Water In Exodus

The bible is made up of two books, the Old and New Testament, which is filled with several stories. One of the many stories in the Old Testament is the book of Exodus, and the most important part of this story is how the Israelites were freed from slavery and taken to the Promised Land, and the covenant made with Moses. When reading the Exodus, this is seen as the purpose of the story, but there is a deeper significance. God revealing himself through Moses by creating a covenant that lead to the creation of the Ten Commandments, the search for the promised land, and him being a leader. A critical analysis can be seen that one of the major themes of this book is the use of water for the prosperity and growth of civilizations.

When looking back

Having the ability to control water for farming was a major accomplishment but imagine being able to control oceans. God uses this ability several times throughout the book of Exodus. For example, when he parted the Red Sea (Exodus 15:19), when he made the salty water sweet (Exodus 15:25), and when he gave Moses the ability to have drinking water from a rock (Exodus 17:6). This is important because God used his powers to save the Israelis and kill their enemies, the Egyptians. Another example, is when God is taking to Moses stating, “Say to Aaron, take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, their canals, and their ponds, and all their pools of water, so they they may become blood, and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, even in vessels of wood and vessels of stone” (Exodus 7: 19). By telling Aaron to threaten the Pharaoh, Aaron will turn the water into blood. Rivers are the soul of the ancient civilization. So by God stating that he will turn the water in blood, he is challenging the Egyptian civilization. Not only is God almighty and powerful, but he is also described as a “sea monster” because of his use of the elements. It is stated in the text, “At the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up; the floods stood up in a heap; the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea” (Exodus 15:8). God ultimately using his power

You shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it, with which Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet. When they go into the tent of meeting, or when they come near the alter to minister, to burn food offering to the LORD, they shall wash with water, so that they may not die. It shall be a statute forever to them, even to him and to his offspring throughout their generation (Exodus 30:17-21).

The quote is significant because Aaron and his son are asking for forgiveness from God by offering an animal sacrifice to repent for their sins. This also shows the use of water to purify the body and cleanse the soul. By the cleansing the soul, you are also repenting your sins which was the goal of Aaron and his sons. By doing this, this proves that God is being trusted from Aaron and his sons which was one of the overall goals of