Exodus - Part 7
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Welcome...
Introduce self...
Pray...
Heavenly Father, please give me clarity in the words I speak.
Please fill us with the truth of your word and grant us
repentance where there is sin,
understanding where there is confusion, and
wisdom where there is foolishness.
Open our ears and our hearts,
Turn our affections towards you,
And make yourself our greatest joy and treasure.
In Jesus name, Amen.
Subtitle:
A road map to rest for your soul
In the chaos, difficulty, and pain of this world,
God wants you to find rest.
What ultimately creates chaos, difficulty, and pain?
Sin
But the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them out, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”
God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them. I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as sojourners.
Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the people of Israel whom the Egyptians hold as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant. Say therefore to the people of Israel, ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment.
I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you for a possession. I am the Lord.’ ” Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery.
So the Lord said to Moses, “Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the people of Israel go out of his land.” But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, the people of Israel have not listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, for I am of uncircumcised lips?” But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge about the people of Israel and about Pharaoh king of Egypt: to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
But the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them out, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”
It’s God’s strong hand that acts.
God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them. I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as sojourners.
“I am the Lord.”
This appears 4 times in this text...
God stands and acts on his own two feet.
He does all that he pleases and acts on his own character.
He owes nothing to mankind yet extends relationship to them.
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
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God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them. I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as sojourners.
Either:
They did not fully know the revelation of Yahweh
Or
It is better translated “My name is Yahweh. Did I not make myself known to them?”
Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the people of Israel whom the Egyptians hold as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant. Say therefore to the people of Israel, ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment.
“Remembered my covenant”
Remember means to act faithfully towards
Covenant… whenever you hear this word, I want you to think, “covenant is how God relates to man”
God condescends to us by grace, we respond to God by faith
“I am the Lord”
I will bring...
I will deliver...
I will redeem...
“Acts of judgement”
God is patient
God is gracious
God will exact perfect judgement
I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you for a possession. I am the Lord.’ ” Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery.
Three promises:
Deliverance from Egypt
Possession of the people as his own
The gift of the land
I will take...
I will be your God...
I will bring...
I will give...
“I am the Lord.”
But they did not listen...
This is why God is the actor in the covenant or redemption...
So the Lord said to Moses, “Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the people of Israel go out of his land.” But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, the people of Israel have not listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, for I am of uncircumcised lips?” But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge about the people of Israel and about Pharaoh king of Egypt: to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
If Israel isn’t listening to Moses, why would he expect Pharaoh to listen??
But God gave the charge.
To bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
Is everyone in covenant with God?
Is everyone in covenant with God?
No.
God has not entered into this type of relationship with everyone because of sin.
Sin is our rebellion against God.
This can be big...
This can be small...
How does a person enter into covenant with God?
How does a person enter into covenant with God?
Hebrews 9:22 says that “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.”
That means because of sin, someone has to die...
It can be you, or it can be Jesus.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.