The Torah, or Teachings.
In Deuteronomy 23:3-6, the Israelites were prohibited from marrying Moabites due to historical conflicts and idolatry issues. However, in the book of Ruth, a Moabite woman becomes an ancestor of King David, so attitudes towards intermarriage evolved over time.
to give respect to Yahweh
Which episode?
He conveyed the Torah from God to the people.
The mythology and legend which underpins the Old Testament.
God put the esteem of the Israelites into the Egyptians' hearts (Exodus 11:3 and 12:36). See also:The Exodus
The Torah teaches us that Moses traveled with the Israelites through the desert for 40 years. Then the Israelites went on to the land of Israel and he died.
Moses didn't act on his own accord. He was following the command of God (Exodus ch.3) in freeing the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. God gave the Torah, but that wasn't "in return" for freeing the Israelites; it was the purpose for which the Israelites were freed.
The contributions made by the Israelites the Phoenicians and the Lydians affected our lives today since it opened us to new ideas.
Overflowing with milk and honey... you can read this in Exodus chapter 3
The sojourn in Egypt helped the Israelites survive the famine (Genesis ch.41 and 46).Later, when the Israelites were enslaved by the Egyptians, this too served a purpose. The Egyptian slavery was brought about by God (see Genesis ch.15). It taught us (the Israelites) the importance of loving the stranger (Deuteronomy 10:19), it showed us the power of God when He redeemed us (Exodus 10:2) as well as His personal concern for us (Exodus 2:24); and it served as the "iron furnace" (Deuteronomy 4:20) which smelted us (the Israelites) into a nation and separated the dross.See also:Jewish history timeline