COUNTRY BIBLE CHURCH
The book OF EXODUS NOTES Pastor Mike Smith
August 7, 2022

INTRODUCTION
Exodus is an epic tale of fire, sand, wind, and water. The adventure takes place under the hot desert sun, just beyond the shadow of the Great Pyramids. There are two mighty nations—Israel and Egypt—led by two great men—Moses the liberating hero and Pharaoh the enslaving villain. Almost every scene is a masterpiece: the baby in the basket; the burning bush; the river of blood and the other plagues; the angel of death; the crossing of the Red Sea; the manna in the wilderness; the water from the rock; the thunder and lightning on the mountain; the Ten Commandments; the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night; the golden calf; the glory in the tabernacle.
It is the story that gives every captive the hope of freedom. The exodus shows that there is a God who saves and who delivers his people from bondage.
Exodus continues the story begun in Genesis, narrating what happens to Abraham and Sarah’s “seed” (their descendants) as the divine-human relationship continues. Just as Yahweh called them out of Ur to faithful obedience, so He calls their progeny out of Egypt. As in Genesis, the constancy of Yahweh preserves His chosen people in spite of their waywardness, albeit at a national level. Two specific occasions in Exodus highlight human failure and divine faithfulness: the deliverance Yahweh gives them in their exodus from Egypt (chaps. 1–18) and the instruction Yahweh gives them at Sinai (chaps. 19–40). Indeed, the purpose of Exodus is to demonstrate the outworking of the Lord’s unique relationship with his people through these two major events.

The Book of Exodus connects the people under God’s Covenant promise to Abraham (Gen. 12:2) to the beginning of the theocratic kingdom under Moses. The people connected with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were miraculously saved from harsh servitude and placed under the Mosaic Covenant so that they might become “a holy nation” (Ex. 19:6),
The book of Exodus records the redemption of the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt and their establishment as a nation governed by terms of God’s covenant and the laws of God. During the roughly four hundred years in Egypt, the family of Jacob grew from seventy people to between two and three million.

Hebrews 11:22 commends the faith of Joseph who, while on his deathbed (ca. 1804 B.C.), spoke of the “departure” or the “exiting” of the sons of Israel, looking ahead over 350 years to the Exodus (ca. 1446 B.C.). John MacArthur Jr., ed., The MacArthur Study Bible, electronic ed. (Nashville, TN: Word Pub., 1997), 91.

Hebrews 11:22 By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones.

So, the sons of Israel were in Egypt for over 350 years until God used Moses to free them from hard bondage. That’s a long time, we still have four years to go before we in the United States will reach 250 years.
Exodus chapter one shows us that the Israelites did nothing but multiply in numbers which caused the King of Egypt to enslave them. Very few rulers throughout history have not gone beyond their delegated authority and oppressed the people because of their insatiable lust for power. It is still happening today, indeed, it is happening to us. But there is One who will come who will rule over a government and uphold it with justice and righteousness from then on and forevermore.

Read: Isaiah 9:6-10:4

Part of an article on WND Aug. 6, 2022
Senator calls Democrats' Left Wing 'the Enemy Within'
'Today we face the greatest danger we have ever faced'

America's far left has taken control of the Democratic Party, becoming an "enemy within" that has transformed the United States into an unrecognizable country, said Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida on Friday.

"Today we face the greatest danger we have ever faced," said Scott in a speech at the Dallas, Texas, meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference, known as CPAC

The militant left-wing in our country has become the enemy within," he said. He argued the left, with outsized influence on the economy and culture, is portraying a dark vision of America as it targets patriotism, border security, gender and free speech.

When you turn on the news at night, do you even recognize the country you see?" he asked. "Are you worried for your family? Are you worried for your freedoms?

Scott said the "woke left now controls the Democrat Party, the entire federal government, the news media, academia, big tech, Hollywood, most corporate board rooms, and now even some of our top military leaders."