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The Exodus & Mount Sinai

Deliverance from Egypt, the Passover, the Red Sea, and the Giving of the Torah

Raised in Pharaoh's court and called at the burning bush on Horeb , Moses and his brother Aaron lead Israel out of bondage in Egypt through the Passover and crossing of the Red Sea to receive the Covenant Law at Mount Sinai.

Moses, Aaron, Miriam & the Passover Deliverance

Born to Amram and Jochebed of the tribe of Levi ( Exodus 6:20 , Numbers 26:59 ), Moses , Aaron , and Miriam confronted Pharaoh in Egypt . After ten plagues culminating in the Passover ( Exodus 12:1 ), Israel crossed the Red Sea ( Exodus 14:21 ) and sang the Song of the Sea ( Exodus 15:1 , Exodus 15:20 ).

The Sinai Covenant & Tablets of Testimony

At Mount Sinai ( Exodus 19:1 , Exodus 20:1 ), God spoke the Ten Commandments and revealed the architectural pattern for the Wilderness Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant ( Exodus 25:8 , Exodus 25:10 ), where the stone tablets of the covenant were deposited ( Deuteronomy 10:5 , Hebrews 9:4 ).

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