Moses and the Exodus

God frees His people and reveals His name

This stage presents one of the central events of the Old Testament: the liberation of Israel from slavery in Egypt. God hears the cry of His people, calls Moses, and reveals Himself as the living God, faithful to the promise made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

The Exodus shows that God acts in history, frees His people, judges evil, and opens a way toward a new life. The Passover, the lamb, the blood, the departure from Egypt, and the crossing of the Red Sea will be the founding memory of Israel. The Christian tradition will read these events as figures of the salvation accomplished in Christ and of baptism.

You will learn to

Situate Israel's slavery in Egypt within the history of the promise.

Recognize the call of Moses.

Understand the revelation of God's name in the burning bush.

Identify Moses as one sent and as mediator.

Recognize the Passover of Israel as an event of liberation.

Understand the meaning of the paschal lamb and of the blood.

Identify the crossing of the Red Sea as a sign of salvation.

Discover how the New Testament illumines the Exodus in the light of Christ and the sacraments.

How this stage is organized

Main narrative

Exodus 1–15

You will come to know the oppression of Israel in Egypt, the birth and vocation of Moses, God's revelation in the burning bush, the confrontation with Pharaoh, the institution of the Passover, the departure from Egypt, the crossing of the Red Sea, and the song of victory of the liberated people.

Doctrinal understanding

Liberation · The name of God · Passover · Salvation

You will grasp that God reveals Himself as the faithful Lord who hears the cry of His people and acts to save. The Passover shows that liberation is not merely political or social: it is the work of God, a memory of salvation, and the beginning of a new relationship with Him.

Scripture in depth

Psalms · Prophets · Wisdom

Other biblical texts recall the Exodus as the great liberating work of God. The Psalms, the prophets, and the book of Wisdom help us contemplate this liberation as a living memory, a call to trust, and an announcement of new saving interventions of God.

Fulfilled in Christ

Gospels · Saint Paul · Paschal liturgy

The New Testament illumines the Exodus in the light of Christ. Jesus is presented as the Lamb of God; His Passover accomplishes the definitive liberation from sin and death. Saint Paul relates the crossing of the Red Sea to baptism, and the Christian liturgy recognizes in the Exodus a figure of paschal salvation.

Choose a mode

Path mode

Move step by step, in the recommended order.

Review mode

Shuffled questions to review and gauge your progress.

Group mode

A moderated session, reserved for catechists and teachers.