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The Exodus

The Exodus. HRE 40 Unit #2. The Book of Exodus 3: 7 - 10. The Lord  said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering .

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The Exodus

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  1. The Exodus HRE 40 Unit #2

  2. The Book of Exodus 3: 7 - 10 • TheLord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. • So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.* • And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them.So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”

  3. Exodus in American History • Read the article to discover how this Old Testament biblical story has been used as a story of hope for the oppressed.

  4. Exodus as Motivation • This story is a timeless source of hope for oppressed people everywhere, one that has motivated many to take courageous action for the sake of goodness • American slaves referred to the Exodus story in their songs, and it has inspired the leaders of the • Twentieth-century civil rights movement • Anti-apartheid movements in South Africa • Current Palestinian struggle Apartheid: a former social system in South Africa in which black people and people from other racial groups did not have the same political and economic rights as white people and were forced to live separately from white people

  5. American Slavery - Freedom • Listen – Sweet Land of Canaan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCWvBuWNbjc

  6. South African Apartheid • Ladysmith Black Mambazo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPLvH6FONqQ

  7. Modern Day Exodus • With your elbow partner, outline a modern day story that you could relate to the Exodus.

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