How do you write an exegetical paper?
Write the Exegetical Paper The essay should be a presentation of conclusions (though with clear and sufficient support) arrived at in the previous stages. It should clearly move beyond historical background and literary features to the theological meaning of the passage, but should not become a sermon.
What is Exodus chapter 3?
Exodus Chapter 3 concludes with God telling Moses that He would smite the land of Egypt so that Pharaoh would have to let them all go. He also said that the Egyptian women will shower the Israelites with expensive gifts, such as precious metals and fine clothing.
What is the meaning of Exodus 3 14?
Its context is the encounter of the burning bush (Exodus 3:14): Moses asks what he is to say to the Israelites when they ask what God [‘Elohiym] has sent him to them, and YHWH replies, “I am who I am”, adding, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I am has sent me to you.'”
How does God identify himself to Moses?
God identify himself when Moses approached the burning bush? This was God’s covenant family. By doing this he narrowed it down to the Israelites – the people who where enslaved in Egypt.
Where does God reveal himself to Moses?
Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush.
What name does God reveal to Moses?
Yahweh
Is Yahweh God or Jesus?
Yahweh is one God who is three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Jesus is God the Son. In the Old Testament, when Yahweh spoke to Moses, He referred to Himself as “I AM”. And Yahweh basically means “I AM”, or “I am He that is”.
Is it forbidden to say Yahweh?
It was never meant to be anything more than a substitute to avoid pronouncing the tetragrammaton. Traditionally, religious Jews today do not often say this name aloud. This is because it is believed to be too holy to be spoken. However, they often use substitutes when referring to the name of their God.
What are the plagues in Exodus?
The plagues are: water turning to blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness and the killing of firstborn children. The question of whether Bible stories can be linked to archaeological discoveries is one that has long fascinated scholars.
What was the last plague?
The Great Plague of 1665
Why did God send the locusts?
Now, of the ten plagues, the eighth one was that of locusts. Moses warned the Pharaoh that God will send so many locusts that they will “cover each and every tree of the land and eat all that is there to be eaten”. Every time the Pharaoh refused, a fresh plague was inflicted upon his kingdom.
Did the Ten Plagues affect the Israelites?
The Torah emphasizes that the ‘arob (עָרוֹב “mixture” or “swarm”) only came against the Egyptians and did not affect the Israelites. Pharaoh asked Moses to remove this plague and promised to grant the Israelites their freedom.
Where did the plagues affect the Israelites?
The Israelites’ perception of the geographical extent of the plagues was therefore limited to what happened in the delta. The statements that plagues 1, 2, 3 and 8 affected “all the land of Egypt” should be interpreted as: all of the Nile delta including the land of Goshen.
How did the Israelites avoid the 10th plague?
The Jews were able to escape this plague by smearing lamb blood over their doors, reminding God to “pass over” their houses. This is the central act for which Passover is supposed to express thanks.
Why did God send the 10 plagues?
Because Pharaoh refused to set the Israelites free, God decided to punish him, sending ten plagues on to Egypt. These included: The Plague of Blood.
What is it still called when God saw the blood on the doors?
As the story goes, during the tenth and final plague, God passes through the land of Egypt and strikes down the firstborn of every household. But the Jews have been told to mark their doors with the blood of a lamb they’ve sacrificed — the Passover offering — and so God “passes over” their homes.
Why did they put lamb’s blood on doors?
God told Moses to order the Israelite families to sacrifice a lamb and smear the blood on the door of their houses. In this way the angel would know to ‘pass over’ the houses of the Israelites. This is why the festival commemorating the escape from Egypt is known as Passover.
Who was God’s instrument to part the Red Sea?
The Holy One commanded Moses to stretch forth his hand over the Red Sea in Exodus 14:16 and 26. The first time he stretched forth his hand, the Holy One delivered Am Yisrael by splitting the Red Sea so that they could escape from their enemy (Exodus 14:21).
What problem did Israel face at Marah?
The narrative concerning Marah in the Book of Exodus states that the Israelites had been wandering in the desert for three days without water; according to the narrative, Marah had water, but it was undrinkably bitter, hence the name, which means bitterness.
Where did Moses cross the Red Sea?
Gulf of Suez
When did Moses cross the Red Sea?
1250 B.C.
What did God say to Moses at the Red Sea?
The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen.” Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.”
How did Moses cross the Red Sea?
Moses holds out his staff and God parts the waters of the Yam Suph (Reed Sea). The Israelites walk through on the dry ground and cross the sea, followed by the Egyptian army. Once the Israelites have safely crossed Moses lifts his arms again, the sea closes, and the Egyptians are drowned.
How many Israelites entered the Promised Land?
When ten of the twelve spies showed little faith, in the doom and gloom report they gave about the land, they were slandering what they believed God had promised them. They did not believe that God could help them, and the people as a whole were persuaded that it was not possible to take the land.
What is Canaan called today?
The land known as Canaan was situated in the territory of the southern Levant, which today encompasses Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, and the southern portions of Syria and Lebanon.
What is the promised land called today?
Israel
Who was the leader after Moses?
Joshua
Who is the son of Nun?
Why did God send Moses back into Egypt?
God sent Moses back to Egypt to demand the release of the Israelites from slavery. Moses said that he could not speak eloquently, so God allowed Aaron, his elder brother, to become his spokesperson.
Who was Israel’s greatest king?
King David