Exodus 19:1-20:21
The sovereign Lord of heaven and earth has made a covenant with his people, making us a kingdom of priests. What does this OT message mean to the 21st Century Christian?
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The sovereign Lord of heaven and earth has made a covenant with his people, making us a kingdom of priests. What does this OT message mean to the 21st Century Christian?
God works through dependence. God is a grower.
The first two stories of the Wilderness Set (bitter water to sweet and manna). Talking about dependence, trust and the faithful provision of God.
We need to fix our eyes on Jesus right now, trusting him with the things we don't understand and listening out for when he starts doing something new.
As the Israelites leave Egypt God's provision and guidance are demonstrated through the Passover and we remember His provision and guidance today.
Passover is about Yahweh setting his people free so they can serve and worship Him, and about remembering and celebrating that freedom as we look forward to the future full coming of His Kingdom.
The plagues sent upon Egypt are God's answer to Pharaoh's question "Who is Yahweh, that I should obey him?" They are as much to wake God's people from their sleep as they are to demonstrate his power to their overlords.
This is about Pharaoh's defiance, the Israelites' ingratitude, Moses' trust and obedience and God's grace as he makes clear to us who He is.
God is constantly at work in our lives, changing us into his likeness. In Moses' encounter with God at the burning bush, we see four distinct phases in the progress of a man changing his mind, as he comes into his part in God's plan.
A nation needs to be saved. God's plan is a man.