Exodus (Biblia.com)

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The book of Exodus is about a journey: a journey out of Egypt, but more particularly a journey from a land where God’s power, sovereignty and continuing interest in his people could be easily questioned, to a place where God dwelt in the midst of his people. Exodus describes God’s power, his redemption of his people, his covenant requirements at Sinai, and the rules of his worship. In this...

required the people to avoid the practices of Egypt and Canaan by maintaining sexual purity. This is spelled out in great detail in Leviticus 18:6–30; 20:10–21. Because the bond between the LORD and his people could also be compared to the marriage bond between husband and wife, adultery was often used to depict the way in which Israel turned away from Yahweh to worship other gods (Lev. 20:6–8). You shall not steal (20:15). All that exists belongs in the final analysis to

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