The Prince of Darkness Grim, We Tremble Not For Him | Exodus 1:1-21

Deep down every human being longs for a deliverer. In various ways, we all sense some sort of bondage in this world, whether we're worried about the prospect of a Third World War and global instability, or the abuses of our own government – over-reach, corruption, tanking economy – effecting our lives. We long for someone to come and rescue us, make things right, lead us in a just way, to deliver us from evil and bring us into a Promised Land where everything will be made right!

Generations have felt this – African American slaves yearning for freedom from their shackles. Boers in the Cape longing to escape what they saw as British tyranny. It’s for this reason that the story of the Exodus is so powerful and compelling. We're starting a new series this morning in Exodus. It's the story of God who raises up a deliverer, Moses, who led the nation of Israel from slavery in Egypt into freedom in the Promised Land. A story of God himself destroying his enemies and saving a people for himself.

Over the next few months, we will see is that this Exodus story is a gospel story. It’s foreshadowing of the ultimate Exodus led by a new Moses, Jesus Christ, who saves us from bondage to sin and leads us into the true Promised Land, our eternal inheritance, the new creation.

We open up in here in chapter one – and here we see that the people of Israel are slaves in Egypt, ruled over by an evil Egyptian king, Pharaoh, who is trying his best to oppress and destroy them. In spite of his best efforts, they continue to multiply and flourish. What we will see in this text is that because God is faithful to his covenant promises, his purposes will prevail no matter what.

Preacher: Rev. Antonio Coppola.

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