Exodus was written by Moses. Exodus was written between 1440 and 1400 B.C. The reason Exodus was written was because the word " exodus" means departure. In God's timing the exodus of the Israelites marked the end of a period of oppression for Abrahams descendants and the begging of the fulfillment of the covenant promise to Abraham that his descendants would not only live in the holy land, but multiply and become a great nation. Another reason it may be written was to express the rapid growth of Jacob's descendants from Egypt to establish a theocratic nation in the promise land. In verse 1, god delivered, by his angel the ten commandments. It continued on into the 2 verse when god says to love him with a whole heart and since I got all of you out of Egypt,…show more content… God goes on to saying in verse 3, 4, and 5 verse you shall not have others gods beside me or worship me through statue. Also, do not portray yourself as a god or an idol above god. God says he doesn't even want pictures or statues in the house of the lord. For our Lord is a jealous one and will punish any who go fourth with this wickedness, but if you do not follow the dark path of your ancestors you shall not be punished for there crimes. As in verse 6, God shows mercy and compassion to all that follow his commandments and love him. The Lord says in verse 8 " Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that shall take the name of the Lord his God in vain. He means do not use his name as a word for pain or anger. Only use it in times of church or talking about the Lord. Verses 9,10, and 11 Talk about you shall work hard six days a week,but on the seventh day is rest. For the seventh day is the
