Saving The Hebrew People

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The Hebrew people forced into slavery by Pharaoh were miraculous freed from bondage, and delivered out of Egypt. God miraculous moved in their behalf through Moses, leading them out of Egypt and through the desert, establishing His Covenant, Decalogue, Code of Laws, and instructions for the Tabernacle and priesthood making a nation for Himself. The Hebrew people cried out to God in the midst of their slavery to Pharaoh and He heard their cry. God spoke to Moses to be their deliverer while he was in the desert, through a burning bush. He instructed him to lead the people out of Egypt to Mt. Sinai where they were to worship Him. "Israel was about to be redeemed, rescued, and reconstituted as a covenant nation, and Yahweh meant all of this" (Merrill, 1991, p. 111). A name they recognized but did not know it's full power would be revealed to them. God gave Moses ten plagues to convince Pharaoh and his gods to let God's people go but not until the tenth plague Pharaoh would agree after losing his own firstborn son to the plague. Moses instructed the people to prepare a lamb for sacrifi...

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