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【Bible Study】Exodus Chapter 1 - Only with Slavery in Egypt, There is God's Army!

2021-08-18 43,004 Exodus God's Plan Reverence for God Worldly Logic Carnality Diligently Obeying God's Word Exodus

Introduction

Good day to all, I am here to share with you Chapter 1 of the Book of Exodus. The events narrated in Exodus are quite intriguing. If there were a contest for the most captivating book in the Bible, I believe Exodus would rank among the top. Why is Exodus so remarkable? Well, consider this: if the miracles and wonders in Exodus were to be filmed, it would be incredibly impactful and visually stunning.

However, upon reading Exodus, you may also find yourself filled with numerous perplexities, unsure of the significance of its content. Many things, when viewed through human eyes, can be perplexing; seen from a human perspective, a myriad of doubts arise. For instance, the crucifixion of Jesus by the Jews has already given rise to many questions.

Why do people find Exodus perplexing? Because the Israelites' arrival in Egypt was their own decision, so why the need for an Exodus? Joseph was the prime minister in Egypt, and the seventy-odd members of the Israelite family went down to Egypt, enjoying the best of everything. But why did the Israelites later become slaves? This also leads to a series of questions.

Recently, a sister sent me many questions, asking why this and why that... As we study Exodus, I will gradually address these questions. Because the essence of things differs in the eyes of man and in the eyes of God.

In Genesis Chapter 15, there is this passage: At that time, Chedorlaomer and the four kings had seized Abraham's nephew Lot and all his possessions. But Abraham, being powerful, led three hundred and eighteen servants and defeated the four kings. After the battle, Abraham began to fear retaliation from these kings. Hadn't Abraham stirred up a hornet's nest? What to do?

After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless? The one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus.” And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.” Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.” (Genesis 15:1-3)

He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. He also said to him, “I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it.” But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?” So the Lord said to him, “Bring me a heifer, a goat and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon.” Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other; the birds, however, he did not cut in half. Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away. (Genesis 15:4-11)

As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated there. But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions. You, however, will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age. In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.” (Genesis 15:12-16)

When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces. On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, “To your descendants I give this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates— the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites.” (Genesis 15:17-21)

From the above scriptures, we can see that God made a covenant with Abraham. But we are puzzled, what kind of covenant is this? If one day, God tells you that He will make your descendants slaves in that land for four hundred years, what would you think? My introduction begins here: Over four hundred years ago, there was a man named Abraham, and God made a covenant with him, that his descendants would be slaves in Egypt for four hundred years. This is the background of the Book of Exodus.

This introduction brings us great confusion: If you were Abraham, what would be your feelings upon hearing God make such a covenant with you? You would surely wonder: Why would God do this? But Abraham did not, nor did he ask anything. I can tell you why, because without four hundred years of slavery in Egypt, there would be no Exodus, and there would be no army of God coming out of Egypt.

Therefore, from beginning to end, God is fulfilling His plan. Know that God's plan is not your plan, even if you plan, it is in vain. To explain God's actions, we introduce a plan of God, which is: God will bring His army out of Egypt.

This is God's Plan

Can everyone understand? God has a great plan, which is that God will bring His army out of Egypt. Suppose everyone lived in the evil old society, where even the poor could enjoy the best of everything, wearing big shorts, slippers, fanning themselves with a palm leaf fan at the door, and drinking a little wine; those from better families could drink tea costing tens of thousands of dollars per pound, enjoying the best of everything all day long. I ask everyone, can people living such a life leave Egypt? Think again, if the Israelites were living luxuriously in Egypt, could Moses have brought them out? Here I also ask everyone, how did you come to believe in the Lord? Weren't you also once enslaved in Egypt? That is to say, you were originally living in the world, but were severely tormented by the evil one of this world, and only then did you turn back to seek God!

Perhaps you are not like this, but I am. I was not born seeking God; it was because I had eaten enough pig slop, suffered a lot, and only when I was at my wit's end did I know to look for a God. It can even be said that if you are enjoying the best of everything all day long, living well, and still idly find a God to worship, this approach would be very strange.

If I had not suffered enough, and you brought me to church for strict training, doing homework and learning a series of courses every day, I would definitely complain: Where would I find the time? Surely there would be no time, because my time would be spent enjoying the best of everything. I have hardly seen anyone who enjoys the best of everything every day and can still believe in the Lord well.

We must know that this is God's plan, that God wants to bring us out of this world, out of this house of slavery. Then you will ask, why does God want me to be enslaved in this world? There is no why, because this world is held in the hands of the evil one, making this world a house of slavery. People living in this world are born as slaves of the devil.

