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Egyptian Bondage And Exodus Essay

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“There is at least a four-hundred-year gap between the last chapter of Genesis and the first chapter of Exodus” (Thronveit and Gaiser). The Egyptian Bondage and Exodus story of the Old Testament centers mostly around a man named Moses. The story is divided into three major parts that each span over a 40 year period. The first 40 years focuses on Moses’s upbringing (Acts 7:23). He was raised like a prince and lived his early life around the royalty of Egypt. His exposure with royalty was somewhat a preparation for the leadership God had in store for him. He had a fondness of Israelites which led him committing murder by killing an Egyptian soldier in order to protect the Israelites. Even though Moses was royalty, killing an Egyptian was a very …show more content…

God wanted Moses to lead his people out of Egypt. He eventually took up the mantle and made his return to Egypt. This began the third 40 year period. Upon return to Egypt, he patterned up with his brother, Aaron in taking up the task to lead the Israelites. God worked through Moses to inflict 10 plagues on the Egyptians as Pharaoh initially refused to let the Israelites go, the last of them finally persuaded Pharaoh to let the Israelites go. The Israelites spent 430 years in bondage. Although the Israelites had left Egypt, Pharaoh still sought after them by chasing them with his army. God accomplished the complete liberation of the Israelites by allowing Moses and his people to cross the Red sea and then drowning the Egyptian army that followed. “Around 1209 BC, Egypt lost control of Syria-Palestine in this period due to internal difficulties” (Thronveit and Gaiser).This was as a result of the events at the Red Sea. After Liberation was completed, God preserved the Israelites in the wilderness through miraculous provisions. The Mosaic Covenant was made to show the Israelites how to conduct themselves to God and to their fellow

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