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    Exodus 13: Slavery

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    “It is not what you are that holds you back, it is what you think you are not.”. In Exodus 13, we read about a deliverance of a lifetime. The children of Israel had been enslaved by their enemy for 430 years. The mind can be conditioned to walk in defeat, hence the battlefield of every soul. Slavery had become an acceptable lifestyle for God’s people. With each passing generation, the hope of deliverance dwindled. Ten generations had come and gone before God sent Moses to lead his people out

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    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 a 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). So he goes on another journey and leaves his family to rescue the Hebrew people from Egyptian oppression. He creates

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    Exodus teaches Christians a significant lesson regarding the importance of living in obedience to God’s Word. The Israelites engaged in idolatry and rebelled against God repeatedly. As a result, God allowed the Egyptian king to enslave them for many years, and they endured intense suffering for refusing to be faithful to God. God showed compassion by sending Moses and his brother Aaron to tell Pharaoh to release the Israelites. Yet, despite the many plagues that God caused, God hardened Pharaoh’s

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    Exodus Of Egypt Essay

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    In the story of Exodus 12: 21-27, it it tells of how the tradition of Passover started and why this tradition is such an important part of what God did for the people of Israel. This story shows two very distinct sides of God, his vengeful side that he shows to the non believers of Egypt and also his merciful and loving side that he gives to his people. God’s compassion and commitments for his followers in this story sets a foundation for faith in him because it shows that God will protect you as

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    In the fourth segment of Patterns of Exodus, they are researching the judgment of Egypt and the Israelites deliverance from bondage. The story of Moses and the burning bush was told as it was a vital part in the beginning of the plagues. The plagues hit Egypt and even in the midst of them, Pharaoh refused to let the people go as he was still convinced that these punishments were not coming from the one true God. The death plague of the first born son effected everyone, even Pharaoh. There came a

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    God: The Story Of Exodus

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    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). So he goes on another journey and leaves his family to rescue the Hebrew people from Egyptian oppression. He creates

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    Passover and Exodus The Passover and Exodus explains the promise and faith that God made to Abraham he will restore blessing to his children and the next generation. Passover is the time god decided that he would never his children suffer again. The Passover made for a sacrifice to god and even Jesus had a Passover before he died for our sins to be forgive. After reading from the Jewish bible God spoke to Moshe and Aharon in the of Egypt. But God told the people to begin mark the calendar with

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    Rachel Mathews H 101 B Reading Response I I. Quote a. Monotheism and Mosaic Law, “The Book of Exodus, Chapter 19-20.” (c. Tenth-Sixth Centuries B.C.E.) “Moses answered the people, ‘Do not be afraid; God has come to test you, so that your fear of him, being always in your mind, may keep you from sinning’” b. The quote is significant because it explains how God works. Moses is talking to the people who fear the “peals of thunder on the mountain and lightning flashes.” They were also scared of

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    Exodus, the second book of the New International Version of the Bible, begins with the end of Joseph’s generation. Exodus I:6, “Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, but the Israelites were fruitful and multiplied greatly and become exceedingly numerous so that the land was filled with them.” The new king of Egypt, who did not know Joseph, came into power. He declared to his people that the Israelites had become too plentiful and would eventually join their enemies in war

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    To understand this scripture, we must first look at who the writer is. The writing of the book of Exodus is attributed to Moses. There is evidence cited which states that “Moses usual procedure was to record events soon after they occurred in the form of historical annals.” (The Open Bible:80) The key people in the lesson is Moses and Aaron. The setting is at Mount Sinai which comes from Exodus 31:18 (The Open Bible:127). The time line is estimated to be between 1445 B.C. and 1405 B.C. (The Open

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