Why do people go into the world? Because people are looking for a good life, and in the process of searching, they naturally fall into it. For example, someone may suddenly encounter a good opportunity, feeling that they can finally make money, but the result is being deceived, losing millions or even tens of millions. We have sisters among us who have had this experience, owing millions, and even today her father is still paying off her debts.

Another key issue is that people are born wanting to pursue a good life in this world. What did the Israelites go to Egypt for? Weren't they also going to pursue a good life? Jacob was Abraham's grandson, and Joseph was Abraham's great-grandson. They all knew about the covenant God made with Abraham, but why did they still decide to go down to Egypt? Wasn't it because they thought at the time that this decision was particularly clever? Even Joseph thought: Since I am the prime minister here, you will definitely be able to enjoy life when you come.

All those who pursue a good life in this world chase and chase until they don't know where they are chasing, and finally find themselves falling into a house of slavery. There, eating pig slop, eating pig dung, tasting all kinds of hardships, is very hard. The Book of Exodus foreshadows such a thing: We Christians have all walked the road of Exodus. Why count God's grace? Because God used His mighty arm to bring you and me out of the house of slavery in Egypt. Everyone can think carefully about how many people God has released through my hands, those with this disease and that disease, urinating blood in the middle of the night, running high fevers, tormented by pain, and finally all healed through prayer.

Two days ago, a sister suddenly called and said: Quickly lead me in prayer for a few minutes! She was looking for me because she had just received her second dose of the COVID vaccine and was experiencing adverse reactions. She had no symptoms after the first dose, but after the second dose, she felt dizzy, lightheaded, and had a severe headache. She did not realize that she had a worldly logical system inside her, thinking that this was just a reaction to the vaccine. In fact, the worldly logical system is manifested in every aspect of our lives, in those things that we think are self-evident. At this time, she remembered me, and I led her in prayer, and she was healed.

So why do people seek God? Because we are often oppressed by the devils of this world in the land of Egypt. Once we are oppressed by ghosts, we want to come out of this house of slavery. How did this sister come to believe in the Lord? Because she owed a lot of money in pursuit of a good life, and she is still paying it off today. She is not young anymore, living a relatively hard life, and then she came to me to believe in the Lord well.

If she didn't owe money, and I asked her to believe in the Lord well with me and receive this training, would she be willing? In fact, our training is not even demonic training. We are sitting in air conditioning, enjoying the best of everything, and then doing some homework on Genesis and Exodus, and joining a few ministries. Is it that difficult? In my opinion, it's really not difficult.

But the key issue is that this is not as important as making money, nor as important as pursuing a good ideal. As a result, this pursuit leads to bondage, falling into the house of slavery in Egypt as a slave. Those who have been released through my hands are those who have been enslaved in the house of slavery in Egypt before they are willing to believe in the Lord. If I were to tell these stories, there would be too many!

There are also many people who have just barely woken up, but accidentally go back again. You have been slaves in the house of slavery in Egypt, oppressed very badly, but without any complaints. But on the road of believing in the Lord, on the road of being blessed and receiving grace, you suffer a little grievance, and the complaints are huge. Isn't this strange?

I think, if God did not let the Israelites be slaves, without suffering this sin, would they choose to come out of Egypt to be the army of the Lord God? No one wants to wander in the wilderness. God led them to the wilderness to serve God, to be free, and to enter the promised land. But even though the Israelites lived like that in the house of slavery in Egypt, as soon as God trained them a little, they began to complain again, and then wanted to go back to Egypt. There are also some among us who always want to go back to Egypt. These people are born to be slaves.

My heart can be said to be extremely sorrowful, because these people always want to run back. I said in my heart, God! Have mercy on me, may you remember me and be gracious to me. There is a deep hope in me, which is to hope that everyone will stop loving the world, stop going back to Egypt to be slaves! That place is not fun! It is no exaggeration to say that sometimes I am so anxious that tears stream down my face. I rarely cry for myself, but when I see brothers and sisters going back, always being deceived by the old horse, I am extremely painful. Although sometimes I appear to be extremely strong on the surface, my heart is extremely stuffed, and the only way is to call on God.

My point is to tell everyone that God has a great plan, which is to let us see through these things in the world. If you can't see through being a slave, then what can you see through when you are enjoying the best of everything? Don't even mention you, even I, if I hadn't suffered in this world, I might have just strolled around, ate, drank, played, bought, sold, married, gave birth, and finally gone to destruction.

