N. Flüglister39 therefore is justified in concluding: “Das Pascha-Geschehen ist also, so betrachtet, nicht so sehr ein absoluter Anfang und Neubegin, sondern eher die Frucht und Folge eines schon bestehenden Bundesverhältnisses.” However, the Exodus out of Egypt was not an end in itself but only the glorious means to lead Israel to the presence of Yahweh, in order to serve the Savior-King as His kingdom, as a holy nation, to be His sanctuary within the framework of a new convenant.40 In the religious