EXODUS is the amazing story of God's deliverance
of His people through his faithful, obedient servant Moses.
Exodus begins with Israel in slavery and Egypt wary of the growing number of Jews. So worried was Pharaoh that he commanded every baby boy born from the Jewish slaves be put to death. Exodus 1
Baby Moses.. Now enters stage left. Baby Moses was the son of a Jewish slave, and so to avoid Pharaoh's 'kill all baby boys edict,' he placed him in a basket in the reeds of the Nile.
He is then discovered by Pharaoh's daughter, who takes Moses as her own. He raises him as a prince of Egypt and uses Moses' real mother as his. Super Nanny. Exodus 2: 1-8
Next, we are told of Moses as a man observing the abusive treatment of a Jewish enslaved person, and in response, Moses murders the Egyptian responsible for this abuse and buries him in the sand.
Once this murder is discovered, Moses must flee for his life, eventually ending up in the land of Midian. Exodus 2:11-15 In Midian, Moses is appointed as a sheep tender for a man named Reuel and marries Reuel's daughter, Zipporah.
In the years to follow, the mistreatment of the Jews in Egypt is heard by God, and God is faithful and loving in his response to these children of faithful Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This is God's chosen people, and they will be set free. Exodus 2: 16-25
But God shows Moses signs of his power, turning his shepherd’s staff into a serpent and back again into a staff. Then God turns Moses' hand leprous and then heals it instantly. God assures Moses that it will be through him that He will free His people.
Still, Moses is hesitant to obey God's directive to the point where God decides to kill him!
I do not understand how the following sequence unfolded. It must have been a cultural thing. But to save Moses, his wife Zippy cuts off the foreskin of one of their sons and throws it on Moses' feet to save his life. Nuff said about that. Exodus 4:21-26
Next stop... Showdown at the 'OK’ Pyramid with Pharaoh and the Seven Plagues.
The Burning Bush cartoons
While tending sheep, Moses encounters a burning bush where the Lord speaks to Moses from the fire. The bush burns but is not consumed.
From this burning bush, Moses is called by God to free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Exodus 3 Understandably, Moses is overwhelmed and replies to God, "First of all, I am wanted for murder, and second of all, I am just one guy, and third of all, ya know, 'Mo don't speak so good-er.' Exodus 4:1-10