6 But the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them out, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”
2 God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord. 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them. 4 I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as sojourners. 5 Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the people of Israel whom the Egyptians hold as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant. 6 Say therefore to the people of Israel, ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. 7 I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 8 I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you for a possession. I am the Lord.’ ” 9 Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery.
10 So the Lord said to Moses, 11 “Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the people of Israel go out of his land.” 12 But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, the people of Israel have not listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, for I am of uncircumcised lips?” 13 But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge about the people of Israel and about Pharaoh king of Egypt: to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
Has anyone ever asked you who God really is? Most of the time the definition given for God is the Creator of all things. Others may define God as by a simple name, Father Son and Holy Spirit. But here we get a true definition of who God is.
God is the one who hears the cry of his people for mercy. He listens to slaves. He brings his people out of bondage. He delivers his people to the promise land. He makes them his people and becomes their God. This is the God of Israel, and Abraham. This is the God who brings his people up out of the Land of Egypt.
This God comes to Moses and gives him but one simple command. "Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the people of Israel go out of his land." The LORD set Moses and Aaron over his people to bring them out of the Land of Egypt, by God's mighty arm. Likewise, we are also given one simple command, to spread the testimony of Jesus Christ who has delivered us from bondage and can deliver others.
There are many uncircumcised lips that will not listen to what we say. There are many kings and peoples who will not give ear to our testimony. But it was not Moses who brought the people up out Egypt. And it is not you who will rescue them from fire and hell, but your words are the means which God will stretch out his mighty hand in Justice for the world.
It is not our actions that save us from sins. But it is God who sent his only begotten Son to die for the forgiveness of our sins. He has offered us life and salvation as a free gift to all who believe in the God who delivers his people out of the land of Slavery and into life eternal.
God is the one who hears the cry of his people for mercy. He listens to slaves. He brings his people out of bondage. He delivers his people to the promise land. He makes them his people and becomes their God. This is the God of Israel, and Abraham. This is the God who brings his people up out of the Land of Egypt.
This God comes to Moses and gives him but one simple command. "Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the people of Israel go out of his land." The LORD set Moses and Aaron over his people to bring them out of the Land of Egypt, by God's mighty arm. Likewise, we are also given one simple command, to spread the testimony of Jesus Christ who has delivered us from bondage and can deliver others.
There are many uncircumcised lips that will not listen to what we say. There are many kings and peoples who will not give ear to our testimony. But it was not Moses who brought the people up out Egypt. And it is not you who will rescue them from fire and hell, but your words are the means which God will stretch out his mighty hand in Justice for the world.
It is not our actions that save us from sins. But it is God who sent his only begotten Son to die for the forgiveness of our sins. He has offered us life and salvation as a free gift to all who believe in the God who delivers his people out of the land of Slavery and into life eternal.
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