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What Role Does God Play In God

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God not only revealed Himself, but He demonstrated Himself as a covenantal God by redeeming His people and making them His Nation on Earth. God states that He the LORD “brought” them out of the land of Egypt. In the land of Egypt, the people lived under the rule of Pharaoh. They were the slaves to Pharaoh, subject to his will. In Egypt, Pharaoh was Lord of the land, and was god through office. However, God in His power delivered His people from the hand of Pharaoh. That they may exit the land of Egypt to follow and worship God freely.
In two instances, God proved Himself covenantal. The first instance is in God creating the nation of Israel. The children of Jacob had entered the land of Egypt as a family, but exited Egypt as a great multitude, as the children of Israel. The people were no longer slaves in bondage to Pharaoh. Rather, God’s redemption from slavery and the land of Egypt made them His nation. The second instance of God proving himself covenantal is in God saving Israel from the Egyptians at The Red Sea crossing. In this account God instruct Moses to turn and camp at “Pi Hahiroth” in order to once again show Israel his great power and that He is God. …show more content…

You may be wondering what in the world, is he saying, catching and foggy. What I am asking is do you see the continued theological theme that the author presents in this passage, which is prominent throughout the book of Exodus. This word theological comes from the root word theology that means “A religious belief system about God or ultimate reality” (Grenz 113). Simply put theology describes God, by identifying His characteristics or nature. In this passage, the author wants his audience to know that God is the covenantal deliverer. That is why the author records the words of God, “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of

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