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From Slavery to Calling: God Raises a Deliverer | Exodus 1–3
Welcome to Day 16 of Word for Word: The Bible.
In this episode, we begin the book of Exodus, continuing our year-long journey through Scripture by reading Exodus chapters 1–3 word for word from the New International Version (NIV). These chapters mark a major turning point in the biblical story as the family preserved in Egypt becomes an oppressed people—and God begins preparing a deliverer.
Today’s reading includes:
The growth of Israel and their oppression under a new Pharaoh
The courage of the Hebrew midwives who fear God
The birth, rescue, and early life of Moses
Moses’ flight to Midian…
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