“My Covenant”
Then the LORD said to
Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand
he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his
country.”
God also said to
Moses, “I am the LORD. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God
Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself fully known to them. I
also established my covenant with them to give them the
“Therefore, say to
the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of
the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you
with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. I will take you as
my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD
your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. And I will
bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac
and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.’”
Moses reported this
to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their
discouragement and harsh labor.
Then the LORD said to
Moses, “Go, tell Pharaoh king of
But Moses said to the
LORD, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me,
since I speak with faltering lips?”
Now
the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh king of
Exodus 6:1-13
What’s
so important about a covenant? When its one that sets up an agreement between
God and His chosen, it’s real important.
Today,
no matter where you are in life, you and I also have a covenant. Jesus died for
our sins. Accept it and praise God that He loves us. You do not have to be a
slave. Your burdens can be lifted, but not by you, but by belief in Jesus.
No one is hopeless whose hope is in God.
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