The Hebrews In Exodus

About 500 years after the death of Abraham, his descendants through Isaac were living in Egypt as slaves. Genesis 37 to 50 tells the story of how this came about. The 10 oldest sons of Abraham's grandson Jacob disliked their younger brother Joseph so much that they found a way to sell him to traders who in turn sold him to an Egyptian officer as a slave. In his new land, Joseph went through a series of ups and downs and eventually became the prime minister of Egypt, the highest official under the king. God enabled Joseph to foresee an approaching time of famine, and used him to store up food and then distribute it during the famine. His political position made it possible for him to settle his father's family in Egypt's most fertile territory. Here they prospered for many years. However, the time came when the leaders of Egypt began to view the rapidly growing Israelite community as a threat. As a result, they made slaves of the Israelites, treating them with ever-increasing harshness. Finally, desperate because the descendants of Jacob continued to multiply, they issued an order that all their male babies be destroyed at birth. The first 12 chapters of Exodus tell the story of how the Lord responded to the cries of His people. He miraculously provided Moses to be their leader, sent 10 plagues on the Egyptians, helped the Israelites celebrate their first Passover, and led them out of the land of bondage. It appears that as they left for Canaan, they had no

When Moses and the Israelites came to the land of Canaan, twelve spies were sent in to explore. They came back and reported that the land was bountiful, but the Canaanites had a mighty army that could crush the Israelites. Soon, the bad report spread through the nation of Israel and the people rebelled. They cried to God, asking why He would lead them so far, only to let them die by the Canaanite sword.

Liberation Theologian, Gustavo Gutiérrez linked creation with the exodus as one continual event to explain God’s salvific nature. The link reveals God’s continual involvement in human history, not a God outside of human history. Gutiérrez argues that God sets the Israelites free from their oppression because God desires a more just world. Similarly, James Cone links God’s election of the Israelites with the exodus to explain liberation from oppression. According to Cone the link between election and the exodus is inseparable and serves as a major consideration in Cone’s definition of theology. Cone argues God continues active involvement in human history through the prophets in the Old Testament. The major difference between Gutiérrez and

The Hebrews are a Covenant oriented demographic. Their holy book is the Torah and as defined by God for the Torah there are six Covenants to follow these would include: Abrahamic, Mosaic, Priestly, Davidic, and the New Covenant. The main question pertains to the fact of how faithful were the Hebrews And God to these Covenants. Another thought is to how did these Covenants separate the Hebrews from their surrounding neighbors? Can these covenants be applied to daily life and resound on a personal level in 2016 as well?I firmly believe that the covenants can provide a peace of mind for those that are willing to accept the Scriptures and apply them to be a more ethical and morally sound person.

In this essay, I am going to be talking about three reasons that we can see in Exodus chapter 2. Some of the things I see in this chapter on one side he was impulsive he was not that good at making decisions but on the good side he was protective, he was well trained and he was strong.

The story starts with the Pharaoh being afraid that the Hebrews would become too strong because they were becoming greater in number. To solve this the Pharaoh enslaved them in order to avoid an uprising, and ordered that all Hebrew newborn sons be killed, “And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.” (King James Bible, Exodus 1:22). However, one Hebrew son, Moses, survived by being hidden and put in a basket in the Nile river. The basket was found by the Pharaoh’s daughter and the Hebrew son was found and brought up in the Pharaoh’s home and was named Moses. When Moses was an adult, he fled Egypt after murdering a slave driver. God appeared to Moses in the form of a burning bush, demanding the Moses lead His people out of Egypt. Moses obeyed God and led his people through the desert for forty years until they found the Promised

Throughout modern history, Judaism has been recognized as one of the most influential religions in Western Civilization. However, to reach the complexity and structure that Judaism has today, the Hebrews had to endure several periods and turning points in history. During the 1500 years after 1200 BCE, “numerous vast empires rose and fall around and over them (Hebrews)”, as they made their transformation into Jews (Pavlac, 45). During these phases, known as the Patriarchy Phase, the Monarchy Phase, and Exile and Diaspore, many new beliefs and practices became incorporated into the foundation of Jewish religion, such as the idea of a monotheistic religion, the introduction of prophets, and the usage of scriptures and rabbi.

