Receiving the Benefits Without Going Through the Process
The Israelites receive the benefits of Joseph’s sacrifice, hard-work, service and love and then they lose them and become slaves in Egypt.
Love Corrects & Teaches
Aaron had the power to turn the people of Israel to the path of God and instead he walked with them as they marched to their own death.
Sacrifice & Reconciliation
In a society that has a focus on self, reconciliation, which regards others above ourselves, is counter-cultural. But this kind of love is a command. And, it is also a gift. Jesus put reconciliation before sacrifice making himself the last and final sacrifice for our sins so that we could have a relationship with God.
Day 9 – When God’s Plan Includes Slavery (Exodus)
God’s desire was to set the people of Israel free from Egypt. He put them in a position so weak that, to survive, they would have to discover how powerful they could be is they trusted in him. Slavery was God’s path to freedom.