Exodus wk 5 - Notes

General Thoughts:

Interesting section here. Three main parts:

Final meeting with Moses and God

Do all miracles I tell you.

Pharaoh’s heart will be hardened (, )

Pharaoh will lost his first born

Israel called “my firstborn son” — term of endearment and prodigy. The firstborn recieved a double portion.

Special relationship between God and his people.

Jesus, of course, the Son of God, also called out of Egypt

The Circumcision Incident:

Moses needs to obey in the covenant of circumcision. (obedience)

His firstborn must be circumcised

Zipporah does it.

you shall be a relative to me of circumcision

The importance of leadership

The Return to Egypt

Reunion with Aaron

This is a pretty momentous occasion. Moses returns after 40 years.

Aaron is delighted to see his long lost brother

Evidently God spoke with Aaron also for him to come meet Moses

Aaron will also give credibility to Moses as God’s man.

Moses demonstrates God’s power and person (the name)

The people believe - converted to Yahweh

They worship

Similar to the preaching of Jesus in the NT, the revelation of the name of Jesus

The preaching of his name, power of his resurrection and new converts.

Rejoicing! But about to get really bad.

such is the life of following God.

On

Another woman highlighted in exodus in Zipporah

Another woman highlighted in exodus in Zipporah

Leadership matters, Moses needed to follow the Lord’s commands as an example and as someone set apart for His work

This points for the necessity of keeping the covenant for God’s people, which ultimately points to Jesus who perfectly kept it.

Circumcision: signifies being cut off from the people.

Also, true circumcision is of the Heart.

The Hardening of Pharaoh’s Heart

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Question is not so much…why did God? (we know that, for his glory) but rather how did God harden his heart?

opportunities for repentance

challenging his power

kindness

This is like any kid that doesn’t respond to discipline

To challenge one’s authority invokes wrath and pride.

This is pharaoh.

Hebrews 12:10–16 ESV

10 For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. 11 For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. 12 Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, 13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed. 14 Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; 16 that no one is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal.

Proverbs 25:21–22 ESV

21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, 22 for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.

Hebrews 3:12–13 ESV

12 Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. 13 But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.