Book of Exodus

The books of Exodus and Deuteronomy are important additions to the Bible after reading about the account of Adam and Eve, and about Noah and the flood. Sin entered the world and mankind was no longer in fellowship or relationship with God. God is holy and cannot exist with sin, and man is sinful to the core. In Exodus God shows Himself to be faithful. He also shows that He has a plan and He is perfectly able to see it through. He chose His people, the Israelites, and through many miracles,…

Throughout the entire Hebrew Bible, multiple claims are made about the God of Israel. Some of the most important claims come from the book of Exodus. In Exodus 15: 1-21, Moses and the Israelites sang a song that entailed multiple claims about God. They sing just after they finally escape the clutches of the Egyptian Emperor. In the previous chapter, Moses is leading his people, or the Israelites, from Egypt where they were held as slaves for many years. Within this chapter, the Israelites…

Moses was the main prophet front the book of Exodus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. He is a descendant of Adam through the Levite tribe. He then became the adopted son of the Pharaoh after his daughter found him floating in the Nile River; this occurred because of the Egyptian Pharaoh made an order for all of the Hebrew Midwives to kill all Hebrew males born. Being raised an Egyptian prince he grew up in luxury, however after he killed a guard he was forced to run to the desert .He saves the seven…

The Book of Exodus INTRODUCTION Critical investigations into the Bible have revealed nuances and subversions which go beyond the mere didactic nature the text displays in a preliminary surface reading. The book of Exodus, the second book of the Torah and the Old Testament, begins with a portrayal of Israel's slavery in Egypt and God choosing Moses to liberate Israel from that servitude. The Pharaoh resists the purposes of God, and God responds by sending plagues on Egypt, the last of which leads…

Ulysses S. Grant once said, “Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.” In his novel, The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck uses the universality of the Bible to make the account of the migrant’s plight applicable and understandable to all readers. By using Biblical references, Steinbeck is able to put the major themes and motifs of his novel into a framework to which all…

Ronald Hendel wrote a journal article titled, “The Exodus in Biblical Memory.” Exodus is a huge focal point for the religion of the Israelites. Their religious rituals, laws to abide by, and ethics are grounded in the foundation of the experiences and memory of the Exodus (Hendel, 2001). This one event historically provided evidence for the tie and bond between Yahweh and the Israelites (Hendel, 2001). The historical accuracy of the great Exodus has been questioned considerably due to the oral…

Scriptural Response Three In this paper, I will write a scriptural response to the assigned reading of the NIV Study Bible and the Wiersbe Bible Commentary. I will write my response to Exodus and chapters twenty through twenty-eight of the Wiersbe Bible Commentary. Content Division The book of Exodus is broken up into different sections. The first is the oppression of Israel and the birth of Moses. During the time of the birth of Moses, Pharaoh saw that the Israelites numbers grew. He was…

character of God and his role in the lives of his people. This is a major theme in all of Exodus, as well as specifically in the revelation of God’s name to Moses and to the people of that time. He is a God that loves all of his creation and desires for all people to come into a saving relationship with him (1 Timothy 2:3-4). To this end he voices the words: “Bring my sons out of Egypt” and “I will be with you” (Exodus 3:10,12). God hears his people’s troubles and wants for them to be relieved.…

As Alexander (2012) states, the second division of the Book of Numbers is framed in chapters eleven through twenty, which highlight selected events, chosen by the writer, of the Israelites journey to possess their Promised Land. The common theme, woven into this narrative, is the dynamics and tensions exhibited between this descendant of Abraham and their God. The exploration of this idea, in the second facet of the Book of Numbers, shall take into account relationships between; Israelites and…

reception on a project for work or school. In these moments, in the midst of our joy, it can be easy to forget the source- our Creator who is good in all ways and who blesses us and helps us through the tough times. On a much larger scale, the passage of Exodus 15:1-21 is a record of an entire people who are experiencing the exuberance of finally being free. Known…