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The God Who Makes Himself Known: The Missionary Heart of the Book of Exodus is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Lord’s commitment to make Himself known throughout the nations is the overarching missionary theme of the Bible and the central theological concern of Exodus. Ross Blackburn counters scholarly tendencies to fragment the text over theological difficulties by contending that Exodus should be read as a unified whole, and that an appreciation of its missionary theme in its canonical context is...

24; 28:14). The connection between Genesis 12:1–3 and Exodus 1:7 is further supported by the reference to Jacob’s descendants in Egypt in Exodus 1:1–6, demonstrating that God’s promise to Abraham is being fulfilled. The convergence of Genesis 1:27 and Genesis 12:1–3 in Exodus 1:7 is important on at least three levels. First, it suggests that Israel is living under the blessing of God. It is noteworthy that in both Genesis passages blessing is connected with multiplication, the bearing of children
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