Journey through the Book of Exodus
May I invite you to enjoy a journey before the Passover and Easter season in the Book of Exodus, a page-turning story filled with deliverance from oppression, freedom, and a miraculous revelation at Sinai?
God delivered His people in order to develop a covenant people. The book of Exodus is the second book of the Bible. Exodus was written between 1440 and 1400 B.C.
This book gives us an insightful understanding of the gracious salvation that God has given us through the blood and sacrifice of His only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ. After our recent studies in the book of Galatians, I am so thankful to God for taking us into the deep roots of the Book of Exodus to gain a greater understanding of His covenant, which for me, is an encouragement for us to grow our heart gardens more in His word and to walk in His love and courage every day.
The Book of Exodus is an impressive adventure that teaches us that our God is the God: “I Am who I Am”. Yahweh, Our Lord, the God above all gods.
In Exodus 3:14 we read about God, Yahweh, who appeared to Moses in the flames of the burning bush and instructed him to take His people out of Egypt.
And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.”
We see that Jesus identified himself by saying, “I AM that I AM” in Exodus 3:14 in the Gospel of John 8: 23-24 (TPT) .
As Jesus spoke up and said, “You are all from the earth; I am from above. I am not from this world like you are. That’s why I’ve told you that you will all die in your sins if you fail to believe that I AM who I AM.”
And in John 8:58 (TPT) Jesus said to them, “I give you this eternal truth: I have existed long before Abraham was born, for I AM!”
Eugene H. Peterson, author of The Message Bible shares: “The human race is in trouble. We have been in trouble for a long time. Many, many men and women throughout history have tried to clean up the troubles of the world. Their skills and perseverance could not change troubles or the “mess” of the world.
Only God can get us out of this mess through Salvation. Salvation is God doing for us what we can’t do for ourselves. It is through the blood of Jesus Christ that we have the new covenant of Salvation today. We cannot do “Salvation” on our own through works as we learned and studied in the book of Galatians. It is only through God that we are righteous.”
Peterson continues and says, “Salvation is the biggest word in the vocabulary of the People of God. The story of Exodus is powerful and dramatic and the true story of God working Salvation.”
He adds, “It is significant that God does not present us with salvation in the form of abstract truth or precise definition or a catchy slogan, but as a story. Exodus draws us into a story with plot and characters, which is to say with design and personal relationships. The story is an invitation to participate—first with our imaginations and then, if we will, by faith, with our lives in response to God.“
May I invite you to enjoy this journey as a way to grow closer to God and understand more of his endless love for us as believers? —Be reminded, all He really asks of us is to obey and love Him and His way for our goodness and for His good purposes.
God’s instructions are always very clear; as written in Deuteronomy and as we learned in our study of the book of Joshua:
Deuteronomy 31:6-8 (NKJ)
6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
7 Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and of good courage, for you must go with this people to the land which the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall cause them to inherit it. 8 And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”
Joshua 1:6-9 (NKJ)
6 Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall [a]divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. 7 Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may [b]prosper wherever you go. 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you[c] shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
What a peace to know He is always with us and for us to have no fear.
Let’s begin our study through this exciting journey in the Book of Exodus and may we take time to pause, breathe and reflect upon the movements and chapters of the story to be reminded that God was not just instructing the people of that time, but is also instructing us to not loose site of His word and how to live our lives for His Glory. For His love is an ever-lasting love of promises and blessing for us to stay focused on Him, Believe in Him, Walk with Him, Trust in Him in all we do. As Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Long in Exodus 15:2, let us also sing and praise our God with these words
“The Lord is my strength and my defense he has become my salvation. “
May I invite you to join in on this journey through this Book filled with miraculous deliverance of Israel, the miraculous journey to Sinai, and the miraculous revelations at Sinai.
Act One: (1:1-13:16)
Act Two : ( 13:17- 18:27)
Act Three (19:1-48)
