Exodus is from a Greek word meaning 'the going out from', and is the name given in the English Bible to the second book of the Old Testament, which recounts the events leading up to the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, and their wanderings in the wilderness, led by God.

In the New Testament in addition to the actual exodus of Israel from Egypt, it is used as an illustration of how God saves us from our evil surroundings, how we are brought through a 'wilderness' for our spiritual training and instruction and at last brought into a 'Promised Land', the Kingdom of God to be established on this earth: "So, as the Holy Spirit says: 'Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the desert, where your fathers tested and tried me and for forty years saw what I did. That is why I was angry with that generation, and I said, "Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known my ways". So I declared on oath in my anger, "They shall never enter my rest."'

See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God." (Hebrews 3:7-12).

"By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions about his bones." (Hebrews 11:22; see also John 3:14; 6:49-51; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13).

(See also TRANSFIGURATION, for reference to Exodus).

Earth
Ecclesia
Egypt
Elder
Elect, Election
Elohim
Everlasting
Evidence
Evil
Evil Spirit
  1. Bodily illness or disability, or mental affliction
  2. Jealousy, anger, or violence
  3. Suspicion and hatred
Exile
Exodus