Moses Life As Depicted In The Book Of Exodus
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 journeys. One of the major points in this book is when Moses spoke to God at the burning bush. As God revealed himself to Moses he mentions the key verse of the book “I am who I am. This what you are to say to the Israelites: I am has sent me to you” (Exodus 3:14). This verse was very powerful because it’s what Moses had to share with his people to convince them to …show more content…
escape Egypt and have their freedom. The major climax that occurred in the story was the tenth plague, the Passover (Exodus 12:1-4) when the death angel passed over Egypt, taking the lives of all the first born which included Pharaoh’s son. The only way to escape this plague was to sacrifice a lamb and spread its blood on their doorpost, roasted the lamb, and ate it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
Moses
Moses is the author of the book of Exodus which was written during 1445 BC.
He was born in the Land of Goshen during a time when Israelites were slaves of Egypt. Around this time King Pharaoh ordered that all male children born be thrown into the water. Moses mother saw that he had a gift at birth and refused to let her child be thrown into the water. She created a basket, placed Moses inside and sent him down the Nile River to Egypt. He was taken in and raised by King Pharaoh and his family and became known as the Prince of Egypt. As he grew older he start to notice how bad the slaves of Egypt were treated and later met his sister and brother who were slaves of Egypt. He then start to realize that he no longer fit in as the prince of Egypt and ran away to the land of Midian and became a shepherd. Moses overall purpose after becoming a shepherd was to become a leader for his people who were slaves of Egypt. In (Exodus 1:8-12:30) the story focuses on how God used Moses to accomplish Israel’s redemption. Moses was raised and educated by Pharaoh so that he could be used by God to deliver Israel from
Egypt.
Egypt
Egypt is the land of Pyramids and the Nile River which began around 3100 BC. Egypt is a country located in the continent of Africa linking northeast Africa with the Middle East. Egypt dates back to the time of the Pharaohs when kings ruled the lands and enslaved Israelites. Egypt has one of the longest histories as one of the world’s first nations. The ancient religion of Egypt was Polytheism and the religion of Egypt today is Muslim. This country is mentioned all throughout the bible in both the Old Testament and New Testament and holds a place of great significance in scripture. Some of the key figures in Egypt were Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Jeremiah and Jesus. Egypt relates to the book of Exodus as a land where the Israelites were slaves and how God used Moses to free his people from slavery in this country. God trained Moses for forty years in the wilderness of Midian where he would later lead the Israelites for forty years. The relevance of Egypt from a biblical and Ancient near East perspective is the place of wisdom, the land of refuge and hope and becomes the land of slavery. The land of Egypt is known as one the first lands of the Bible.
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 journeys. One of the major points in this book is when Moses spoke to God at the burning bush. As God revealed himself to Moses he mentions the key verse of the book “I am who I am. This what you are to say to the Israelites: I am has sent me to you” (Exodus 3:14). This verse was very powerful because it’s what Moses had to share with his people to convince them to …show more content…
escape Egypt and have their freedom. The major climax that occurred in the story was the tenth plague, the Passover (Exodus 12:1-4) when the death angel passed over Egypt, taking the lives of all the first born which included Pharaoh’s son. The only way to escape this plague was to sacrifice a lamb and spread its blood on their doorpost, roasted the lamb, and ate it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
Moses
Moses is the author of the book of Exodus which was written during 1445 BC.
He was born in the Land of Goshen during a time when Israelites were slaves of Egypt. Around this time King Pharaoh ordered that all male children born be thrown into the water. Moses mother saw that he had a gift at birth and refused to let her child be thrown into the water. She created a basket, placed Moses inside and sent him down the Nile River to Egypt. He was taken in and raised by King Pharaoh and his family and became known as the Prince of Egypt. As he grew older he start to notice how bad the slaves of Egypt were treated and later met his sister and brother who were slaves of Egypt. He then start to realize that he no longer fit in as the prince of Egypt and ran away to the land of Midian and became a shepherd. Moses overall purpose after becoming a shepherd was to become a leader for his people who were slaves of Egypt. In (Exodus 1:8-12:30) the story focuses on how God used Moses to accomplish Israel’s redemption. Moses was raised and educated by Pharaoh so that he could be used by God to deliver Israel from
Egypt.
Egypt
Egypt is the land of Pyramids and the Nile River which began around 3100 BC. Egypt is a country located in the continent of Africa linking northeast Africa with the Middle East. Egypt dates back to the time of the Pharaohs when kings ruled the lands and enslaved Israelites. Egypt has one of the longest histories as one of the world’s first nations. The ancient religion of Egypt was Polytheism and the religion of Egypt today is Muslim. This country is mentioned all throughout the bible in both the Old Testament and New Testament and holds a place of great significance in scripture. Some of the key figures in Egypt were Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Jeremiah and Jesus. Egypt relates to the book of Exodus as a land where the Israelites were slaves and how God used Moses to free his people from slavery in this country. God trained Moses for forty years in the wilderness of Midian where he would later lead the Israelites for forty years. The relevance of Egypt from a biblical and Ancient near East perspective is the place of wisdom, the land of refuge and hope and becomes the land of slavery. The land of Egypt is known as one the first lands of the Bible.