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Greater Exodus

Greater Exodus is a theological term used to describe prophetic passages that portray Israel's future restoration using imagery drawn from the original Exodus from Egypt.

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Grafted Bible Dictionary

Definition

Greater Israel from slavery in Egypt under Torah.">Moses.">Exodus is a theological term used to describe prophetic passages that portray Israel's future restoration using imagery drawn from the original Exodus from Egypt.
The exact phrase "Greater Exodus" is not a standard biblical title, but the pattern is clearly present in the prophets.

Prophetic Background

The prophets frequently describe future restoration using Israel from slavery in Egypt under Torah.">Moses.">Exodus imagery.
Important passages include:
• Isaiah 11:11–16
• Isaiah 35
• Isaiah 40:3–11
• Isaiah 43:16–21
• Jeremiah 16:14–15
• Jeremiah 23:7–8
• Ezekiel 20:33–38
• Hosea 2:14–15
• Micah 7:15

Jeremiah

Jeremiah makes an especially striking comparison:
A future restoration will be so significant that people will speak not merely of the God who brought Israel out of Egypt, but of the God who gathered Israel from the lands of dispersion.

Pattern

The Greater Israel from slavery in Egypt under Torah.">Moses.">Exodus pattern often includes:
bondage/exile
→ divine intervention
→ wilderness
→ purification
→ gathering
covenant restoration
→ return to the land

Yeshua

The New Testament presents Yeshua's work through Israel from slavery in Egypt under Torah.">Moses.">Exodus-related imagery.
His death, resurrection, and future gathering of God's people may be understood within the broader biblical pattern of deliverance.

Interpretive Caution

"Greater Israel from slavery in Egypt under Torah.">Moses.">Exodus" is a theological synthesis rather than a single technical biblical phrase.
Individual prophetic texts should still be interpreted within their historical contexts.
Editorial source: Grafted Bible Dictionary · Entry 88

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