The Miracles Of The Exodus: The Book Of Exodus

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The book of Exodus is the story of God delivering the children of Israel from Egypt and making them his chosen people. Exodus records more miracles of God than any other book in the Old Testament. It’s where we find the stories of the Ten Plagues, the first Passover, the parting of the Red Sea, the Ten Commandments, the Burning Bush and the Golden Calf. Exodus describes how God can deliver those who sin by taking him/her through the difficult times of life, and guiding them to the Promise Land. Israelites are often referred to as the “chosen people,” God chose Israel because he made an covenant with Israel forefather, Abraham, to stray his descendants away from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt (Deuteronomy …show more content…

This is when God made a promise to Abraham that he would save them, “afterward they shall come out with great possessions” (Genesis 15:14). Many years after, the new king of Egypt fulfilled Gods prophecy. After the birth of Moses, days after God heard the people of Israel cries for help and remembered his covenant to Abraham ( Exodus 2:23-35). Moses was used by God to do his work and deliver the people of Israel. Moses went to the Pharaoh to request the Israelites to be let go to worship God. The stubborn Pharaoh “hardened his heart” and refused the request, Moses knew he would already because God warned him (Exodus 4:21). God then began the series of ten plagues. Every time the Pharaoh refused to release the people of Israel, God sent a plague. After the final plague (death of every firstborn), the Pharaoh repented and agreed to let the people go. When the king of Egypt became aware that the people had fled, the Pharaoh had a change of heart, Exodus 14:5, “What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?” The Pharaohs army attempted to capture the people but God had another plan. God separated the Red Sea, he made a pathway for his people to pass through safely, but drowning the Pharaoh army in the sea (Exodus 14:28). The parting of the Red Sea is one thing God did to deliver Abrahams people from slavery in Egypt. The omnipresent God used Moses to fulfill the physical work that he can’t do. The deliverance of Israel is one of the greatest testimonies the Old Testament uses to show Gods work of salvation and saving power. Modern slavery isn’t like the slavery of the Israelites in Egypt, John 8:35, “everyone who commits sin is a slave to

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