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The Purpose of Freedom 0:10 Good morning. Welcome to Stand on the Word. Today, our journey takes us to 2 chapters filled with extraordinary insight. We're looking at Exodus chapters 9 and 10 verse 2 of chapter 10, and0:22 that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son's sons the mighty things I have done in Egypt and my signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I am the Lord. In chapter 9, we read of the0:33 fifth, sixth, and the seventh plague. Let's start verse 1, chapter 9. Then the Lord said to Moses, go into Pharaoh and tell him, thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews, let my people go that they may serve0:45 me. Now let me stop there for just a moment because this is a very familiar phrase, let my people go. It is the, it's the sixth time we see it. There'll be 7 times in the book of Exodus that this phrase comes up. Let my0:57 people go. Let my set my people free from bondage is what god is saying. But to do what? That they may serve me. You see, freedom has a purpose. This is extremely1:09 important to the Israelites as they're coming out of Egypt because, it's important to us too because it's a type. Right? As the children of Israel are coming out of Egypt, that's a type for us, an illustration of you and1:20 me being delivered from the bondage of sin through Jesus Christ. You see, our freedom has a purpose. Our spiritual freedom has a purpose to serve the lord. We're not free agents to do what we1:32 please. We have been set free for a purpose. Now, this concept is also seen in the founding of our country. Our founders spoke of freedom. In fact, they used this1:44 illustration of the the Israelites coming out of Egypt. They used that as an illustration of our freedom from the tyranny of Great Britain. But they spoke of freedom1:56 in terms of ordered liberty. They did not seek political freedom to do what everyone thought was right in their own eyes, but rather the liberty to do what 1 ought within the moral2:08 framework established by God. We have been set free for a purpose as individuals. We've been set free from the bondage of sin to serve the Lord. And I believe the founders knew this. They understood2:20 it. And I believe it's true today as a nation. We were set free, and we committed to serve the Lord, and I believe our freedom is contingent upon that. Verse 2, for if you refuse to letGod's Plagues of Judgment 2:32 them go and still hold them, behold, the hand of the Lord will be on your cattle in the field. Now notice the qualifier here because this is important, in the field. In the following plagues, more livestock2:44 will die because not all of the animals were in the field during this fifth plague. Continuing on in the verse, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the oxen, and on the sheep, a very severe2:56 pestilence. And the Lord will make a difference between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so nothing shall die of all that belongs to the children of Israel.3:07 Now as we saw in the fourth plague of the flies, there is a distinction that God makes between the Egyptians and the children of Israel. Pharaoh hardened his heart even more, so then we have3:19 plague number 6. So the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, this is verse 8, take for yourselves handfuls of ashes from the furnace and let Moses scatter it toward the heavens in the sight of Pharaoh, and it3:31 became fine dust in all the land of Egypt, and it will cause boils that break out in sores on man and beast throughout all the land of Egypt. That happened, still no movement, so then we have3:43 plague number 7, verse 13. Then the Lord said to Moses, rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh, and say to him, thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews, let my people go that they may serve me. For at this3:54 time, I will send all my plagues to your very heart, and your servants and your people, that they may know that there is none like me in all the earth. Verse 18, behold,4:06 tomorrow about this time, I will cause very heavy hail to rain down, such as not has been seen in Egypt since its founding until now. At this point, we see a kind of a fissure4:18 developed between Pharaoh and his own people. Look at verse 20. He who feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses. So the4:30 people were catching this. They saw what was going on. Verse well, let's move to chapter 10. In this chapter, we have the eighth and the ninth plague, the locusts, that devoured4:42 what was left from the previous plagues, and then we have darkness. After the, the fifth through the eighth plagues destroyed much of the country and its economy, the ninth plague zeroes in4:54 on Ra, which is the sun god, 1 of their chief deities. Look at verse 21. Then the Lord said to Moses, stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt,5:06 darkness which may even be felt. So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt 3 days. They did not see 1 another, nor did any 1 rise5:18 from his place for 3 days, but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. And when this was over, the Egyptians, they would know who the 1 true God was. Now, let's5:29 go back to the beginning of the chapter. I'm gonna go back to verse 1, chapter 10. Now the Lord said to Moses, go into Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants, that I may show these signs of5:41 mine before him, and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your sons' sons the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them, that you may know that IA Legacy of Faith Without Compromise 5:53 am the Lord. Now here, God reveals to Moses an additional reason for the tumultuous exodus from Egypt. Now, you might ask, why why didn't God just