Read: Exodus 6:2-8 NRSV
God also spoke to Moses and said to him: ‘I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name “The Lord” I did not make myself known to them. I also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they resided as aliens. I have also heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are holding as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant. Say therefore to the Israelites, “I am the Lord, and I will free you from the burdens of the Egyptians and deliver you from slavery to them. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgement. I will take you as my people, and I will be your God. You shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has freed you from the burdens of the Egyptians. I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; I will give it to you for a possession. I am the Lord.
In the book of Exodus, God didn’t simply send a message of comfort to the slaves in Egypt; He came down to fight for them. This established the pattern of biblical redemption: the Good King wars against the powers that hold His people captive. Jesus fulfills this ancient pattern perfectly.
He did not come merely to teach us, but to lead a new Exodus. Instead of parting the Red Sea, He parted the veil of death. He led us out of the “Egypt” of sin and darkness, not into a desert, but into the Kingdom of Light. We are no longer slaves to fear or past mistakes; we are free citizens, delivered by a King who fights for His own.
Pray:Father, You are the God of Exodus who breaks chains. Thank You for fighting for me. Teach me to live as a free person today, no longer serving the old masters of fear and sin.
