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Introduction to the second book of Moses,
called Exodus.

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The book of Exodus continues the story of
God's promises that began in the book of

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Genesis.

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From the peoples of the world,
God selected one man, Abraham,

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and promised to make his descendants into
a great nation.

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Exodus describes the birth of that nation.

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When the story of Genesis ends,
we see Jacob and 70 of his descendants go

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into Egypt to live.

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When the book of Exodus begins,
these descendants of Abraham have grown to

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over 2 million people.

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These people, called Israel or the
Hebrews, became slaves under the Pharaoh

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of Egypt.

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The people prayed to the God of their
fathers for deliverance.

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Israel's deliverance from Egypt is perhaps
the greatest miracle in the Old Testament.

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This rescue is remembered annually by the
Passover celebration.

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The eyewitness, Moses, recorded all of the
events in Exodus.

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Moses was the man God used to lead his
chosen people out of Egypt.

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Then, at Mount Sinai, God gave the people
of Israel their law code, or constitution,

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which included the Ten Commandments.

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Now all they needed to be a nation was a
land of their own.

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In order to guide them spiritually and
physically, God gave them a portable

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worship center where he dwelt among the
people.

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God was shaping this people into a great
nation in order to be the source of truth

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and salvation to the entire world.

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And in the process, he was revealing more
and more about himself.