Exodus: Journey to Freedom (Introduction)

Exodus Graphic smallExodus: Journey to Freedom
Introduction

Welcome to our study of the book of Exodus. I’ll be teaching through this book weekly in my home church and blogging weekly on one truth gleaned from our study. You are welcome to study along (get a copy of the study here: http://joyofliving.org/product/exodus-adult-study-english/ ), listen along (I’ll post a link at the end of each weekly blog post to that week’s teaching lecture– see below for this week’s Introduction to Exodus), or just read the weekly blog.

The graphic of the tattered suitcase depicts us – women who have been through some hard stuff, are going through some hard stuff, and know hard stuff is yet to come. But we are also women who know and believe – or want to know and want to believe – that God can and will bring good through it all.

As we follow the journey of God’s people through the wilderness and note God’s faithfulness through every step, I pray each of us also has our individual hearts stirred to see the application to us personally.

I pray each of us is ready to travel. Ready to learn. Ready to follow Him and arrive at our destination next April…changed.

Our journey may require some pedaling hard — not much coasting — but hard things are worth it!

The name “Exodus” is literally translated exit or departure. The book of Exodus picks up where Genesis left off.  In the book of Genesis we studied creation and saw God working in the lives of one particular family – Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph. The family moved to Egypt when famine struck and then 200 years passed from the time of Joseph to the time of the new king when the book of Exodus opens.

Exodus chronicles the story of the Israelites being led out of bondage in Egypt and taken back to the Promised Land. We can view this book as a spiritual parable for our own personal journey.

The Israelites were captives – slaves to the King of Egypt. We are — or were — slaves to sin.

Moses led them out of bondage and to a place of freedom. Jesus came to deliver us from the bondage of sin and to lead us to live free.

When it came time for Moses to lead the people out, they had a choice: they could stay put…or they could follow Moses to freedom. In what area is God calling you to freedom….are you ready to step out and follow?

Paul reminded the Galatians:

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.
Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5:1

As we launch our study of Exodus…would you ask God to reveal what areas of your life you are choosing to live under the yoke of slavery….rather than as the free woman you are?

The woman of God lives FREE!

Here’s the link to this week’s teaching lecture – an Introduction to our study of Exodus:

http://fbcsiloam.podbean.com/e/ladies-bible-study-exodus-introduction-laura-macfarlan-9-4-14/

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