presently intolerable. With life in the land will come the obligation to worship Yahweh. The Exodus story will not simply describe an act of liberation, but set forth a theology of liberation. Here we are shown that since God is, his promises must be believed and God himself worshipped. Throughout the story of the Exodus, if not throughout the whole Bible, we are permitted to see God’s dealings with people whose struggles are of tremendous importance to him and whose personalities he respects. Those