Remember God's Deliverance
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Do you believe the Bible is true? Do you believe what the Bible reveals about God and His chosen people? Why do you believe what you believe?
The scripture is about so much but it is mostly about God’s redemption and deliverance. God has plan on how He chooses to deliver. YHWH always reveals 100’s of year prior to Him actually doing it. The Bible is full of prophecy, where God reveals His future plans and hundreds of years later they coming to pass.
If you dispute the genuineness of the Bible how do you explain that? This morning we are going to see a 400 year promise God made to Abram who God would change his name to Abraham. This promises is fully fulfilled in the Exodus experience.
33 And the Egyptians urged the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste. For they said, “We shall all be dead.”
34 So the people took their dough before it was leavened, having their kneading bowls bound up in their clothes on their shoulders.
35 Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing.
36 And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.
37 Then the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides children.
38 A mixed multitude went up with them also, and flocks and herds—a great deal of livestock.
39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they had brought out of Egypt; for it was not leavened, because they were driven out of Egypt and could not wait, nor had they prepared provisions for themselves.
40 Now the sojourn of the children of Israel who lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.
41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years—on that very same day—it came to pass that all the armies of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt.
42 It is a night of solemn observance to the Lord for bringing them out of the land of Egypt. This is that night of the Lord, a solemn observance for all the children of Israel throughout their generations.
John Newton spent much of his life on ships. He was involved in slave trade and was caught up in numerous sins. God spared Newton’s life a number of times at sea, yet Newton did not recognize the providence of God. Shortly before he was born again, Newton and his crew were delivered from a storm that would have swallowed their ship had they not reached land. As God had been working in his life, Newton began to see God’s providence and deliverance time and time again through the years. John Newton was the author to a song I am sure you are familiar with, Amazing Grace.
The Israelites, likewise, would see the coming of God’s deliverance. Here the exodus event was taking place. The Lord told the Israelites to be ready, and they were. The time finally came for them to leave Egypt. As the Israelites left the land, they pillaged the Egyptians as God commanded, receiving their gold and silver (v. 35). This was a sign of God’s faithfulness to keep His word. Through Israel’s many hardships and struggles, God had remained faithful. Deliverance had arrived, and He had provided for His people.
This points us to the greater exodus we have in the gospel. We have a King who vacated a grave and gave gifts to men (Eph 4:7–10
7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
8 Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.”
9 (Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
10 He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.)
He gives us the spoils of His ultimate victory.
There are three promises in particular that are fulfilled in Israel’s getting out of Egypt.
First, we see the fulfillment of Genesis 15:14.
First, we see the fulfillment of Genesis 15:14.
13 Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years.
14 And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions.
The significance of Genesis 15:13-14 is that it is a prophecy of the future enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt and their eventual deliverance by God. This prophecy was fulfilled when the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt for 400 years before God delivered them through Moses and led them to the Promised Land.
God promised that the people would be rich upon leaving the land. This promise was fulfilled, and that only by God’s grace and sovereignty did this amazing promise happen just as the LORD had promised, even to the amazement that God gave them favor in sight of the Egyptians.
There is another promise that has been made near 2000 years ago. The return and coming of our Lord Jesus.
2 Pet 3:3-4 “3 knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, 4 and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.””
Second, the promise that they would be a great, multiplying nation had been fulfilled (Gen 12:2).
Second, the promise that they would be a great, multiplying nation had been fulfilled (Gen 12:2).
2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.
They were no longer the original family of 70 sojourners who had first arrived in Egypt. Instead, there were six hundred thousand men, not including women and children (Exod 12:37).
I think of the enormous amount of people who cram into Times Square on New Year’s Eve to celebrate the New Year. As I see these people on television, it seems as if hardly anyone can move. Imagine this massive amount of people fleeing Egypt. What an immense migration! It had to be a sight to behold.
Third, the nations were being blessed through the seed of Abraham (Gen 12:2).
Third, the nations were being blessed through the seed of Abraham (Gen 12:2).
2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.
In Exod 12:38 the text says, “An ethnically diverse crowd also went up with them.” This means that many who were not descendants from Abraham or Israel joined the Israelites as they left Egypt (Stuart, Exodus, 303).
In Exodus we see the beginning of the fulfillment of this promise that the nations would be blessed through the seed of Abraham. Ultimately, this was fulfilled through the coming of Christ (Gal 3:16
16 Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “And to your Seed,” who is Christ.
By faith in Christ the nations are made “sons of Abraham” (Gal 3:7–9
7 Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham.
8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.”
9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.
As Christians we must share in this passion to see the nations worship the true God, making disciples of all nations (Matt 28:16–20
16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them.
17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Israel was in Egypt 430 years, but God delivered them. Our God keeps His promises. Believe God’s promises.