God's great deliverance of Israel was first of all a work of judgment. Joseph as the servant of the Lord had brought blessing to Egypt but Moses was given a sterner task. The miracles that God worked through Moses were plagues. Through the plagues, God punished the Egyptians until they were glad to see Israel and thus declaring His power over all the idols of Egypt.
Drama of Israel's deliverance played out between Moses, speaking for the Lord and Pharaoh being the adversary of the Israelites. The people of Israel did not revolt. In fact, they complained about Moses who seemed to cause their heavier oppression. Which goes to show that their liberation was not won by themselves; it was given by God.
The Exodus from Egypt points to an even greater ultimate victory over sin and death, through Yahweh in the flesh.
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