The Book of Exodus The second book of Moses records the exodus of over 2 million Jewish slaves from Egypt which was the most highly developed civilization and the most secure super-power at the time of Israel’s great escape led by Moses, a former prince of Egypt. This book is Moses’ second in the Pentateuch. The greatest man in the O.T. not only founded a nation but he also wrote Scripture – these 5 books provided the foundation for the entire Bible. His first book Genesis, the book of beginnings was a compilation, a gathering together of material passed down to him from man’s original beginning when he was created by God. This second book begins with Moses’ origin and his mirac ulous rescue from the river Nile by the Pharaoh’s daughter. Genesis and Exodus are so readable because they have the momentum of a continuing narrative which began hundreds of years before humans had the ability to record history in written documents (it is called pre-history) and they retained it by means of orality in the corporate memory of their people, remembered and repeated by their clan or tribe after which it was written down and eventually incorporated in our Bible. Exodus is autobiographical and in Moses we discover a chosen servant of the Lord who was an outstanding leader, responsible for leading God’s people out of slavery, sustaining them in the wilderness for 40 years and prepar ing them to enter the Promise Land. He actually forged them into a nation and gave to them the entire Mosaic system of worship which included the Law, the tabernacle and their New Life Radio – Talk No 13
2 Derrick Harrison
06/01/2021
