Whether structured or simple, liturgy helps center the heart on God and brings people together in worship, sometimes.

Returning to Abraham, after the time of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, known as a patriarchal period, their descendants, the Israelites, eventually settled in Egypt during a time of famine.

At first, they were welcomed as guests, but as generations passed and their numbers increased, they became a source of fear and resentment. Over time, the Egyptians enslaved them.

This period, known as the Egyptian sojourn, lasted for several centuries and was marked by deep suffering and oppression.

Between sixteen hundred and twelve fifty BCE, something history-changing took place. God had not forgotten about his people.

But after killing an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew slave, Moses fled into the wilderness to escape punishment. It was there in the desert that he encountered God in a burning bush.

In that moment, God called Moses back to Egypt with a divine mission to confront Pharaoh and lead the Israelites to freedom.

Through a series of miraculous plagues, God displayed his power not only to Pharaoh, but to all of Egypt. Each plague was a direct challenge to Egypt’s gods.

Yahweh is not just eternal, but sovereign, unstoppable, and supreme over all creation.

This great rescue mission is known as the Exodus, and it stands as one of the most defining moments in biblical history.

For the Jewish people, the Exodus marked the beginning of their identity as a nation set apart under God’s covenant.