Trusting God to Deliver His People

The deliverance of God’s people is the main point of the book of Exodus. All the way through we read about the difficulties of God’s people being delivered. This morning, I want to journey through this chapter and look at four aspects of God’s deliverance.

God Has Delivered His people (v. 1)

It is in verse one of chapter six that we see the renewed promise of God to Moses and for the people. It should be clear for us that God’s promises are as good as done even though what is being promised takes place in the future. To say that God will do something that He has promised is as good as saying it is already completed though our finite minds may not be able to understand it.

The language that is used here is certain. “You shall see” … “He will send them out” … “He will drive them out”

We are also reminded of the power of God regarding exactly what Pharaoh will do. Humans are often unpredictable and it is difficult to know what they are going to do. Yet, God says with certainty that Pharaoh is going to expel the people from the land of Egypt.

When we consider the work of God, those who are His covenant people are as good as delivered from sin. There is no “maybe regarding” heaven or our final sanctification. His word is clear that those who believe will be with Him in heaven. This is evident even with the story of the thief on the cross who is told that that very day he will be with Jesus in paradise.

I want to be clear regarding salvation as deliverance: our salvation is secure because the work on the cross was sufficient to atone for our sins. It was enough for the disciples and it is enough for you and me.

Now, Moses has been found to be somewhat of a skeptical character when it comes to God’s. God attempts to alleviate any of His concerns by proving that

God Can Be Trusted to Deliver His People (v. 2-5)

In the next four verses we see the reason why Moses and the rest of the people Israel can trust God. First, because He is the Lord. There is a great deal wrapped up in the word “Yahweh”, the Lord. He is not a Lord or God. He is not a divine being. He is the one and the only. The only being that can ever be seen as God and therefore he possesses the foreknowledge to know that the people will be delivered.

Second, though the people did not know God as Yahweh prior to Moses, He was known as “El Shaddai” or God Almighty. He has complete power in all situations. It is because of that power that the Lord can be trusted.

Next, God has established a covenant with His people. We read of this covenant in Genesis 17:1-8.

Genesis 17:1–8 ESV

When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.” Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him, “Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you. And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you. And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God.”

The promise here includes that the people of Abraham would be made great and would not be destroyed. This should have given the people hope!

Finally, God can be trusted to deliver His people because He does not forget His covenant. The people surely wondered if God forgot about them and the promise that had been made to Abraham.

Because He can Be Trusted, We Must Take the Message of Deliverance to Those Who Need to Hear it (v. 6-9)

If we trust the Lord, we will be clear about His plan for deliverance. Moses goes to the people of Israel and communicates to them how they are going to be delivered.

In the same way, you and I who have been delivered from the bondage of sin ought to be diligent in sharing with others what it is that should be done for them to be delivered as well. But first, do you know why it is that you’ve been saved? Does the weight of sin weigh heavily on you? And do others understand how you view sin as well? It is vital that we have an understanding of how we have been delivered so that we can share that with those who have not yet come to know the one true God.

But with that in mind, we ought to be insistent with others regarding their need for God in their lives. They should feel the urgency in our voice when we tell them. It is vital that we do this for the sake of their souls.

As we take this message of deliverance, we should remember that

God is Particular About Who He Uses (v. 10-27)

While the people do not hear Moses because of their broken state, God continues to give instruction to him. Yet, Moses is still discouraged. So, God gives a simple charge: “to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.” However, it is fascinating what happens through verse 25. God establishes a brief amount of the genealogy that is found in Numbers 26. The genealogy points back to the two men that God is going to use to deliver His people.

This is a reminder that God is going to use these two to deliver the people of Israel. He has brought them both to this point in life with the ability to do what God has called them to.

With that in mind, I want to close with one question: Who has God called you to carry the message of deliverance to?

Have you been saved?

Do you trust God to deliver?

Are you taking the message of deliverance?