ExodusExodus Fickle People – Steadfast God Lesson 12 – The Story of Exodus…What’s the Point?

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Exodus Fickle People – Steadfast God Lesson 12 – The Story of Exodus…What’s the Point?

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ExodusFickle People – Steadfast God

Lesson 12 – The Story of Exodus…What’s the Point?

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Recap

• Joseph’s faithful service rewarded, in part, by God providing Jacob’s descendants a home

• Israelites enter a period ‘in the wilderness’ via enslavement by Egyptians

• A mother’s love saves her child…and contributes to the salvation of a nation

• Moses obediently answers God’s call…and contributes to the salvation of a nation

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Recap (2)

• God’s power over all things demonstrated to Israel, the Egyptians, and to the world

• God’s saving of the Israelites foreshadowed His ultimate plan of salvation for all people

• Paradigm established for Man’s relationship with God

• Foundation established for personal ethics and morality, and socio-civic order

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Takeaways• Exodus provides historical and archeological evidences

that should lead us to accept scripture for what it is: accurate and true

• Provides insight into the enduring nature of Man– Various shortcomings, to include worry, fear, fixation on

immediate interests, fickle approach to life, self-centeredness, arrogance, stiff-necked/obstinate

– But also…loving, courageous, compassionate for others, faithful, loyal, able to endure, longing for leadership (often unspoken)

– Provides context for why mechanisms are needed to discipline ourselves in our behaviors, to assist in remembering what God has done for His people…and why

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Takeaways (2)• Provides insight into the enduring nature of God– His will and plan will always be accomplished…often in unlikely,

unusual, or counterintuitive ways

– He works in His own time

– He has mastery over all things: nature, cultures, social orders, the desires of Man, life and death

– He always provides…and those who trust in His provision do well in a multitude of ways…but this doesn’t mean without trials or suffering the injustices of life

– Reminder that God is patient and tolerant…but only to a point

• There is a comprehensive to scripture that is breathtaking– It captures the totality of Man and shows the nature of God– It has a completeness to it that should lead to confidence in and

reliance on it

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Takeaways (3)

• Times of adversity bear extraordinary fruit– Shared adversity creates bonds unlike any other

– Such experiences:

• are lasting,

• create opportunities for circumspection,

• can generate profound insights that lead to wisdom (a rather rare thing)

• Time in the wilderness really does build character…or it can if approached with the proper attitude– Depends on how one decides to use and appreciate it

– Depends on to whom one turns when dealing with it

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Takeaways (4)

• The importance of steadfastness in faith, of living with perseverance, honor, and courage

• The importance of truly trusting in God

• Acknowledgement of God as the absolute power, the ultimate authority, deserving of worship without caveat or exception

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Relevance to Today?