DCLM Daily Manna 5 June 2022
KEY VERSE: 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.”
TEXT: Exodus 6:1-13 (KJV)
6 Then the Lord said to Moses, Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for [compelled] by a strong hand he will [not only] let them go, but he will drive them out of his land with a strong hand.
2 And God said to Moses, I am the Lord.
3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty [El-Shaddai], but by My [a]name the Lord [Yahweh—the redemptive name of God] I did not make Myself known to them [in acts and great miracles].
4 I have also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their temporary residence in which they were strangers.
5 I have also heard the groaning of the Israelites whom the Egyptians have enslaved; and I have [earnestly] remembered My covenant [with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob].
6 Accordingly, say to the Israelites, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will free you from their bondage, and I will rescue you with an outstretched arm [with special and vigorous action] and by mighty acts of judgment.
7 And I will take you to Me for a people, and I will be to you a God; and you shall know that it is I, the Lord your God, Who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
8 And I will bring you into the land concerning which I lifted up My hand and swore that I would give it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage. I am the Lord [you have the pledge of My changeless omnipotence and faithfulness].
9 Moses told this to the Israelites, but they refused to listen to Moses because of their impatience and anguish of spirit and because of their cruel bondage.
10 The Lord said to Moses,
11 Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land.
12 But Moses said to the Lord, Behold, [my own people] the Israelites have not listened to me; how then shall Pharaoh give heed to me, who am of deficient and impeded speech?
13 But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, and gave them a command for the Israelites and for Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
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People who have small problems in life often receive small answers when they call upon God. But when the challenge is great, then comes the opportunity for God to do great things by His great power and fulfil His promise. It is at such a time that God shows that He is the Almighty.
Our passage opens with God’s assurance to Moses that Pharaoh’s resistance would collapse after experiencing His strong-arm tactics. Then he would be forced to drive the Israelites out of his land. God urged Moses not to despair, reaffirming His lordship over all men. He recounted His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and His promise to give the Israelites their own land in Canaan, to free them from captivity in Egypt, to make them His own people, and to be their God.
God’s faithfulness does not change with the passage of time. What He had said to their forefathers many years earlier, would be fulfilled in their time, whether they believed it or not. But this was not comforting enough to the children of Israel because of the anguish of their spirit. In spite of their unbelief, God sent Moses back to Pharaoh with the same message.
God does not want us to give up. Setbacks may arise, turning people away from receiving the word of God. Yet, like Moses, we must continue to receive God’s message. Rather than focus on our problems, we should focus on God and keep trusting Him even when our situation seems impossible.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Obedience counts most when success appears slim.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Chronicles 16-20
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Daily Manna 5 June 2022
