Read Exodus. Write Exodus Essay. Religion & Theology Assignment

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The book of Exodus focuses on the mass movement of Israelites out of Egypt. The Egyptian Pharaoh felt irked and threatened by Jacob’s descendants, who had increased in number and greatness. The Pharaoh responded by forcing the Israelites into slavery; it even reached a point where Hebrew’s baby boys were killed at birth. God, Moses, and Pharaoh are critical characters in Exodus, whose interrelationships could reflect love and danger.
The love for Israelites as God’s chosen people is featured prominently in most texts of Exodus. The whole Exodus story reveals God’s plan to save His people from immense suffering. Israelites were being subjected to inhuman actions that include beatings, forced labor, and even murder of the baby boys. God’s love is immeasurable for Israelites; for example, God delivered them from bondage in Egypt. God allows them to cross the Red Sea miraculously. God fed Israelites despite their grumbling and deviance.
The relationship between God and Pharaoh was hostile. Pharaoh was a key figure who led in ensuring that Israelites suffered under forced labor, and facilitated the murder of their baby boys. God’s demonstrated His character in a vengeful and dangerous approach. God facilitated the occurrence of fatal plagues, diseases, and the killing of Egyptian boys. It should be noted that God Punished Israelites for disobeying his ten commandments by letting them move around the mountain for a long time.
Moses’s story can be traced to the killing of baby boys. Hebrew women were against the murder of babies. One woman hid her baby boy by placing him on a papyrus basket and set him afloat in water, in an attempt to save him. The Pharaoh’s daughter noticed the hidden baby; she got the baby and began nursing him. She named him Moses.
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