A Conversational Virtual Bible Study Wednesday May 6, Hosted By: Pastor Devon D
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Important Lessons from A Conversational Virtual Bible Study Wednesday May 6, Hosted by: Pastor Devon D. Dawson 2020 With Guests: Ministers Robert Mayou & Dorion Norton, Jr. Exodus 1:1–12(KJV) ▪“Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; [every man] and his household came with Jacob. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. And all the souls that [came out] of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already. And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. Exodus 1:1–12(KJV) ▪ And the children of Israel [were fruitful,] and [increased abundantly,] and multiplied, and [waxed exceeding mighty;] and the land was filled with them. Now there [arose up] a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: Come on, let us [deal wisely] [with them;] lest they multiply, Exodus 1:1–12(KJV) ▪and it [come to pass,] that, when there [falleth out] any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight [against us,] and so [get them up] [out of] the land. Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Rameses. But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. The Book of Exodus Second book of Moses originally called: The Book of the Going out of Egypt. Content of the Book ▪ The book of Exodus is the continuation of Genesis. ▪ Describes the institution of the Passover, the Covenant at Mount Sinai, and the organization of public worship that was to make Israel “A Kingdom of Priests and a Holy Nation." Recounts the murmurings and backslidings of Israel. Content of Records the apostasy of the Book the golden calf. States the revelation of the Divine Being. Purpose of the Book Written to provide Written to establish an enduring record the supremely of the historical and important link in the redemptive acts of overall progressive God. self-revelation of God. Purpose of the Book Exodus is permeated with a majestic revelation of God’s glorious attributes: Truthful │ Merciful │ Faithful │ Holy │ Omnipotent Exodus emphasizes the how, what, and why of true worship. New Testament Fulfillment Throughout Exodus, there is a foreshadowing of the redemption that is offered under the new covenant. New Testament Fulfillment Types in Exodus that foreshadow redemption in the New Testament: The The Rock The The High Moses Passover Manna & Water Tabernacle Priest The absolute demands of the Ten Commandments are repeated in the N.T. as requirements for new covenant believers. Redemption: Main Theme of Exodus Israel’s deliverance from bondage in Egypt a type of all redemption. EXODUS: LESSON #1 GOD'S FAITHFULNES God gave Abraham a promise of deliverance (Gen. 15:12– 14). God’s Promise Israel was a source of blessing in the land of Egypt, as Joseph had been before them (Gen. 39:1–6). God Kept His Promise • The Egyptian taskmasters “worked the Jews ruthlessly” (Ex. 1:13, NIV), forcing the Jewish slaves to build cities and work in the fields. • But God kept His promise to Abraham. God Kept His Promise God’s blessings caused the Israelites to continue multiplying. Killing the Jewish Boys at Birth Pharaoh would have wiped out the Hebrews. (Exodus 1:15). The future generation of men would be dead. God prohibited it. God Used Two Jewish Midwives According to the midwives the Jewish women: “…are vigorous and are delivered before the midwife comes to them” (Ex. 1:19). God Used Two Jewish Midwives Midwives commended for their action. God Used Two Jewish Midwives • Midwives rewarded for reverence for God (Exod. 20:12-13). • Consider relevance to current abortion controversy. EXODUS: LESSON #2 MAN CANNOT DEFEAT GOD Man's Vain Attempts Neither Pharaoh nor Herod could stand in the way of God’s plan. PARALLELS: Pharoah vs. Hitler Pharaoh’s action in Bitter persecutions the attempted suffered by the genocide of Israel church throughout versus Hitler’s. her history. EXODUS: LESSON #3 FAITH WORKS Amram and Jochebed were Moses’ parents (Ex. 6:20). Hebrews 11:23 commends both the father and the mother for trusting God. PARENTS WHO "By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a DARED TO proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's BELIEVE commandment." It took faith for them to have normal marital relations during that dangerous time when Jewish babies were being killed. PARENTS WHO DARED TO BELIEVE ▪ Moses was “no ordinary child” (Acts 7:20, NIV; Heb. 11:23). ▪ His parents defied Pharaoh’s edict. EXODUS: LESSON #4 TRUST & OBEY TRUST DESPITE THE ODDS Jochebed trusted God’s providence. He didn’t fail her! OBEDIENCE REWARDED The Princess: • Saw the basket, • Discovered the baby, • Heard him cry, • Rescued the child, and • Cared for him. EXODUS: LESSON #5 GOD CAN USE ANYTHING God Uses the Weak to Defeat the Mighty He often sends a baby! God Uses the Weak to Defeat the Mighty Example: ▪God can use the weakest ▪Isaac things to defeat the mightiest enemies (1 Cor. ▪Joseph 1:25–29). ▪Samuel ▪A baby’s tears were God’s ▪John, the Baptist, and first weapons in His war especially against Egypt. ▪JESUS. .