Category: Worship

The Gospel in Exodus Four and in the City

Only Jesus hears the cry of the soul for redemption. All other redeemers are deaf.

 

In Exodus four God encourages Moses in his call to lead Israel out of Egypt by giving him three signs that would confirm to the Israelites and Pharaoh that Moses was speaking for God.  As Moses returns to his people in Egypt, he nearly faced death at the hands of God for his failure to show covenant faithfulness in the circumcision of his son. His wife intervenes by performing Moses’ task of circumcising their son.  Upon returning, Moses performs the given signs and the nation of Israel affirms God’s call upon him to lead them out of Egypt.  They worship God for looking upon them in their affliction and giving them the hope of deliverance through the hand of Moses. Continue reading “The Gospel in Exodus Four and in the City”

The Gospel in Exodus 3 and in the City

Contrariwise, the gospel calls urban believers to create new communities in the midst of the nations, risking a blurry line between assimilation and separation, rather than trading mission for isolation.

Exodus Three records the call of Moses to lead God’s people out of Egypt.  400 years have passed with the people of God waiting for the inheritance of the land promised to Abraham.  In that land they would experience the blessing of God so that they might become a blessing to the nations. God has caused them to multiply in Egypt but allowed them to endure hardship that they might be grateful for deliverance and for the blessing of dwelling in the land. In Egypt they have witnessed firsthand the desperate plight of nations who do not know the true God. Continue reading “The Gospel in Exodus 3 and in the City”