OLD TESTAMENT TEXTS

Exodus 1:8-2:10 contains three stories that explore the power of salvation, while Psalm 124 turns the insights gained from the introductory stories in Exodus into the language of praise.

Exodus 1:8--2:10 - "The Salvation of the Savior"
Setting.  Moses is the central human character in the book of Exodus and, indeed, in the remainder of the Pentateuch. He is the one called by God to be the savior. With this knowledge as background, it is easy to conclude that the central event in the Old Testament lesson for this Sunday is the account of his birth in  Exodus 2:1-10, and the present interpretation has followed this insight as a starting point. Yet, as soon as the central role of Moses is established, the opening stories to the book of Exodus present a new set of problem…