Today we finish out the last chapter of Genesis and embark on Exodus. Throughout Genesis we saw the sovereignty of God. We also saw the promises of God and how he works through imperfect people. Obviously, we will see these things all through Scripture. Now, as we start our journey through Exodus, we see the people of Israel have multiplied greatly from the original number that originally migrated into Egypt during the time of famine. We see their oppression and slavery by Pharoah. We see that the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied (Exodus 1:12). This is a fulfillment of what God told Abraham in Genesis 15:12-14. The main theme of Exodus, as we will see, is the fulfillment of God’s promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to make their descendants a great nation. Despite opposition, disbelief and disobedience, we see that the fulfillment of God’s promises isn’t reliant on circumstances or people, but of God himself.
We also read of the faithful, God-fearing midwives who defy Pharoah (Exodus 1:15-22) which paved the way for the birth of Moses (Exodus 2:1-10); Moses flees prosecution and goes to Midian where he marries and has a son (Exodus 2:11-22); and Chapter 3 is all about God revealing himself to and calling Moses.
In Exodus 2:23-25 in the midst of the oppression they had been living under, the people of Israel cried out for help. The following phrases always stick out me: God heard, God remembered, God saw, and God knew. Last year, I ran across a sermon by Voddie Baucham on these verses, entitled “God Our Only Hope“. I wanted to share it with you and encourage you to take time to listen / watch it. Also, a teaching from R.C. Sproul entitled, “The Angel of the Lord” about the burning bush can be watched here. I will be re-watching both of these over the weekend too.
I will be trying to share more resources to read, listen to or watch as we move forward. I believe it is important to supplement our reading with solid teaching that will offer greater perspective and insight.
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