In exodus god establishes his covenant with the israelites. She lectures widely in israel, the united states, canada, and the united kingdom. These five books are basically one book with the division between them being for sake of convenience. In many ways the narrative of exodus chapters 115 may be considered the birth story of israel as a people. If some understanding is to be gained from the book of exodus and its doctrine of god, a preliminary look at the religion of the egyptians is. In the book of exodus, many events occur, that show gods power. Theologically, the book takes us from the transcendent god to the imminent god, from a god who listens from.
The mission of this blog is to bring out ways to apply gods word in our life at work, at home, and within our neighborhoods. Introduction this paper will be written to discuss the two topics i have chosen to write about for my first reflection paper. Almost every part of the book yields reward to theological reflection. The book of exodus is told from the third person point of view, essentially as a narrative. The story contains elements of a narrative, but also historical content and matters of law. Posted by jamie under exodus, reflection leave a comment.
Among the symbolic presentations of christ in the book of exodus is the story of the water from the rock in exodus 17. Author of genesis not named though the pentateuch is known as the books of moses, nowhere in the book of genesis is the author named. Thanks to everyone who has found this blog by reading the exodus. Reflections on genesis and winner of the national jewish book award, the particulars of rapture. Exodus, theology of bakers evangelical dictionary of. The book continues the story of the ancestors of israel in egypt, now grown in number to a large landless population enslaved by the pharaoh. That happened 400 hundred years after the death of joseph, his brothers, and how the israelites were delivered from slavery. The term exodus means to leave or to exit and that is basis of the book of exodus. Even if we do not become a christian until we are adults, god has been equipping us and preparing us for the work he has for us to do. In the new testament moses is mentioned several times as author of exodus for example luke 20. In exodus, moses records their deliverance as a nation. Gods and kings is the years third bigscreen bible epic. Moses is undoubtedly the key individual in the book of exodus, which follows his exploits as god begins to reach out to him to establish the deliverance of israel.
Its main significance lies in gods deliverance of israel from egyptian slavery. Avivah gottlieb zornberg is the author of the begginning of desire. If some understanding is to be gained from the book of exodus and its doctrine of god, a preliminary look at the religion of the egyptians is necessary. The book of exodus shows that the god of abraham is the only true god of all the earth. In the book of exodus we find no longer exclusively the dealings of god with individuals mentioned. There are many interesting stories in it that helps us reflect about life and makes us wonder what is the message or the meaning behind the text. While it is one of the most uncomfortable books with regard to its blood, gore, and violence, it is a fascinating composition.
Gods initial call to moses included an explanation of gods work. Exodus reflection paper 1165 words 5 pages there is love in holding and there is love in letting go i will be writing paper on exodus on how the story unfolded. However what makes this significant, is that it is so much more. The intent of this short paper is to present some differences and similarities between jewish and christian understandings of genesis and exodus. Genesis ended when god chose his people, the jews of israel. Nature is a powerful force, and many believe that all acts of nature come from god or some sort of religious being. Israels exodus from egypt must be understood as the unique event that it was within the history of redemption. Does god call us to do things for which we have not been equipped. Warnings of the last days from god christian short film the days of noah have come duration. As i read through the book of exodus and now start the book of leviticus, i am impressed by how much god cares about the details. Exodus chapter 1 1 moses answered, what if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, the lord did not appear to you. How couldnt they see it gods provision, protection, and guidance. The questions for reflection for the study of exodus 15 below will help bring out some thoughts and ideas over the next two weeks. Among these writings is the torah, which also comprises the first five books of the christian old testament.
The book of exodus is the book of national redemption. Exodus with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The book of exodus is the retelling of the jews coming into egypt as guests of joseph to their flight to freedom from slavery, led by moses under the direction of god, called yahweh by the jews. Reflection paper on hamilton book of exodus book of genesis. Reflection paper on hamilton free download as word doc. Research on the bible is available at paper masters. Then he moses took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people, and they said, all that the lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient ex. The nature and intent of that divine work set the agenda for moses work and through him, the work of gods people.
It is about gods great deliverance of israel from egypt and his meeting with them at mt. The above outline is from nelsons complete book of bible maps and charts, pp. Our passage from exodus 3 tells of moses momentous introduction to. View essay reaction paper exodus from theo 446401 at boston college. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of. The book of exodus is the story of god delivering the children of israel from egypt and making them his chosen people. How many times do i tell myself that i am imagining things, that god really isnt speaking to me, that there is no way he would want me to do that because i. Exodus 3 the book of exodus is part of the pentateuch which is a combination of the first five books of the bible. Its easy for me to read through a book like exodus and kind of wonder. Thoreson reflection paper october 6, 2015 nature is used to express an authors religious views and beliefs. He then proceeds to give excruciating details on how he wants his temple, holy tent, ark of the. Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the word of god in order to refocus ones mind and heart upon christ and his gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire bible in a year.
Bible is a collection of books that is full of mysteries. How does exodus story reflect gods presence religion essay. Exodus also known as shemot, sefer elleh shemot, exodos aigyptou, exagoge, and book of names second book of the old testament, circa 10 th. And although many have already noted what i am about to write about, i will write anyway because discovery is new with every man. List of books and articles about book of exodus online. As wright says, the new testament insists, in book after book, that when jesus of nazareth died on the cross, something happened as a result of which the world is a different place wright 39. The book of exodus opens with israel suffering oppressively as slaves in egypt, but in the end of the story exodus 1415, the hand of god delivered them through the reed sea to a new life beginning at mt. The book of exodus is the second book of the pentateuch, or weelleh shemoth according to the hebrew bible. Although all characters in genesis were related through family ties, they all made part of varying stories that supported ultimately the same message. And wright seeks to show us from the bible why this event was so revolutionary and how it all got started. Reaction paper exodus carry the torch and light the. Carry the torch and light the way in both readings from the past two weeks, god has had an intervening relationship. Doc exodus reflection paper justin steckbauer academia.
Book of exodus exodus devotional reflections from. Reflections on the book of judges i recently read through the book of judges for fun. Although the narratives are the same, the perspective of each religion varies. Reflection of the exodus and exodus 1989 words bartleby. The book of exodus probably is one of the most interesting books in the bible. Essay analysis of the book exodus discernment on exodus being that this book is the second of the old testament, following genesis, one would expect consistency in the story telling theme. According to dictionary, the word exodus means, departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people. Questions for reflection for study of exodus 15 this.
Exodus, the second book of the bible, demonstrates many aspects of gods character. Although exodus takes the form of a popular narrative, easy for a primitive people to understand, it. Confessions of faith and corporate worship in the old testament from this point on derive from the exodus events. Commentary on the book of exodus by matthew henry old. If we want to learn about the bibles view of god, we do well to turn to the book of exodus. Between the happenings at the end of genesis and the beginning of exodus there are nearly 300 years. The beginning portion begins to tell of a story of. The book of exodus is not a prehistory narrative, unlike genesis, because it was written between 1446 and 1406 bc.
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