THE LORD'S KINDNESS TO BE TRULY KNOWN (5 OF 8)
Scripture: Exodus 15:22, Exodus 18:27
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The Lord's Kindness to Be Truly Known (5 of 8)
Series: Exodus
Patrick Edwards
Exodus 15:22-18:27
Introduction
So here's Israel now, finally free. They've made it! They've survived 400 years of slavery, brutal oppression, hardship, and suffering. God has spared the lives of their firstborn, brought them out of Egypt. He has parted the waters that they may pass through and has destroyed Pharaoh and his army. They've made it! Should be smooth sailing from here on out right? I mean I've got to imagine that's how every small little rebellion or quest for freedom feels when it's all done. The hard part is over and now the good times come.
History, of course, tells a very different story. As we mentioned when we first began this series, winning your freedom from oppression is only half of the story. You see, there often proves to be a significant naïveté on the part of the newly freed when it comes to what's next, for a soft bed of roses is hardly what awaits them. Perhaps, to help best illustrate my point it would behoove us to listen in on what might have been King George III's reaction after the British surrender at Yorktown. Here's, perhaps, the sentiments of the recently defeated monarch after losing the thirteen colonies: (''What Comes Next?'', Hamilton). I love both the humorous characterization of George III in Hamilton as well as the sobering warning that learning to govern will be far more of a challenge for the new United States than defeating the British forces. The real work now begins.
You see, many of us fail to realize the same truth when it comes to the book of the exodus. When we think about this book we focus almost exclusively on the escape from Egypt part and only partially attention on what follows. The reality, however, is the escape from exodus only takes fifteen chapters, leaving twenty-five about what happens next. My point is that the freedom from Pharaoh portion of this story occupies only a little over a 1/3 of this whole boo ...
Series: Exodus
Patrick Edwards
Exodus 15:22-18:27
Introduction
So here's Israel now, finally free. They've made it! They've survived 400 years of slavery, brutal oppression, hardship, and suffering. God has spared the lives of their firstborn, brought them out of Egypt. He has parted the waters that they may pass through and has destroyed Pharaoh and his army. They've made it! Should be smooth sailing from here on out right? I mean I've got to imagine that's how every small little rebellion or quest for freedom feels when it's all done. The hard part is over and now the good times come.
History, of course, tells a very different story. As we mentioned when we first began this series, winning your freedom from oppression is only half of the story. You see, there often proves to be a significant naïveté on the part of the newly freed when it comes to what's next, for a soft bed of roses is hardly what awaits them. Perhaps, to help best illustrate my point it would behoove us to listen in on what might have been King George III's reaction after the British surrender at Yorktown. Here's, perhaps, the sentiments of the recently defeated monarch after losing the thirteen colonies: (''What Comes Next?'', Hamilton). I love both the humorous characterization of George III in Hamilton as well as the sobering warning that learning to govern will be far more of a challenge for the new United States than defeating the British forces. The real work now begins.
You see, many of us fail to realize the same truth when it comes to the book of the exodus. When we think about this book we focus almost exclusively on the escape from Egypt part and only partially attention on what follows. The reality, however, is the escape from exodus only takes fifteen chapters, leaving twenty-five about what happens next. My point is that the freedom from Pharaoh portion of this story occupies only a little over a 1/3 of this whole boo ...
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