Runninghead: Exodus Week 2: Exodus Jordan Decker Religion 111 Bethel University 03/29/12 Moses The sons of Israel (Jacob ’s sons) have died‚ along with the Pharaoh who knew Joseph. A new king of Egypt treats the Israelites harshly; they have to make bricks. Worse‚ since there are too many of them‚ the king tells the midwives to kill the male babies as they are born. The midwives don ’t do it‚ and say in their defense that the Hebrew women give birth too quickly for them to get there.
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Exodus IntroductionThe Greek word‚ exodus means “departure.” The Exodus is the Israelite departure from Egypt under the leadership of Moses‚ and the subsequent journey through the Sinai wilderness.[1] The biblical Exodus account has been understood on a number of different levels.[2] Historically‚ the Exodus represents the process of Israelite’s slavery under a Egyptian pharaoh‚ followed by their freedom flight from Egypt to the promised land‚ Canaan. Theologically the Exodus implicates important
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Israelites as he was unkind and rude to the Egyptian people. It is clear from the readings that‚ God came to help Israelites and blessed them when the cry of the suffering of Egyptian slavery and persecution of Israelites reached to God. In the book of Exodus the story begins as when Israelites multiplied greatly in Egypt‚ became a bad headache to the new king of Egypt. The King then ordered to his people explaining his logic saying‚ “we must deal shrewdly with them or they are so numerous that
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had never understood what the Exodus epic was all about and what actually happened‚ after attending all my lectures and listening attentively in class i now have a clear understanding of the book of Exodus. The significance of the Exodus event can hardly be overestimated‚ it is the heart of the Israel’s faith experience and of Israel’s identity as nation and as People of God. I have learnt that there has been a lot of debate about the nature of the account of the exodus. “There has never been any
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what happens in the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. I will also go on to further explain why this event is so significant for the Jewish people. This helps to explain why what happened in Exodus is still remembered and celebrated by those of Jewish faith today all over the world and why it is described as the most significant event in Jewish history. In an introduction to Christian theology‚ Towey discusses the importance of the Exodus “The subsequent account of the Exodus from Egypt by the Hebrews
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Exodus The book of Exodus literacy genre is written in a religious format by Moses in 1445 BC. The book of Exodus expresses God’s love for his people. It tells the story of slavery‚ emancipation and liberation. Exodus is the story of the Israelites escape from Egypt. The book of Exodus focuses on Moses life. It includes three periods of his life from his birth to becoming the prince of Egypt‚ his time in Midian as a shepherd‚ and the time he spent as a leader of the people in the exodus and wildness
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The Exodus: Ten Plagues of Egypt The book of Exodus is the second book of the Pentateuch‚ or Weelleh Shemoth according to the Hebrew Bible. During the period of Exodus Israel had been in Egypt for about 215 years. The book is divided into five sections that go as follows. The first sections deals with the early life and training of Moses‚ and the second section explains the ten plagues. The third section explains the journey Moses took to Mt. Sinai. The fourth section explains the land of
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Collier‚ P. (2013). Exodus: How migration is changing our world. Oxford University press Bible commentary describes seventy descendants of Jacob entering into Egypt. This figure includes Joseph‚ who was already in Egypt‚ (having been sold into slavery by his brothers) and his sons. In Genesis 46‚ the descendants of Jacob are listed‚ including Joseph and eight of his heirs. The bible also counts Jacob’s daughter Dinah and wife Aseneth‚ who also bore children to him. The firstborn son of Jacob was
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The next story discussed is Moses and the exodus of the Israelites. Once again‚ the old man begins with producing a mental image of the surroundings during the time. A family having a spotless lamb in their hands was the image the old man described. A connection is described between the Israelites in Egypt and the people in Babylon currently. Moses’s birth and departure story is described‚ and the people listened. The burning bush was discussed‚ and the old man informs the people that God is not
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history. Throughout time‚ people have debated these attitudes and their origins because often‚ like in the books of Exodus‚ Hosea‚ and Amos‚ there are several examples of how God is compassionate and forgiving while He is also vindictive and demanding. So‚ what kind of God is He? This can be illustrated in the story of the Israelites. We see a very compassionate‚ loving God in the book of Exodus. Earlier he had released the Israelites from bondage to Egypt‚ and now He is establishing a promised land
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