To preach the title (Exodus 10:1-3)
In Exodus 1, the situation of the Israelites when they were slaves in Egypt is recorded.
(Ex 1:7) And the children of Israel were fruitful and multiplied and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty, and filled the whole earth.
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Israel was a powerful nation even while they were slaves.
However, when a new king came to Egypt and began to rule over Israel, he suffered severe abuse and carried a heavy burden.
I erased it and made it painful.
The reason was that the Israelites were afraid that they would become enemies of Egypt when they prospered, multiplied, and prospered.
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“(Exodus 1:9) … This people, the children of Israel, are greater and stronger than we are.”
" (Exodus 1:10) ... fear, if they become many, they will join us in battle with our enemies when war breaks out.
"I'm going to leave this land," he said.
"(Exodus 1:11) And set over them over them, and burden them with heavy burdens..."
But the more the Israelites abused, the more they tormented them, the more they burdened them, the more they multiply and multiply.
made it strong.
"(Exodus 1:12) But the more they are abused, the more they multiply and multiply..."
In this way, the Bible tells us that God's people will not bear heavy burdens or
They teach us that suffering is not a problem.
God builds God's people stronger, multiply them, multiply them, and use them bigger and higher.
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And Egypt dried up the seed of the children of Israel, so that when the children of Israel were born, male children were
I ordered them all to be killed.
(Exodus 1:16) And he said, "For the sake of the Hebrew woman, when giving birth, watch over the male, and kill the female;
let live"
But in spite of this command, the children of Israel grew more fruitful and became exceedingly powerful.
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“(Exodus 1:20) And God was gracious to the midwives, and the people became fruitful and became exceedingly mighty.”
“(Exodus 1:21) The midwives feared God, and God made their house prosperous”
In this way, God does not bind God's people, but lets them go loose.
God does not destroy God's people, but makes them more numerous and exceedingly powerful.
He gives you grace.
Then, what does God's grace to the people of Israel at this time mean to us today?
We want to find out what the benefits of our religious life are.
1. God works through His people.
In Exodus 2, we see a boy among the children of Israel, despite the strict order to kill all males.
has been hidden and raised.
“(Exodus 2:2) And the woman conceived and bore a son, and when she saw that he was good, he hid him for three months.”
(Exodus 2:10) And when the child grew up, he took him to the daughter of Pharaoh, and she became his son, who named him Moses.
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God has appointed a man among His people to do His work.
Whether Moses has power or not, whether he is full or lacking, God will correct, write, and fill.
(Ex 4:1) Moses answered and said, But they did not believe me, nor listened to me;
“The LORD has not appeared to you.”
(Exodus 4:10) And Moses said to the LORD, "Lord, I am not fluent in words; you have commanded your servant.
After that, I am a stiff-mouthed and blunt-tongued one."
Moses confessed his shortcomings and his clumsiness and dullness.
However, God did not see Moses' lack and dullness.
Rather, he wanted to obey God's commands and sovereignty.
"(Exodus 6:1) The LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh..."
(Exodus 6:2) And God spoke to Moses, saying, I am the LORD.
God does not appoint smart people, experienced people, and people with authority.
and made a dull man.
However, God has raised up people who are humble and obedient before the word of God.
If I'm still not getting built, I need to realize where I'm going wrong and what's the problem.
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God's work is God's work.
God's work is done through God's people, those who obey even those who lack them.
2. God opens the way for God's people.
When Moses was called by God and the work of the Exodus began, he was 80 years old.
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“(Exodus 7:7) Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.”
Why did so many years and years pass before the start of the exodus journey?
Breaking Moses' stubbornness and breaking his own heart, Moses confessed his lack and decided to obey God's word.
It is because God has established it only when it is done.
In this way, the future of God's people is only opened when God opens them and they become perfect people of God
God establishes it.
(Exodus 7:14) And the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is hardened, and he refuses to let the people go."
"(Exodus 7:17) Thus saith the LORD, By this you will know that I am the LORD..."
“(Exodus 7:20) Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded…”
God opens the way for us today.
Even today, if we just do what God commands, He will open the way even now.
God is more blessed by those who obey God's commands than by those who are wise and intelligent.
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(Exodus 8:1) And the LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'Thus says the LORD,
Let the people go, and they will serve me."
3. God wants us to share His work.
"(Exodus 8:32) But Pharaoh hardened his heart even at this time, and he did not let the people go."
"(Ex 12:29) By night the LORD delivered from prison all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, the firstborn of Pharaoh who
He struck down even the firstborn of the prisoner and the firstborn of livestock."
(Exodus 12:31) Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Arise, you and the children of Israel, go my people.
Leave the city and go according to your word, and serve the LORD."
“(Exodus 12:32) As you say, drive your sheep and cattle, and bless me.”
In the end, even a tough and stubborn Pharaoh has no choice but to obey God's will.
However, it is unfortunate that he obeyed only after experiencing the calamity that occurred in all of Egypt and the death of his firstborn son.
God must do God's work through His people.
Even if that person lacks, no matter how many years it takes 80 years to fill it, God's people must be on the right path.
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We must clearly see, understand, believe, and obey these facts.
(Ex 10:1) And the LORD said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh, and I will
I harden my heart to show my sign among them."
"(Exodus 10:2) That you ... may tell in the ears of your son and of your descendants the signs I have performed in them
You will know that I am the LORD."
Even today, God works these miracles, miracles, and events through me and lets them communicate through me.
Let's believe and obey, experience the power, and spread it to the ends of the earth.