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Exodus 18-20
As Israel approached Sinai, Moses ascended the Mountain and God spoke with him saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel:  ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”

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Exodus 13-17
This week's portion includes manifestations of God’s presence and miracles to sustain the Israelites in the desert.  What becomes apparent in this portion is Israel’s salvation.  As the Israelites were fleeing the Egyptians, a pillar of fire came out of heaven and God opened the sea so that Israel could escape and be “saved”.  Moses said, "Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD". Not only were the Israelites saved from physical death and experienced temporal salvation, but by coming under God’s protection, Israel also experienced spiritual salvation - His presence.  

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Exodus 10-13
The climax of this portion is the Passover and Exodus of Israel out of Egypt. Essentially what God is doing is re-establishing Israel as His covenant people.  He does this by recognizing the father of the home as a king and priest.  God sees the father of the home as an earthly sovereign whom He enters into covenant at the door threshold which represented the earthly boundary of the fathers domain or kingdom; and, since animal sacrifice was considered a priestly function, the father of the home was also recognized as a priest to his family.

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Exodus 6-9
This portion opens in the sixth chapter of Exodus setting out Moses as Israel’s deliverer and then recounts in subsequent portion chapters the plagues that God pours out on the Egyptians as an impetus to free the Israelites.  This demonstration of divine power which was prevalent in the Old Testament/Tanakh and New Testament will again return during the Endtime winding-up scene. The following video is a powerful summary of these plagues as a demonstration of God's power: