What was Exodus about?

Answer 1

The Exodus was when Moses take the poorly treated israelites out of Egypt. He tried to convince the Pharaoh to let them but he refused profusely. God told Moses and he was presented Moses with a rod that becomes a snake, a leprous and then cleansed hand, and the ability to turn all the rivers to blood. Moses presented Pharaoh with the stick/snake but Pharaoh was not convinced because his magicians could do the same tricks, they told him that if he did not let them out that he would kill his firstborn son, they also did this. Finally he left them out and the Red Sea was brought in. They then travel to Canaan and the Sinai covenant (10 commandments come in.)

Answer 2

The exodus was a journey in which moses led his people out of Egypt. To the Hebrews the release from slavery proved that God was protecting and watching over them. They believed that they had been set free because God loved them.
exodus is the second book in The Bible and contains information about Moses' birth and the Israelites Exodus (the exit) out of Egypt.

Answer 3

AnswerThe Book of Genesis had ended with the children of Israel in Egypt as free and respected inhabitants with their own land. The Book of Exodus changes all that, beginning with a decision to enslave and restrict the Israelites, and then the birth of Moses, the man who would lead the Exodus. The Exodus itself is largely in the Book of Exodus, but some material is in the Book of Numbers. The story states that the Israelites had 600,000 fighting men, so there would have to have been at least 2.5 million people including priests, women, children and the infirm.

The Exodus begins with the Israelites getting the approval, quickly withdrawn, to leave Egypt. They flee to the Red Sea, which Moses miraculously parts, and all 2.5 million Israelites and their wagons and livestock cross on the dry sea bed. The Egyptians follow in their war chariots, but the sea returns and the Pharaoh and all his men are drowned. The Israelites then head towards Canaan, but are soon complaining because Moses did not bring any food or water for them. Moses tells God, who sends manna and quail for them to eat. The story continues until they come near to Canaan, and Moses sends spies to look at the land.

There are actually two versions of the spies story blended together in the Book of Numbers. This happens because there were not just one but two authors (known as J and P), whose different and sometimes conflicting stories were woven together. In the J story, the spies return to say that the land is unconquerable, and the people refuse to to enter Canaan and plotted to elect a new captain to lead them back to Egypt. God was angry, threatening to destroy the people by plague. In the end, he chose not to destroy the Israelites, instead they were to wander the desert until the present generation had died. In the P story, the spies return to say that the land is not only unconquerable but devours its people, and the people refuse to to enter Canaan and threaten to stone Moses. God was angry and decreed that the Israelites will wander the wilderness for forty years, until the present sinful generation had died.

While wandering in the wilderness, Joshua defeats the Amakelites, even telling the sun to stand still until he has slain them all. Moses goes up a mountain with Joshua, and God gives him the Ten Commandments. When they return, they find the Israelites worshipping another god, symbolised by a golden calf. Moses breaks the tablets holding the Ten Commandments and must return to the mountain to receive another set.

The Israelites build an Ark of the Tabernacle in which to place the Ten Commandments, and atop it is a lavish Mercy Seat for God to ride on and be carried about as the Israelites continue their wanderings.

Answer 4

We can look back on the "Exodus" today and see that it had both a practical application and a "dually" prophetic one.

Practically, speaking... the "exodus" physically liberated God's people [Abraham's children] from their centuries-long captivity in Egypt.

The first prophetic application was God "stepping in" on human affairs on earth, to fulfill His centuries-old promise to Abraham, regarding his descendants:

"...He said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; and also that nation, whom they serve, will I Judge: and after ward shall they come out with great substance." (Gen.15:13-14)

The first prophetic application of the "exodus," then, was God fulfilling that promise to His friend, Abraham.

The second prophetic application of the "exodus" is... once again... God "stepping in" on human affairs on earth [into the middle of the economic and military affairs and might of Egypt, the most powerful empire on earth at that time] to establish the process of the first phase of His plan of salvation[which God reveals to His people through His seven annual Holy Feasts; starting with the Passover]. The salvation of both, the liberation of His people from Egypt -- and the future liberation of all mankind from sin and Satan's hold on him [pictured in 'Egypt; Sin'... and 'Pharaoh and his armies; Satan and his demons'].

"And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and SEE THE SALVATION OF THE LORD, which He will shew to you to day... THE LORD SHALL FIGHT FOR YOU, and ye shall hold your peace."" (Ex.14:13-14).

"And this day shall be unto you FOR A MEMORIAL; and ye shall keep it a Feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a Feast by an ordinance FOR EVER." (Ex.12:14)

Ultimately... the "exodus" was and is about "the Salvation of Jesus Christ" -- the Almighty Creator God of the Old Testament... the God of Moses... and the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob:

"All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made." (John 1:3)

The "exodus" is a prophecy. It points to the future return of Jesus Christ to earth... to once again [and for the last time] step into the errant, Godless, sinful affairs of man on earth... to save [liberate] mankind [God's Children, created in His image] from sin and death... and to restore that branch of the Government of God that Satan corrupted, perverted and destroyed in the beginning.

