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Exodus 13-15

“But Pharaoh said, “Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and moreover, I will not let Israel go.” (Ex 5:2) “The Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring out the people of Israel from among them.” (Ex 7:5)

But no one will need to realize this fact and remember it more than Israel herself. Because this is her birth as a nation; a people of God.

“I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.” (Ex 6:7)

The passages we are considering in these days narrate the final plague (the Passover) and the Exodus of Israel out of the slavery of Egypt (the bondage of Pharaoh). They also contain extensive instructions from the LORD, reiterated over and over, for all the future generations. These are to be national laws and customs that entrench the recalling of these events into the fabric of her daily life as constant reminders of who She is. Even a whole new calendar, complete with all the national ‘holidays’!

When God chose Abram, He told him, “I’m going to make a nation out of you!” Even changed his name to mean that! Now, here we are - a whole new life; a whole new people; a whole new identity. Think about that! Your life as a people, as a nation, begins now! What does it mean to be God’s people? For starters, it means you have been delivered by God and now you belong to Him.

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