The children of Israel were in Egypt for 430 years. It all began during the time of the seven years famine that Pharaoh dreamt about (Genesis 41 and 42). There was famine everywhere including Canaan where Jacob and his children lived. They went to Egypt in search of food. After uniting with their brother, Joseph and finding favour with Pharaoh, they stayed back in Egypt since there was no food in Israel anyway. All of Jacob's sons and their families moved to Egypt. The Lord was with them and they multiplied and grew in number. That was the beginning. The Israelite community increased and multiplied daily and grew from strength to strength even almost outnumbering the Egyptians. This was what caused the new Pharaoh to wonder whether the Israelites will not one day plot against them with an enemy nation. Egypt, a place that was their safe haven soon became a nightmare, unbearable hardship and toiling. Still that was all they knew. They had been there for more than 400 years, born there, bred there.
Egypt is the world today. The world of bondage, suffering, hardship, slavery and sin. They had taskmasters and were only to do what their taskmasters asked them to do.
Moses in a sense represents Christ, who brought us out of darkness, out if a world of bondage and slavery, where the devil was our taskmaster and we
The children of Israel were in Egypt for 430 years. It all began during the time of the seven years famine that pharaoh dreamt about. There was famine everywhere including canaan where Jacob and his children lived. They went to Egypt in search of food. After uniting with their brother, Joseph and finding favour with pharaoh, they stayed back in Egypt since there was no food in Israel anyway. All of jacob's sons and their families moved to Egypt. The lord was with them and they multiplied and grew in number. That was the beginning. The Israelite community increased and multiplied daily and grew from strength to strength even almost outnumbering the Egyptians. This was what caused the new pharaoh to wonder whether the Israelites will not one day plot against them with an enemy nation. Egypt, a place that was their safe haven soon became a nightmare, unbearable hardship and toiling. Still that was all they knew. They had been there for more than 400 years, born there, bred there.
Egypt is the world today. The world of bondage, suffering, hardship, slavery and sin. They had taskmasters and were only to do what their taskmasters asked them to do. They had no will of their own.
It wasn't God's final destination for His people. So He raised a man, who would help bring His people out of their bondage into freedom and liberty to do what ever they wanted. Moses.
Moses in a sense represents Christ, who brought us out of darkness, out of a world of bondage and slavery, where the devil was our taskmaster and we could serve no other. We did his bidding without questioning him.
Christ brought us out of slavery.
He is leading us to the promise land flowing with milk and honey. Exodus 13
In the wilderness is where most of us are right now in our Christian walk. Some at the beginning, some at the middle and others are the end, almost at the promise land.
In the Christian walk, some complain when things don't go their way.
They prefer the pleasure of Egypt, that is the garlic and onions, to the daily manna that God provides in the wilderness. The journey through the wilderness is a long one. Many fall out on the way. Some go back to Egypt. Some steadily march on, inching closer to the promise land.
Where are you in your journey? Faint not and hold onto Christ, He understand and will never fail you. You will get to the promise land if you faint not.
serve no other. We did his bidding without questioning him.
Christ brought out out of slavery.
He is leading us to the promise land flowing with milk and honey. You see, there's a short cut to this promise land, that shirt cut is the land of the philistines, however, there is the likelihood of encountering war if we go through that war and as young Christians, we would rather go back to a world of sin which in Egypt, rather that facing a war. That was what God knew when He decided that we should rather follow the longer path, through the wilderness. Exodus 13
In the wilderness is where most of us are right now in our Christian walk. Some at the beginning, some at the middle and others are the end, almost at the promise land.
In the Christian walk, some complain when things don't go their way.
They prefer the pleasure of egypt, that is the garlic and onions, to the daily manna that God provides in the wilderness. The journey through the wilderness is a long one. Many fall out on the way. Some go back to Egypt. Some steadily march on, inching closer to the promise land.
Where are you in your journey? Faint not and hold onto Christ, He understand and will never fail you. You will get to the promise land if you faint not.
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