Exodus

I am so grateful to have this opportunity to teach my children at home. We have all learned how to really think and explore issues we wouldn't have been able to in public school. This week we enter Exodus in the Bible. I always remember what Thomas Foster says in his book How to Read Like a Professor, "every trip is a quest." Most quests involve an actual reason for leaving that is usually not the true reason for the quest. They involve challenges that the questers must overcome. But most importantly, the reason for most quests in literature is "Self Knowledge." What will the Israelites learn? Will they succeed?