Exodus.
Redemption from slavery, covenant at Sinai, and God dwelling among his people.
Who wrote Exodus?
Traditionally Moses; final compilation likely later.
Who was it written for?
Israel — a people who must learn who their God is after centuries in Egypt.
Structure
- The deliverance (1–18): plagues, Passover, the Red Sea
- The covenant (19–24): Sinai and the Ten Commandments
- The tabernacle (25–40): pattern, construction, glory
Key verses
Why Exodus matters
Exodus is the paradigm of salvation in the Old Testament. Every later prophet appeals to it; the New Testament reads the cross and resurrection through it. The book ends not with the giving of the Law but with God himself filling the tabernacle — the deliverance was never just freedom from Egypt, it was freedom for God's presence.
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