Scripture: Exodus 13:17-22 | John 8:12-14 I. God’s light will lead you to a place of testing. A. Why did God have Israel take the scenic route home? “Lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt” (vs. 17). Israel had been slaves for 400 years. They had no trained…
Scripture: Exodus 12:21-23 | John 1:29-36 I. We are saved through judgment. A. We see who is going to be judged in the Passover in Exodus 12:23: the Egyptians. God said Israel was his firstborn son (Ex. 4:22-23). God told Pharaoh and Egypt to let his son go to worship Him. If Pharaoh did not…
Scripture: Exodus 2:23-25 | John 8:34-36 I. Your Christian story is one of freedom from sin to serve God. A. How does God respond to Israel’s groaning (Exodus 2:23)? God cares. “God heard… God remembered… God saw… God knew” (Exodus 2:24-25). Jesus’ response to those who say they are free is, “Actually, you are not…
Exodus 12:33-36 | John 12:32-34 God’s Salvation Means Leaving Something Behind Slaves to Egypt “The Egyptians were urgent with the people to send them out of the land in haste. For they said, “We shall all be dead” So the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading bowls being bound up in…
