The Story of Redemption- Day 27

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Exodus 31-33

“The rest God promised his people is rest that can only be fully found in Jesus.”

It’s easy to be disturbed, frustrated, and even flabbergasted by the Israelites actions, until we realize we’re just like them. Trying to serve gods of our own making.

The sabbath rest is a symbol of the people yielding to His law and trusting in His provision,

God’s anger grew hot but Moses reminded Him of the covenant He’d made with Abraham. As Moses came down the mountain, he saw the debauchery and smashed the tablets that God has written with His own hand. He ground the calf into powder and made thw people drink it. 3,000 leaders of the rebellion died at the hand of the Levites. God promised He would protect them as they went into the promised land but His presence would no longer be with them. They mourned. 

Moses met God as a friend and reminded Him of covenant, forgiveness, etc. God honored Moses and his persistent faith and returned His presence to the people. Israel was saved by Moses’ is bold faith. Just as Jesus stands before the Father to intercede for us. When God feels far away, remember the character of God and worship in the waiting. 

The Story of Redemption- Day 26

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Exodus 28-30

“He has washed us and made us new so that we can praise him forever.”

The 12 stones on the priest’s breast plate represented the 12 names of Israel sons. That, along with everything else, points to Jesus and his redemptive work on the cross. Chapter 29 talks about consecration. God is very specific with His instructions. We are to strive for holiness, strive to be like Him. The consecration of the priests point us to the ultimate high priest, Jesus!

“The priests offered sacrifices continually, but Jesus would be the once for all sacrifice for the sins of His people. Each element points to Jesus and reminds us of the beauty of who He is.”

Hebrews 1:14-16; Revelation 1

The Story of Redemption - Day 25

Exodus 25-27

Jesus has done what we could never do. 
 

Moses spent 40 days on Mt. Sinai and when he returned, God had given him plans to the Tabernacle. God didn't command the people to give toward the Tabernacle, but to give what they were willing to give. God cares about our generosity as an overflow of our devotion to Him.

We fix our eyes on Jesus. Every part of the Tabernacle points to Him. 

Pray about the things that seem small to you. He cares and wants you to come to Him. 

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Tabernacle Schematic from: https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2014/07/experience-the-tabernacle-an-interview-with-jeanne-whittaker/

The Story of Redemption - Day 24

Exodus 22-24

These chapters continue with God going more laws to establish the nation and bring order to the people. 

It is obvious from today's reading that God wanted the people to take care of the poor, widows, the marginalized, etc. He is a God of justice and these laws show what is good and true. The people joined with Moses, saying "we will do everything that the Lord has commanded," a promise that they were unable to keep on their own.  

God's passover was a foreshadowing that Jesus would come to redeem and save us.

We are never alone. We are never without access to the Father and to His mighty power. Jesus came to keep the law perfectly and to die in our place. 

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The Story of Redemption - Day 23

Exodus 19-21

We cannot earn our redemption. We can only rest in His saving grace. 

The Law was given:

1. for us to have a close relationship with God. Like guardrails, to keep us safe and steady
2. to keep them living in peace with family and neighbors
3. to reflect the character of God to the world

Every day I must look at my life through he lens of the 10 Commandments. They are not obsolete. We reflect Him to the world when we observe the 10 Commandments.

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The Story of Redemption - Day 22

Exodus 16-18

The people saw the powerful deliverance of God. And they still grumbled.

They people were hungry, so God rained down food (manna) so they would be nourished. Moses struck a rock so they would have something to drink. The rock is a picture of the Bible, our Living Word.

There is a battle with the Amalakites. The army won as long as Moses' arms were raised, so Aaron & Hur jumped in to help. Israel won that battle.

Moses' father-in-law comes for a visit and instructs Moses that he's going to burn out if he keeps running everything by himself. 

When we are overwhelmed by daily circumstances, it's easy to forget God's goodness and provision. It's important to keep a record of the blessings, so when hard times come (and they will) we will be prepared to remember. 

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The Story of Redemption - Day 21

  

Exodus 13-15

Life after Egypt would be different and in so many ways, it would require them to trust like never before.

Their worship faded to weariness as the people got farther and farther from Egypt. Slavery was all that most had ever known. They no longer had guaranteed food and shelter. They literally had to trust God for the water that they consumed. 

He showed Himself faithful again and again. The cloud by day and the fire by night was a constant, 24/7 reminder that He would protect them and that He was their Provider. 

God is just as close to us today as He was to them. He made a way for us to be justified when our sin separated us from God.

 

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The Story of Redemption - Day 20

 

Exodus 10-12

Jesus is our door and deliverer. He is the Lamb.

The last three plagues. Locust. Darkness. Death.

Locusts destroyed anything that was left.

