The Exodus Of The Old Testament

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.

~ 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.

2. Why did the Israelites begin their story with the Exodus? Throughout the Old Testament, the one theme that continually appears is the Exodus (Tullock & McEntire, 2012, pg. 4). However, this was the supreme event in Israelite history. Israel becomes a people of God through

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.

Exodus 21:1-11 is a formal text of law and can be clearly divided into two parts: (1) Regulations governing the rights of male slaves (Verse1-6); (2) Regulations governing the rights of female slaves (Verse7-11) by the two ‘when’. In Part 1, the four ‘if’ are the natural connectors which tell us the division of the passage. Similarly, in Part 2, there are four ‘if’ marking the layers of meaning. Through the repetition of the connectors ‘if’ and ‘when’, the structure of this passage is presented explicitly. Because the genre of this passage, no literary devices, such as simile, metaphor, etc. are used here.

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.

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).

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,

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).

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).

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.

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 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.

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