The Redemption and continued preservation of this emancipated band depend entirely on Yahweh. The final act of the emancipation of God's people makes this clear. Israel and Egypt have been repeatedly shown who Yahweh is. Now Isreal enters the desert into a brave new world where Yahweh reigns.

The escalating conflict between Yahweh and Pharoah reaches a stunning and unsettling climax. It is now the Egyptians crying out (11:6) and Moses (and his God) who are feared throughout Egypt, not Pharaoh (11:3). In a few short chapters, the power dynamics have flipped. The ruthless oppressor of chapter 1 is now pitiable, weak, and entirely at the mercy of the slaves and their God.

In a confrontation of divine authority, Yahweh unleashes a barrage of nine plagues on the empire. The most powerful being on the face of the earth, Pharaoh, prooves powerless to stave off the God he scoffs at. The Egyptians and Pharaoh now know this God.

The Bible should be a source of joy, delight, and refreshment to our souls as it places our hand into the hand of a loving God. We should expect something mysterious and mystical to happen because God has promised us that God works through these writings in a supernatural way. But they are an invitation to know Jesus deeply and more intimately. If we are reading them any other way, we are falling short.