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The book of Exodus is literally a story about “going out,” and as such, it touches on something all of us have in common: each of our lives is marked by different kinds of goings out and comings in. J. Gerald Janzen reads the Exodus story as both the story of a particular people and a revelation of God’s concern for the liberation and redemption of all people. The lessons of Exodus are...

noteworthy are Mark 6:50 and John 16:33. So this expression goes to the heart of the biblical message. Where our spontaneous response is fear, and we cry out in that fear, God’s reassuring response is “don’t be afraid.” The earliest context for such fear and answering reassurance is the family setting, especially the relation between parent and anxious or upset child. For example, we find our expression in Genesis 15:1 (father); 21:17 (mother); 26:24 (father); 35:17 (mother); 43:23 (brother); 46:3
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