The Book of Exodus - God's Care

“The Israelites groaned under their slavery and cried out. Their cry for help rose up to God from their slavery. 24 God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob” – Exodus 2:23

The Book of Exodus tells the story of the Israelite people’s captivity and eventual freedom.  It is the story of God hearing the cries and struggles of the chosen people and then remembering the promises made to this group.  
But the book of Exodus isn’t just about the struggles of freeing the Israelites from their slavery in Egypt.  Following their escape, the Israelites wander in the wilderness for a period and are brought into a new sense of their identity.  God gives the Ten Commandments and instructions for building a tabernacle, all as ways to solidify a covenant relationship between God and the Israelite people.

The entire book illustrates the deep desire of God to care for God’s chosen people when they cry out for help.  It’s a book that tells us that God will remember and keep God’s promises.