There does not seem to be much difference. Perhaps "exodus" is a word reserved for the Hebrew mass movement from Egypt to the promised land. How many other situations are referred to as the exodus?
I guess I was comparing "exodus" a mass departure if you go by webster's, to "migration" as to move from country to country. For arguaments sake, did they have a mass exodus because of all the plagues? Did people leave with the huge group just because they thought they could get away from all the bad stuff and not because they followed God? I would almost say yes to that because they did encounter turmoil within their group. People building idols to false gods. If everyone who left truely followed God's word, why would they suddenly change and worship falsly? I think migration implies that a search was on for new places just out of boredom. It is an interesting argument.
The Hebrews left Egypt because it was a promise God had made to them that they would return to the promised land and the people wanted to believe that God was with them. After all they were the chosen. They didn't leave because of the plagues because they were not plagued by the plagues so to speak. When the Egyptians were in the dark, the Hebrews were not. When the oldest son was killed the Hebrews' oldest was not. They left because Egypt wasn't the promised land and because they were tired of being slaves to a culture that wasn't theirs.
My thinking is in line with your last comment, Jen. Exodus (exiting) seems to imply more purpose to me than "migrating" (which seems to me more like wandering around until a better location is found).
There does not seem to be much difference. Perhaps "exodus" is a word reserved for the Hebrew mass movement from Egypt to the promised land. How many other situations are referred to as the exodus?
ReplyDeleteI guess I was comparing "exodus" a mass departure if you go by webster's, to "migration" as to move from country to country. For arguaments sake, did they have a mass exodus because of all the plagues? Did people leave with the huge group just because they thought they could get away from all the bad stuff and not because they followed God? I would almost say yes to that because they did encounter turmoil within their group. People building idols to false gods. If everyone who left truely followed God's word, why would they suddenly change and worship falsly? I think migration implies that a search was on for new places just out of boredom. It is an interesting argument.
ReplyDeleteThe Hebrews left Egypt because it was a promise God had made to them that they would return to the promised land and the people wanted to believe that God was with them. After all they were the chosen. They didn't leave because of the plagues because they were not plagued by the plagues so to speak. When the Egyptians were in the dark, the Hebrews were not. When the oldest son was killed the Hebrews' oldest was not. They left because Egypt wasn't the promised land and because they were tired of being slaves to a culture that wasn't theirs.
ReplyDeleteMy thinking is in line with your last comment, Jen. Exodus (exiting) seems to imply more purpose to me than "migrating" (which seems to me more like wandering around until a better location is found).
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