Exodus
Then & Now: Our Covenant Keeping God
Divine Preparation
February 28, 2016 • Derek Black
You’ll recall that last time we began looking at Exodus that we saw the link from Genesis where the forming narrative continues as God fulfills His promises to His people. We mentioned how God is the Hero in this book Who works through regular servants like Moses in accord with His covenant love. As we enter chapter 2 God draws our attention to the man, His servant, Whom He selects and prepares to use as a key figure in Israel’s deliverance and continuing history. As we look through the Scriptures, God always has His servants that He prepares and raises up right at the right providential moments. From Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Gideon, Samson, Samuel, Ruth, Rahab, David, Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Daniel, Mordecai, Esther, John the Baptist, the disciples, Paul, etc… Ironically here in Exodus, the guy God chooses (Moses) is prepared and not launched out until he’s 80 years old!
Our Covenant Keeping God
February 21, 2016 • Derek Black
The book of Exodus gives us a window into the events following Genesis and the promises given to God's forming people. Exodus serves as the link from the beginning peoples and the fulfilled promises of God. We see visually in Exodus our covenant keeping God continuing His redemptive work in a chosen people. Although God vividly portrayed His covenant keeping love to His people in the early stages of the Old Testament, the very same God continues to show His covenant keeping love to the world through the redemptive work of Jesus! Then and now, what trust we can have in our faithful covenant keeping God!