84 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 3 - Part 4 - Book 7 - Moses, the Deliverer of Israel

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 4 * BOOK 7 MOSES, THE DELIVERER OF ISRAEL Exodus 4-8 In Exodus Chapter 6, we left off at verse 6, where God speaks of redeeming the children of Israel out of Egypt: Exodus 6:7-9 "And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians." A nation of people; land; and one day their King. Exodus 6:13 "And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt." So everything is getting ready now for God to move. Exodus 6:26 Even here in Egypt, they had an organization. Exodus 6:27 "These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron." Exodus 7:10-12 "And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent." To convince Pharaoh that God is the God of Israel. "Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers (Those who practice the occults, they drew their powers from the powers of Satan): now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments." "For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents (They had the Satanic power to copy what Aaron had just done by the power of God.): but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods." Now, God is the Creator of life, the Sustainer of life, the very God of life. Death came by sin. Sin and death are synonymous. As Aaron placed his rod on the ground it became a serpent. The magicians did the same thing, but Aaron's serpent swallowed up the magicians serpents. Paul describes it here: I Corinthians 15:51-54 Jesus never mentions this; the Old Testament never mentions it; but Paul does.); We shall not all sleep (or die physically), but we shall all be changed," Now verses 52,53: We have to be made fit for eternity in God's presence. Remember Aaron's serpent swallowed up the magicians' serpents; that was representative of Satan and his death. Verse 54: Where was the victory over death accomplished? Exodus 7:13 "And he hardened Pharaoh's heart" It says here that God hardened Pharaoh's heart. This throws a curve at a lot of people, and they say, "Is God being fair with poor old Pharaoh?" That, contrary to anything that Pharaoh may have wanted to do, God is making him become the rebel. The apostle Paul is writing-- Romans 9:14-17 Is there unrighteousness with God (Can God be unfair?)? God forbid." "'So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy (It all depends on God).'" "For the scripture saith unto (Who?) How many people, even today, don't know at least something about the plagues that came upon Egypt? Now, the human race tends to say, "Well, that was God's fault." But that's not the way God intended it to fall. Roman 9:18-24 "Therefore hath he (God) mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will be hardeneth." Continue at verse 20. "Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? "Hath not the potter power over the clay; of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?" "What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction." Number one, God is Sovereign. He is absolute in His power. What could Pharaoh have said? When people are brought to a place of making up their minds, for or against God, and they say, "No." It was that much harder each time he had the opportunity to obey God. A lot of people can't believe the Book of Revelation. So let's go to Chapter 8: Exodus 8:20-23 "And the LORD said unto Moses, 'Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh (Now I've got to explain that. How did Moses and Aaron have such access to the king of Egypt? The Egyptian Pharaoh was open to people to come into his presence. Look at verse 22, where God says to Moses and Aaron, and I'm sure they repeated it to Pharaoh: Remember, Paul writes in Romans Chapter 15, verse 4 that all these things were written back in the Old Testament for our learning. Now, just as sure as God put a separation between The children of Israel and the Egyptians, God puts a line of demarcation between the believer and the world. And God says you cannot serve two masters. Look at what Paul teaches here: "O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged." #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible