Book Of The Covenant Exodus. Book of exodus in biblical literature: 7 then he took the book of the covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “all that the lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.” 8 so moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “this is the blood of the covenant that the lord has made with you in.
Exodus 20 to 23, commonly called the book of the covenant, contains in addition to the ten commandments a series of laws most of which begin with the word “if” in the eng text. The word exodus means “exit” or “departure.”. A careful reading of exodus 19 reveals the use of the term “book of the covenant”;
Moses meets with god again on the mountain.
A similarly careful reading of deuteronomy 31 reveals the term “book of the law”. The ark of the covenant. In the book of exodus, god begins to keep his promise by freeing the israelites from egyptian slavery and providing for them in the desert (despite their own recurrent failures to believe and obey). The covenant with the fathers (exodus 2:24;