Transcript Why did god send the israelites to egypt?

2300 Rise of the
Egyptian
Civilization
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Menes was the
Pharaoh
2100 King Khufu
built the
Great pyramids of
Giza
1718
1716
Joseph is sold to
the Egyptians
by his brothers
Joseph becomes
prime minister of
in Egypt
1706
Jacob and family
move to Goshen
1500 Slavery
of Israel by
Pharoah
1492 Plaques
of Israel
1491
The exodus
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-surrounded by water and deserts which
secured its borders from attackers
-the fertile Nile Valley was good for growing
food during times of famine
-cataracts on the Nile also made it impossible
for others to attack
- the area where they settled was up by the Nile
Delta which was good for sheep to graze and
families to multiply
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The Egyptians worshipped nature and had
very different beliefs than the Israelites, thus
the Jews united under one belief, one God and
one nation
Because God helped Joseph interpret Pharaohs
dreams, Joseph was promoted to Vizier, the
Pharaoh's chief assistant.
Joseph had great influence over state decisions
and he had the grain stored up during the time
of famine across the land. During this time
Jacob moved his family of 76 to Goshen.
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The political situation allowed for the Jews to multiply
in numbers . In fact they grew so large that the
Pharaoh, Thutmose I, became overly concerned about
them and the Hykos joining forces and taking over the
Egyptian empire
The numbers had gone from 76 to 2 million within a
few decades.
In response the Pharaoh commanded Egypt's
midwives to kill newborn Hebrew boys. When this
failed, he directed all Egyptians to seize the male
children that were born to the Hebrew lands and
drown them.
This forced the Israelite people to cry out to God for
deliverance which would come in the form of Moses.
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The Egyptians also despised the Jews because
they were shepherds, thus they would never
intermarry.
Gen. 43:32
Than they would remain one nation as God
had commanded. In Canaan the Hittites were
already marrying the Israelite women
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Gen. 15:1
Then the Lord said to him,
“Know for certain that your descendants will
be strangers in a country not their own, and
they will be enslaved and mistreated four
hundred year.... In the fourth generation your
descendants will come back here, for the sin of
the Amorites has not yet reached its full
measure.”
-When Israel left Egypt, the northern and
southern world powers were weak
-It would help them as they plan to take Canaan
back from there enemies.