We left off the story at the end of Genesis with Joseph’s coffin in Egypt and his words about God visiting his people in the future to bring them up from Egypt. In Exodus, we pick up the story some generations later when the Hebrews found themselves enslaved and calling out to God for rescue. He heard them and did indeed rescue them through the agency of a man named Moses. However, things did not go smoothly in the aftermath, which points to the fact that this visitation was not the ultimate one. Exodus points us forward to a greater visitation and a greater rescue.
In the new way of walking, believers need to put off the habits of the old self and put on the attitudes and activities...
While David used desperate and even deceptive means of escape, God provided for him because of his grace and faithfulness.
Happy are those who have the kingdom of God, even if they lack much on earth, and the most pitiful are those who do...
