow and abide God’s instruction, then those Jews will become the holy people, which mean they will be protected and blessed by their God. “Moses’ meeting with God on Mount Sinai results in the proclamation of a covenant that Moses enters into with God on behalf of the people of Israel” (Coward 3). In order for Moses to lead God’s people out of Egypt, Moses needed to proclaim his denomination of following his God; he needs to practice and abiding God’s laws for God’s people to follow. God chooses Moses as his prophet to help deliver his words to his people so they can be his followers.

While the title “Exodus” comes from the Septuagint and means “The Way Out,” the original Hebrew language is taken from the opening verse, “And these are the names.” The interpretation of the title is compelling because it points out what Gentile and Jewish believers might consider to be essential in their faith. While the Jewish people might put much emphasis upon the history of their ancestors because of the eventual renewal and perpetuation of the covenant is established through their deliverance from Egypt and the reigning Pharaoh, the most significant idea of the book of Exodus for the Gentiles might be that God had delivered them from their own slavery (a type of Egypt).

Then years past to lead to Moses the prophet leading the Jews out of slavery from Egypt. Then Moses took the Israelites to the land that was promised by God. Through Moses, God gave the people the Torah, which is the law of the life of the Jewish faith it has 613 commandments, or laws, that people of the faith have to follow (Religions). These laws dictated how to worship God and how to act themselves essentially giving them a moral compass. This is where the faith was first given authority over people because if people did not comply with the new rules they would be punished by God.

In God's timing the exodus of the Israelites from that of Egypt marked the end of a period of oppression for Abraham's descendants (Genesis 15:13), and the beginning of the fulfillment of the covenant promise to Abraham that his descendants would not only live in the Promise Land, but would multiply and become a great nation. (Genesis 12:1-3,7). In Exodus 12:27, "It is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians." Also Exodus in other words begins where Genesis leaves off and that is that God is dealing with his chosen people which are the Jews.(Tullock & McEntire, 2006 p.63).

Exodus is the second book of the Torah or Law. Its major themes are deliverance, redemption, salvation , and the holiness of God. The major characters are Moses, Aaron, Miriam, Pharoah, and Jethro. The major events are Israel’s bonage, the call of Moses, the plagues, Passover, parting of the Red Sea, the giving of the Law, and the building of the Tabernacle. God chose Mosses to lead the Israelites out of bondage in Egypt. God sent plagues of blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock death, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and death of the first born in Egypt. God manifested Himself through these plagues and compelled Pharoah to release His chosen people. The twelth chapter reveals the Passover Lamb that saved the Israelite people by the blood

Exodus is a Book of the Law believed to be written by Moses between 1265 and 1220 BC. Exodus covers the deliverance of the Israelites held in captivity in Egypt, after the death of Joseph, for 400 years. It speaks of the life of Moses from his birth to his death 125 years later. It depicts the cruelty the Hebrew slaves suffered at the hands of Pharaoh and how God miraculous y worked on their behalf to free them and bring them to the land He had promised Abraham. Exodus shows the cost of disobedience and lack of faith in God as Israel is required to wander in the wilderness for forty years until all those who rebelled are dead. God brought a new generation into the Promised Land. In this, Exodus shows that man is accountable to God

In reading yours Discussion reply, I agree that the first books of the Bible signify or is otherwise known as the Pentateuch. These books described the creation of humanity and their religious beliefs with the creator. I think that Exodus portrays the “Lords effort of connecting with the people to showcase that he understands their effort and acknowledges their ploy to remain faithful to the covenant of the Lord’s agreement (Tullock & McEntire, 2012, p.92). God promised to free the people from slavery and allow them to have free will like in making choices and strategic efforts for being obedient to his will. So his promises could reign over the people and be upheld to aid in restoring humanity connection to God. In Exodus, Moses was born,

He was known as a tragic figure, due to his faithfulness due to Gods call. One aspect of the call is that he never married; he had no family, children, or grandchildren. Life to Jeremiah was one big object lesson of God's word. He was known as Judah's weeping prophet, because of the abuse he received at the hands of fellow priest and prophets from kings and even from his own family. God also commanded Jeremiah to remain celibate. (Tullock & McEntire, 2012).

There is biblical evidence that the story of exodus did happen. Moses was born of royalty of the Egyptians, that at the time enslaved the Hebrews. His brother Ramses, also royalty, tells Moses that he was born a slave and that he is Hebrew. Exiled from his hometown, he goes on a journey and meets his wife and nine years later has a son. He gets a message from a burning bush(aka God).

In Exodus 1-3; 7-12; 14; 19-20:21, Moses is the chosen one by God to save the Israelites by taking them out of Egypt. Moses was a Hebrew who was thrown in the Nile River in a basket as a baby and was named and saved by the Pharaoh’s daughter. The Israelites were multiplying and kept growing strong therefore, they became oppressed by the Egyptians with forced labor and selective birth. Moses received a sign by God that his mission was to save the Israelites. Moses does so by doing what God told him and his brother Aaron to do. Finally, the Israelites were set free and got ready for the third day when God appeared and told them the Ten Commandments and

The main idea of this paper is to pick a book that we choose from the Old Testament and to break the components down. We get to become familiar with the historical background, such as when it was written , who wrote the book and the care of God. I personally do not know much, so doing this will inform me on who wrote it and where the setting of the book was at. Also we get to become familiar with the main purpose and themes of the book and how it is relevant for us believers today.

Moses is one of the most important if not the most important person in all of the book of Exodus and the Old Testament. Moses is a very important person in the book of Exodus because he helps the people of Israel escape Egypt and commits to a new covenant between God and the nation of Israel. This new covenant between God and Israel promises a land flowing with milk and honey if they obey God 's laws and commandments. In turn Moses leads the people of Israel through a long journey to the place in which they call the promise land. This is why Moses was such an important person in God 's plan for the nation of Israel.