Shema – Why Egypt? Continued…

Ex 6:2-4
2 And God spoke to Moses and said to him: “I am the Lord. 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name Lord I was not known to them. 4 I have also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, in which they were strangers.

During this past week we have felt that the Father has further opened up His purposes and plans for us during the recount of Egypt, as we continued to read through His word.  We started with Exodus 6.

In verse 3 he said “I appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as God Almighty but by my name, Lord I was not know to them.”

Could it be that God used Egypt to be know to His people as a covenant God – I am the Lord.

To change the fact that they only knew Him as an Almighty God but also allowed them to know Him as a personal God, one Who wanted to know them and be known by them.

God’s desire is for us to know Him, not just as a mighty God that creates and judges but also as a personal God that delivers and cares for and protects His children.

God gave us a free will and His desire is for us to use that free will to enter into a personal relationship with Him so that we can know Him as a covenant God. 

What is a covenant God? 

A God that not only makes promises but also brings to pass that which He had promised.

Verse 7  “ I will take you as My people, and I will be your God. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.”

The children of Israel went from knowing about this Almighty God to knowing Him and seeing His presence as He went before them in a cloud by day and a fire by night.

Could we endure our Egypt to allow God to bring us to a place where we would also know Him as a covenant God in our daily lives?  Will we allow Him to reveal every aspect of Himself to us as we face these challenges that seem to shake our very belief and existence? 

Much love 

Jacques and Chanelle Nel Israel