Calling Moses, Delivering Israel
Calling Moses, Delivering Israel – A Journey Through Exodus
The God Who Makes Himself Known
Pastor Tommy Bailey
Exodus 1-15
“The Exodus story is the archetype of all of redemptive history.”
Dr. Michael Williams
“No event of the Old Testament, no act of God before the cross, has the same importance as the exodus…”
Tremper Longman III
The Purpose of Exodus
- Reveal the character of God
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Reveal God’s will for His people
“…that you may know that I am the Lord.”
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Progression of Pharaoh’s Oppression of Israel
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Enslaves the Israelites through forced labor (1:11)
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Orders the Israelite midwives to kill every Hebrew baby boy (1:16)
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Orders all Egyptians to drown every Hebrew baby boy in the Nile (1:22)
“And God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw the people of Israel—and God knew.”
Exodus 2:24-25
The Character of God
- A Personal God
- A Saving God
Shape of Exodus
- Redemption – The God Who Saves (1-15)
- Covenant – The God Who Calls (16-25)
- Idolatry – The God of Mercy (26-33)
- Presence – The God Who Dwells With His People (34-40)
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt [tabernacled] among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
John 1:14
The rule of heaven: Thy will be done
The rule of hell: My will be done.
C.S. Lewis
“And when your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’ you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s Passover, for He passed over the houses of
the people of Israel in Egypt, when He struck the Egyptians but spared our houses.’ ” And the people bowed their heads and worshiped.”
Exodus 12:26–27
How is this night different from all other nights?
“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”
John 1:29
“Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods?
Who is like you, majestic in holiness,
awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?…
You have led in your steadfast love
the people whom you have redeemed…
You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain,
the place, O LORD, which you have made for your abode,
the sanctuary, O LORD, which your hands have established.
The LORD will reign forever and ever.”
Exodus 15:11,13,17-18, Song of Moses
