In Search of God's Promises

What is the one thing we do when we feel out of control in a situation? We grasp onto something stable, something we can lean on, something that will hold us up. When the ground is shifting we want something solid to stand on. This is a journey through the Bible in search of God's promises for us today. Let's look together to see how many "boulders" He has in His quarry for us to stand on! "It is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants." Rom. 9:8

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Promise 30 from Exodus 12:41, 42, 51

Ex. 12:41, 42, 51 - "And at the end of four hundred and thirty years, to the very day, all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. It is a night to be observed for the Lord for having brought them out from the land of Egypt; this night is for the Lord, to be observed by all the sons of Israel throughout their generations... and on that same day the Lord brought the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts." - In Ex. 3:8 God says, "So I have come down to deliver them." It was at this time, I believe, that the hosts of God or should I say God and all His hosts, entered Egypt, for the purpose of extracting the Israelites from that land, from slavery, from bondage. Verse 41 says, "all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt." They came out because their mission was done. Verse 51 says something more, from my perspective, about the hosts. Many translations define "hosts" as armies or divisions, but I believe God assigned "hosts"; members of His army [heavenly] to each person, who then escorted them out of the city so as to bring them to safety and to protect them. I believe it was the Lord's army that is unseen who are the hosts who came, who delivered, who escorted the Israelites out. Verse 4c. says that the Lord brought them, Israelites, out of the land of Egypt. So not only was it 600,000 men plus their wives and children, but I believe there was also, intertwined with them, the Heavenly hosts of God walking with them and surrounding them, literally bringing them out of Egypt. Why is this important for us to understand? Because I believe God assigns members of His heavenly hosts to walk with us and to surround us and protect us as He carries out His mission for our lives. We are not alone as God works in us and through us for His glory!

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