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ISRAEL IS DELIVERED
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19
Deuteronomy 6:16-25

Genesis 12:1-7

 

“Get thee out of thy country…

unto a land that I will shew thee.”

 

ISRAEL IS DELIVERED
 
There was great weeping and mourning the night of the last plague in Egypt. Thus they hurriedly allowed Israel to depart. This story of the Lord’s deliverance must be told to future generations. The details as recorded in Exodus must be told. God indeed wrought great miracles to punish Egypt. This is to be told to demonstrate the power of God and His glorious majesty. Truly, He is an all-powerful God.
 
God brought them out and directed them to the Promised Land. The promise was not fulfilled at the time they were departing from Egypt. The Lord made the promise first to Abraham many years before. He was told to leave the land of Ur of the Chaldees and to go to a land that the Lord would show him. In Genesis 12:7, the Lord told Abraham that He would give the land of Canaan to his seed. It took centuries before this was fulfilled. Israel grew as a nation in Egypt for four hundred years and then the time to fulfil the promise arrived. As Moses was speaking, the nation was all set to occupy that land. They were assured of peace and stability when they obeyed the Lord. The righteousness of Israel depended on how they kept the Law of God. Their manner of life was directed by the Law of God. They had laws that directed their worship, though most of it was ceremonial, they still represented a picture of their redemption through the Messiah. He has now come and has fulfilled the whole law. There were moral laws that showed the good and the evil. There were also laws that governed their everyday life and dealings with one another in a just way. The Law of God was their life in the Promised Land.
 
The Lord laid down guidelines for Israel. The words of Moses had been repeated in the forty years that Moses was with them. Obedience stands out as a requirement in their relationship. Jesus taught that if we love Him we will keep His commandments (John 14:15). This is salvation.
 
THOUGHT: God’s promises will remain through the ages.

PRAYER: Father, may I learn to be faithful as Thou art faithful.

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