Exodus Decoded

In Jewish society, festivals and feasts play a major role in both culture and religion. From the earliest days of Judaism, specific days were set aside for observation. Though appearing throughout the Bible, only Leviticus 23 lists all of the Old Testament prescribed celebrations together. In this portion of Scripture Moses defines the timing and requirements that God imparted to him. Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, Festival of Weeks (Pentecost), Feast of Trumpets, The Day…

The first fourteen chapters of the book of Exodus include some very exiting Bible passages. There is a lot of action and a lot of plot. However, with all this action there comes a lot of bloodshed. The Lord hardens Pharaoh’s heart so that he does not let the people of Israel go to claim the land the Lord has promised to them. The Lord sends ten plagues to Egypt to show his power. The last one is the slaying of the firstborns’ of the Egyptians. At first glance, this seems like an absolutely…

The biblical passages Exodus 23:23-33 and Deuteronomy 20:10-20 illustrates God’s plan for the Israelites. These two passages share an overall purpose of emphasizing what is to be done with the non-Israelites who inhabit the land of Canaan (Exod 23:33 and Deut 10:20). This paper will discuss the various similarities and differences between these two passages by exploring how God is depicted and the immerging themes that are present throughout both these passages. To begin with, the language…

cloud to separate and protect them from the pursuing Egyptians. The Egyptians were in darkness, but the Israelites had light. Exodus 14:19 “And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind…

Upon inspection of Exodus and the studying of Egyptian theology, one can draw many lines connecting the two. The primary connection is that of an attack on the gods of Egypt. There are a few varying views on the way that they are connected, but whichever way one decides upon, the connections are obvious. The plagues and Exodus in general can teach a great deal about God’s sovereignty and about being spiritual underdogs in a pluralistic world. While researching the ten plagues and Egyptian…

Noah, which changed how they saw themselves as individuals and how they contributed to their society. This was expressed in the Bible, and has been retold numerous times, most recently in movies such as The Ten Commandments, Prince of Egypt, Noah and Exodus: Gods and Kings. When God came to Moses, Moses initially resisted the role as leader. With the 10 plagues he brought upon Egypt, God showed Moses his power he had and Moses eventually embraced the role of a leader to his people.…

result of killing an Egyptian. Moses married, became a shepherd and disconnected from his home and family in Egypt. While Moses tended the flock God called Moses from a burning bush and commissioned him to lead the people of Israel out of bondage. In Exodus 3:2 “There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush.” Moses reclaimed by God to liberate and rescue Israel. A third period in Moses’s life which I thought to be fascinating is just before his death he…

Passover is the biggest feast of the Jews. It has its origins in Exodus. God gave ten disasters to Egypt to make Egypt released the Hebrew slaves from Egypt. Primary disasters was that every water of rivers and brooks changed to blood. The second disaster was a herd of frogs. Egyptians suffered from frogs. The third disaster was louses. The fourth disaster was flies. Huge amounts of flies were coming in Egypt and harassed Egyptians. However, flies did not go to people of Israel. The fifth…

Artifact Report The Exodus is an important event, not just as a historical view, but for a religious one as well. For something as significant as it is, there is very little evidence to support the claim; which is referenced in the bible. An event which freed thousands of slaves from the hands of Egypt, summoned plagues, parted a sea, and drowned an army. However, if you were a superior nation, ruling as a god, and lost nearly everything to a slave revolt, would you want to document your losses?…

Nyssan in The Life of Moses gives a synopsis of the life of Moses, which is primarily recorded in the book of Exodus. He argues that nothing dead can be in the presence of God, because “sandaled feet cannot ascend to that height where the light of truth is seen,” as only the living can ever be in the presence of the Lord. Nyssan argues that the presence of God is holy ground, which is the reason that Moses is commanded to take off his sandals in the presence of the burning bush. Nyssa goes on…