[1] The song was written by Phil Wickham, Brian Johnson, Cory Asbury, Ethan Hulse, and Lee Cummings.

It celebrates God's faithfulness with reference to the story of the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt to their Promised Land.

[3] It was preceded by Bethel's releases of "God of Revival" and "We Praise You" as singles, as well as Asbury's remix of "Reckless Love" featuring Tori Kelly, "The Father's House" and "Christ Be Magnified".

[6] Asbury's studio version of "Egypt" impacted Christian radio stations in the United States on July 30, 2021.

[7] "Egypt" is composed in the key of A♭ with a moderate rock tempo of 75 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 44.