take him on to6:04 the promised land through the HOV lane without all of the drama? Remember, what we're looking at, there there are principles, there are applications for you and me. So God what we see6:16 here is God wastes nothing. And his focus alright? This may come as a shock to you. God's focus is not our comfort and our convenience, but rather6:29 on his eternal purposes and the preparation of those who will enter his kingdom. In addition to the reasons that God had previously given for hardening Pharaoh's heart so that the Egyptians6:41 and all the world would know that he was God, that there was no other God like him, that he was present in the land with his people. And then we see this final reason was so that future generations of the6:52 children of Israel would know the power of God. See, God was making them into a people, a nation, by giving them a story, a legacy, and their7:04 children would be a part of it. Alright. Verse 3. So Moses and Aaron came into Pharaoh and said to him, thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews, how long will you refuse to humble yourselves before me?7:16 Let my people go that they may serve me. Or else if you refuse to let my people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your territory, and they shall cover the face of the earth so that no7:28 1 will be able to see the earth. And they shall eat the residue of what is left, which remains to you from the hail, and they shall eat every tree which grows up for you out7:40 of the field. Verse 7. Then Pharaoh's servant said to him, how long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go that they may serve the lord their god. Do you not yet know that Egypt is7:52 destroyed? Now, I'm telling you, if they had had polling in those days, I'm certain that Pharaoh's numbers would have been upside down. Even his own team was telling him that the land was in ruins. Verse8:04 verse 8. So Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh, and he said to them, go serve the lord your god. Who are the ones that are going? And Moses said, we will go with our young,8:16 our old, our sons, our daughters, with our our flocks, our herds, we will go for we must hold a feast to the lord. And he said to them, the lord had better be with you when I let you go and your little ones go.8:28 Beware for evil is ahead of you. Not so, Go now, you who are men, and serve the Lord, for this is what you desired. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence. So don't miss8:40 this. What Pharaoh says, okay, go do your religious thing. And by the way, who who do you wanna take with you? Everyone, Moses said. No, Pharaoh said. Only the men, not the8:52 children, not the cattle. No. Let me tell you what, this is sermon material right here about how the powers of this world wanna hold on to our children. And and it was not out of compassion9:03 and concern for the children that Pharaoh wanted to hold them back. Now, Moses could have said, okay, that's a good start. We'll leave our children in your early childhood education programs while we go serve the Lord.9:15 Not a chance. As the Lord made clear, the children were a part of this. They needed to see and experience the power and the presence of God for themselves. Now after the plagues, after the plague of9:27 darkness, Pharaoh says, the children can go with you. Alright? That's enough. The children can go, but not the cattle. Now here's Moses' reply in verse 26. Our livestock all shell shall go with us. Not a9:39 hoof shall be left behind. Now this guy, Moses, just won't compromise. He is so intolerant and narrow minded. Well, you wanna know why Moses didn't compromise?9:51 Let's go back to chapter 7 verse 2. You shall speak all that I command you, and Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children of Israel10:03 out of the land. Alright, here's the key. It was God's word, his instruction, his plan, not Moses's. Moses was not authorized to negotiate10:15 and compromise on the word of God. Compromise, all right, all right, listen up. Compromise has become a near virtue in today's Christian culture. A desire not to10:27 offend or to, not to appear intolerant. But God has called his people to live with conviction and obedience to his word. You see, when we stand on10:39 God's word, we have the foundation to stand before men no matter what is in vogue for today. No matter where the culture is going, if we're if we are in the word of God, standing on the10:51 word of God, we will have the courage to stand before men. But if we bow before men, we cannot stand for God and his word. Father, we thank you for your word, and we11:03 thank you, father, for the illustration we have here in the, account of Moses and the children of Israel making their exit from Israel or from Egypt, from bondage.11:15 Lord, freedom has a purpose. It is to serve you, and I pray that the freedoms that we have from the bondage of sin as believers in Jesus Christ, that we would not go back into that bondage, but we would11:26 serve you and worship you. Lord, as a nation, as we celebrate this 200 and fiftieth anniversary, Lord, may we remember the foundation of our freedom and that our freedom has a purpose11:38 that we committed to, and may we as a nation return to that understanding. We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen. Alright. Thanks for joining me this morning, and until next time, keep standing on the word.11:51 Today's study comes from the stand on the word bible reading plan available for free at f r c dot o r g slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you12:03 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at frc dot org slash bible.In this video 0:00 The Purpose of Freedom2:28 God's Plagues of Judgment5:42 A Legacy of Faith Without Compromise
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