Why did the exodus occur?

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Because God promised Abraham that his descendants will have the land where he lived, and they wouldn't have gotten there if they stayed in Egypt.

According to St Paul's letter in the New Testament, 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, the Exodus journey occurred as a picture ('example' or 'type') of the Christian journey: St. Paul compares features of the physical Exodus journey with features of the Christian life journey.

1: People start off in "slavery" (in Egypt / slaves to sin)

2: They are delivered through water (the parting sea / baptism)

3: They journey with God (the pillar and cloud / the Holy Spirit)

4: They journey to the Promised Land (Canaan / Heaven)

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