The darkness was "felt" for three days. Was this like the darkness that fell when Jesus was on the cross?(Matthew 15:33)

600K + people were ready to leave on a moment's notice. God had set them apart.

An animal had to be sacrificed. By this blood, they were saved. This is a direct foreshadowing fo Jesus' coming.

We should celebrate God's and His glory and meditate daily on His goodness to us. 

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This list was based on "Ten Plagues of Egypt: Things You Might Not Know" by Margaret Minnicks; November 2, 2020. HTTPS://BIT.LY/3AEBSKF

The Story of Redemption - Day 19

Exodus 7-9

God is our hope.

First Plague: Nile River Turned to Blood
Aaron touched the Nile with his staff. The water immediately turned to blood. All the fish died, and the water began to stink. The Egyptians were deprived of water and fish that were a major part of their diet. Pharaoh's heart became hardened.

Second Plague: Frogs

Aaron stretched out his staff over Egypt and frogs came up from the river and covered the entire land. They got in people's food, in clothing, etc. No one in Egypt escaped the frogs. Pharaoh agreed to let the people go if the frogs were taken away, but later “he hardened his heart” (Exodus 8:8–15).

Third Plague: Lice or Gnats

Aaron stretched out his rod and touched the ground. Then the dust became lice throughout all the land on people and animals. Pharaoh's heart was hardened.

Fourth Plague: Flies

Only the Egyptians were affected by the flies. This was the first plague that involved destruction as well as discomfort. Pharaoh gave the Hebrews permission to leave, but he told them they couldn't go very far. Pharaoh changed his mind and did not let them go at all.

Fifth Plague: Death of Cattle and Livestock

The Egyptians were given a chance to repent, but they didn't. Disease attacked the cattle and livestock and they died.  The death of cattle and livestock had severe consequences, causing an economic disaster that affected the food supply, transportation, military supplies, farming, and everything else. Pharaoh's heart remained hard.

Sixth Plague: Boils and Sores

Moses threw dust into the air. The dust caused painful boils and sores all over everyone, including Pharaoh. Even his personal physician could not cure him. God hardened Pharaoh's heart this time.

Seventh Plague: Hail

Large hail fell from the sky and turned to fire when it hit the ground. Some of the Egyptians' food supply was destroyed. The hail was so big and heavy that it struck down all the crops in the fields and shattered every tree.

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This list was based on "Ten Plagues of Egypt: Things You Might Not Know" by Margaret Minnicks; November 2, 2020. HTTPS://BIT.LY/3AEBSKF

 

The Story of Redemption - Day 18

Exodus 4-6

We can always trust the Lord because of Who He is.

Moses, in the desert, hid from certain punishment in Egypt for murdering someone. 

The story today begins not with the bold leader we know and love, but with a scared, tongue-tied Moses. He's hiding so far in the desert that the Lord gets his attention with a burning, non-consuming bush. God told him that he was the one who would lead His people from the oppression of Egypt, but Moses had nothing but excuses, explaining why he was not the man for the job. Fear blinded Moses to the plan God had perfectly laid out for him. 

"God is not looking for s to have it all together. He is looking for obedience and surrender. That is how God uses us to build His kingdom."

Reluctantly, Moses (along with his brother Aaron as his and His mouthpiece), headed back to Egypt and let the people know that he was the leader God wanted to lead them from their slavery. The people believed and worshipped. God had heard their cries and sent a deliverer.

"It is interesting to note that this worship precedes their deliverance. They did not worship because they had gotten what they wanted; they worshiped God for who He was and trusted that He could do what He had promised to do." Acts of worship do not depend on our circumstances but on God's goodness. 

Pharoah and his leaders were NOT in favor of their slave workforce leaving, so the next few chapters reveal that the people were even more oppressed and SO READY to be delivered. 

We don't have to be paralyzed with fear. We can rest in the Gospel, His strength, and not our own. 

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The Story of Redemption - Day 17

 

Genre: Law, Historical Narrative

Author / Date Written: Moses - c. 1440-1400 BC

Themes: Deliverance from Slavery, Rebellion Against God, Covenant Faithfulness

Key Words: Covenant, Faithfulness, Provision

Key Verse: Exodus 20:2

Genesis 1-3

The book opens with the story of the jealousy/fear of the Egyptians and Pharoah allowing baby boys to be slaughtered. But as we know, there is no plan that man can concoct that can keep God's will from being accomplished. The midwives feared God and would not allow the baby boys to be killed. A miraculous escape plan was hatched to protect the infant son of two members of the tribe of Levi. She hid her baby boy for as long as she could. The Scriptures tell the rest of the story better than I could.

3 And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
4 And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
6 And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.
9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the women took the child, and nursed it.
10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

Only God could direct these extraordinary events to happen. 

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