Category: Exodus Chapter 6
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He Will Not Give Up on You – Exodus 6:28-30
Exodus 6:28-30 And it came to pass on the day when the Lord spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt, That the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, I am the Lord: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee. And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of…
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The Third Son and the Greater Deliverer – Exodus 6:24-27
Exodus 6:24-27 And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites. And Eleazar Aaron’s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families. These are that…
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Chosen Line, Appointed Family – Exodus 6:20-23
Exodus 6:20-23 And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.…
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Not First in Line, But Chosen by God – Exodus 6:16-19
Exodus 6:16-19 And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years. The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families. And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar,…
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Not First, But Chosen – Exodus 6:14-15
Exodus 6:14-15 may read like a simple record of names, but the Lord is doing far more here than preserving family history. He begins with Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob, and then Simeon, the second. At that point, a careful reader would almost expect the line of deliverance to continue through one of them. Reuben…
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God Recommissioned Moses in Spite of Moses’ Doubts – Exodus 6:10-13
Exodus 6:10-13 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. And Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of…
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Cruel Bondage Could Not Cancel God’s Promise – Exodus 6:9
Exodus 6:9 And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. This is a sad verse, but it is a very honest one. Moses brought them a word full of promise, but they could not receive it. Their anguish of spirit…
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He Brings Us In and Gives Us an Inheritance – Exodus 6:8
Exodus 6:8 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the Lord. This verse moves from deliverance to destination. God did not merely promise to bring His…
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Taken by God, Taught by God – Exodus 6:7
Exodus 6:7 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. This is where the promise becomes deeply personal. God was not merely bringing…
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Brought Out, Set Free, Bought Back – Exodus 6:6
Exodus 6:6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: This verse is full of the…