According to Wikipedia, "No evidence has been found that indicates Egypt ever suffered such a demographic and economic catastrophe [as the Exodus] or that the Sinai desert ever hosted (or could have hosted) these millions of people and their herds." and that "The consensus among biblical scholars today is that there was never any exodus of the proportions described in the Bible." but is this true?

The Hebrews were the descendants of Abraham and often known as “the chosen ones”. They were the chosen ones because God picked their nation Israel to enter into a covenant with Him (“Judaism:The Chosen People”). This just proves the importance of the Hebrews and their roles back in their society. Within their nation, there were separate roles for men and women which were equally important, even though it was mainly a patriarchal and patrilineal society. Women were always viewed as separate and inferior to men ever since the beginning of this world but that was not how God intended them to be viewed as. He created women for a specific reason and many from the Bible have proven the reason.

Exodus is the earliest text in the Old Testament that creates a new identity and sense of community to a group of people who had nothing. According to the Exodus there were a group of slaves who fled Egypt and where led by a prophet named Moses, who also is the proclaimed author of the book. These people where on a mission to find the promise land where they can be free from oppression and create their own civilization. These claims are true are still debated to this day, but the text was written around the 1400 B.C. Moses intentions for Exodus were to set laws for his new community to a group of people who had only knew lives as slaves.

People in Bible times ate meat and grain. Barley, wheat, and grapes were common crops. Jesus used wheat fields in his parables several times. From the grain they produced, they would also make flour. Barley was used to feed the horses. Fishing was also a common way to get food. Different fishing supplies have been found by archaeologists. In the Bible, it talks about the disciples who were fishermen. From passages in Acts, we also know that they ate other meats that were considered clean.

Moses was a great leader of the Israelites. In the 1300s B.C.E., by the time of Moses, a large group of Abraham’s descendants were living in Egypt. The pharaoh was scared of their growth so he quickly put them into slavery. According to the Torah, God had told Moses “I will send you to the pharaoh, and you shall free my people.”, Moses went to the pharaoh, the Torah continues, and told him to let the Israelites go free, The pharaoh refused. Because of that God punished Egypt with ten terrible plagues. According to the Torah, the pharaoh quickly changed his mind, but when the Israelites left the Egyptians followed them and caught up with them at the sea of reeds. But Moses raised his staff and waters of the seas parted. The Israelites safely

The book of, Genesis and Exodus by the New King James version, tells the creation of nations and humans, to the freeing Israelites from Egypt. After the creation of the earth and people in Genesis God focuses on Abraham who once he carries out Gods commands is promised many descendants who will become the nation of Israel. In exodus just as Abraham was promised the nation of Israel was formed although Israelites suffer under the enslavement of the Egyptians God tells Moses to lead the cause of freeing Israelites from Egypt. Abraham and Moses are good citizens for god they both follow Gods requests and rules even when they do not completely agree or are sure of Gods demands.

God, the Lord had also chosen Moses to follow in his path and free the Hebrews from the Egyptians. God told Moses “…the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me (God): and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them” (Exodus, King James, 3:9). With God’s help and guide, Moses was successful in freeing thousands of Hebrews who were being enslaved by the Egyptians. Through his courageous actions and bravery, Moses gained many followers and therefore became a hero to his

God stripped Moses as well as Aaron of their eventual access to the Promised Land. Their crimes: disobeying orders and taking credit for God’s miracle. If we look back throughout Moses’ story, it can be suggested that he was forced into his position as a prophet by God when he appeared as a burning bush. Moses did all of the labor on behalf of God, and played middle man between God and the Israelites, who complained about each other to him, for forty long years in the desert! A previous time, Moses did bash his staff into a rock and received water without any repercussions from God. There is no way to really know, but it sounds like Moses was frustrated, forgot himself, and as a result was robbed by God of the paradise he had worked hard for and was promised. The Israelites were also robbed of their promise of living in the Promised Land. Their crimes: lying to Moses and by extension God, and complaining. Of the twelve scouts sent to explore the land, ten lied about the conditions and died from a plague. Because the Israelites complained about God so much, God denied them access to the