Section Three

Remembering Events

The start of the book of Exodus records how the Israelites were led out of slavery in Egypt and into journeying around the desert. It is a pivotal time in Israel’s history. Exodus Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 recount several instances of guidelines to remind future generations of the events. Children were to be told the story of these major events so that they could understand what God had done in the past. • Passover is to be commemorated, celebrated for generations to come, and is to be a lasting ordinance • Moses is instructed to remember the freeing from Egpyt by celebrating a festival every year on the same day. Moses is told to tell his son what was done on that day. These celebrations were therefore used both to remember the events as well as providing an opportunity to teach children, so that these events would be remembered in the future. This was especially to remember what God had done.