Exodus 1

Exodus 1

We are through the Book of Genesis! We have seen God take one person, Abraham, and build him into a mighty family. Now we will see God take a family and build them into a nation. Four hundred years would pass between the time of Joseph and the time of Moses. What has happened to Israel at that time?

In verse 7 we learn that Israel continued to grow. This caused the Egyptians to grow fearful of their neighbors. They saw that Israel was starting to outnumber them, so they made them their slaves. For these 400 years Israel would be making nothing but bricks and babies. Egypt tried to put a hold on what was happening by having every male child killed. This is how the stage was set for Moses.

I find amazing similarities between the birth of Moses and the birth of Jesus. Moses was a deliverer to the people of Israel. Jesus is our Deliverer from sin. Moses was born after a 400 year period of silence. Jesus was born after a 400 year period of silence. Pharaoh sent out a decree to kill all male children. Hared sent out a decree to kill all male children. Moses was saved through a basket in the Nile. Jesus was saved through fleeing to Egypt.

Trust in the Lord because He has a plan. It was His plan to bring Israel into Egypt. It would certainly be His plan to get them out. Ever feel like God has led you somewhere and now you are stuck there? Look at what happened to Israel when they were in Egypt. They were persecuted, yes, but they also grew! God will bring us to certain places. Sometimes it feels like He just leaves us there to be persecuted. What we end up finding out later on in life that we grew in that situation. We grew, and sure enough, God gave us a way out right when we needed it.