Because, Bible prophecy speaks of a "Second Exodus"... when the returning Jesus [the King] shall deliver, not just Israelites... but ALL NATIONS [Gentiles] ON EARTH.

"...behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be said, The Lord Liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; but The Lord Liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither He had driven them: and I will bring them again into their own land that I gave unto their fathers.

"Behold, I will send for MANY FISHERS [see Matt.4:18-19], saith the Lord, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks [see Rev.6:15-17]... the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit." (Jer.16:14-19)

For our generation, today... the "exodus" is a prophecy of remembrance and future Hope in God's promise of Salvation to all whose Faith and Trust rest in Jesus Christ -- the God of the Old Testament who "orchestrated and established" it, anciently.

Answer 5

Metaphorically, the Book of Exodus informs us that we can deliver ourselves from the bondage of our limited or negative way of thinking which holds us back from doing great things - helping others, forming a strong sense of self and community, and questioning outdated rules or outmoded ways of doing things.

Answer 6

A:The Exodus in the Bible is a story of the Israelites fleeing slavery in Egypt, under the leadership of Moses. The Bible tells us they left Egypt approximately 1440 BCE and spent forty years wandering in the wilderness, until all those who left Egypt had died, save Joshua and Caleb, the only two permitted by God to enter the Promised Land. The story includes an account of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments on a mountain, while the Israelites left behind built an idol.

The Exodus event can be regarded as a legend or myth, as nearly all modern scholars say there was no Exodus from Egypt as described in the Bible.

Another Answer:

The 2nd book of the Bible is called 'Exodus' and tells of the Children of Israel enslavement in the Land of Egypt. In this book we learn of God fulfilling His promise of leading His Chosen Peoples out of Egypt to the Promised Land of Canaan.

In our modern world, two schools of thought have developed about these events: the minimalist or deconstructionist who hold that the Exodus and many other Bible stories are myths and therefore unreliable. These also hold that nothing in biblical tradition is earlier than the Persian period (538-332 BC), especially their denial of the United Monarchy under Kings Saul, David, and Solomon ever existed.

Then there are the maximalists. These are fighting the uphill battle of a scarcity of information/ruins left unaltered by the then existing parties. A major challenge in reconstructing an accurate view of history is that, through the ages, most negative or embarrassing evidence was never written down or was intentionally destroyed by later rulers. There are several examples of the Egyptians doing exactly this in their history. However, the Bible stands in marked contrast to most ancient literature in that it objectively records the facts about biblical personalities, whether good or bad.

Maximalist are making strives into having some carefully look at the biblical evidence arguing that the date of the Exodus is circa 1450 BC and not where most have looked for evidence of this event vis-a-vis the minimalist's 1260 BC. The tide of scholarly opinion on the Bible has shifted several times in the past centuries. During the later part of the 19th century there was much skepticism of the Bible, but in the 20th century, thanks to astonishing archaeological discoveries supporting the Scriptures, the tide turned somewhat in its favor.

Answer 7

According to biblical tradition, the Exodus was the event in which the Israelites escaped from slavery in Egypt and began a trek lasting 40 years in the desert, before finally entering and conquering the land of the Canaanites. The Bible says there were 600,000 fighting men among the Israelites, so the total population would have been at least 2.5 million people including women, children, priests and the elderly.

The Ipuwer papyrus is often put forward in popular literature as confirmation of the Biblical Exodus story, but these arguments ignore the much greater age of the papyrus and the many points on which Ipuwer contradicts Exodus.The consensus of nearly all scholars is that the Exodus was not a real, historical event. The real history of the earliest Israelites was as Canaanite farmers who left the region of the rich coastal cities and migrated into the hitherto sparsely populated hinterland, where they settled peacefully and created a new nation.

Answer 8

In the Exodus, Moses brought the Israelites out of the Egyptian slavery under the guidance of God, after God brought plagues upon the Egyptians (Exodus ch.1-12).

After the Israelites left, Egypt was in turmoil for decades. Though Israel was later harassed (Judges ch.3,6 and 10) by its smaller neighbors (Ammon, Moab, Midian), not a peep was heard from Egypt for four hundred years.

Egypt's turmoil is also borne out by the Ipuwer papyrus ("Pestilence is throughout the land....the river is blood") (Professor John van Seters, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology no. 50). The plagues were also described by ancient historians, including Herodotus and Diodorus. The Exodus is mentioned by Strabo, Berosus, Artapanus, Numenius, Justin, and Tacitus.

See also:

Archaeology and the Hebrew Bible

Answer 9

It teaches us about the Israelites and Moses and Aaron. It also teaches us about how God has tons of power. Sorry it's not a very good answer.

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