Dr. Brian D. Russell (Ph.D., Professor of Biblical Studies) discusses the pivotal role of Exodus 2:23–25 in the narrative flow of the Book of Exodus. This text is critical for understanding the shift from the opening scenes of Exodus where God's people are suffering under the oppression of Pharaoh and in dire straits after the failure of Moses to deliver God's people in his own strength. At 2:23–25, God arises to deliver God's people from Egypt, bring them to Sinai, commission them for mission, and dwell among them.