Let's look at God's great plan again. This plan is really well-intentioned! Brothers and sisters must wake up and stop going back to Egypt! Egypt is really not a fun place. God's great plan is to raise you up, for the sake of bringing you out of the land of Egypt, and then training you into a mighty warrior, to enter and inherit the land.

How can I know if I have inherited the land? Entering the promised land is a difficult battle. Only those who come out of the house of slavery can inherit the land! It is impossible for those who have not come out of the house of slavery to enter the promised land. In this difficult battle, there are giants three meters tall and weighing more than two hundred kilograms. You are not even in the same order of magnitude as them. You can't hit them, your legs are not as long as their arms, and you can't even hit their heads when you jump! How to fight! This is impossible to play. To enter the promised land, you have to defeat the old horse, but can you get the place where the old horse is standing?

I testify to everyone with a loud voice, you have seen many miracles, and experienced many graces through my hands; I am concerned about God's church and God's people, and I feel uncomfortable when I see defeat. But every time I thank God, because victory comes faster than I imagined. Sometimes I am very emotional, because just when I am sad, God miraculously turns things around.

Last night I talked to the old horse again, which was very interesting. As soon as I mentioned that it had been defeated by me, it said: Don't mention it. Haha, the old horse was embarrassed, because it lost to me again, and our sister was released again! I said in my heart: God! May we always remember the suffering we have suffered in the house of slavery in Egypt. The old horse said that it lost, that it was my defeated general. But it is not necessarily so in front of you. I can say that the vast majority of us cannot beat the old horse! But because you are under my cover, it is a bit difficult for the devil to move you! The old horse said to me: I dare not come again, I have to go. But I don't quite believe what it says, it is not so easy to leave.

This is the second point I am talking about - this is God's plan. Through these things manifested in you and me, God's plan is far beyond our imagination, and we are really grateful. Now do you understand why the Israelites were sent to the house of slavery? Because if they are not in the house of slavery, people cannot get out of the world! Many people, even if they have come out of the house of slavery, sometimes want to go back! Even if they have eaten enough pig slop and pig dung, sometimes they still want to go back and continue eating!

This is God's great plan, and we must keep God's great plan in our hearts. God wants to bring his army out of Egypt, which is to bring out a group of people who are slaves in the house of slavery in Egypt. The Israelites were slaves for four hundred years! As these four hundred years passed, one generation died, and another generation came. If you were Abraham, you might wonder why God had to make the Israelites slaves for four hundred years. You might want to say that I would have turned to ashes four hundred years later, and it would not matter to me what the Israelites were like. But Abraham lives in eternity. Until today, Abraham looks down from heaven, watching us as if watching a play. I believe that Abraham will definitely applaud and cheer for me in heaven.

Abraham is the one I emulate. In eternity, he saw a glorious destiny, saw God's great plan, that He would bring us out of the house of slavery in Egypt, bring us into eternity, bring us into God's promise, bring us into God's prosperity. It is because he was afraid that the Israelites would not be able to endure any hardship as soon as they came out, and then wanted to go back, that God let them eat pig slop for four hundred years in Egypt, but they still did not eat enough. I feel quite shocked by this.

I want to tell everyone that we should be strong and tidy up the faith inside us. Can we have a glorious destiny in eternity? Can our eyes see that God has a great plan for us? Can we see that God has a good purpose for us? These are not in this life, but in eternity. That promised land is not today's Canaan, nor today's land of Israel, but in eternity, God will give us the new Jerusalem. A new Jerusalem holy city will descend from heaven, and God will be with us forever!

There is no need for electricity in the city, the city is full of God's glory. This is God's plan, so God's army came out of Egypt. That's why I rarely see people who enjoy the best of everything suddenly decide to believe in the Lord well. What I often see are people who are half-dead, with a lot of problems on their bodies, a lot of problems in their lives that cannot be solved, and who are living very hard, who will come to church to receive training.

The theme of Exodus Chapter 1 is: Only with slavery in Egypt, there is God's army. Everyone has to make a choice, do you want to continue to be a slave under the old horse, or do you want to tidy up again, come out of the land of Egypt, out of the old horse's territory, enter God's promised land, and begin to be under God's management, to be trained by God? Although the training is difficult and hard, it doesn't matter, you won't die! It's better than dying in the house of slavery in Egypt in the end!

The Descendants of Abraham Should Not Think That They Can Make a Name for Themselves in This World

In fact, in the spiritual realm, the old horse knows which people in this world belong to God and which belong to it. The old horse often says to me: This person has too good a relationship with you, I can't deceive him. Recently, the old horse also said to me: You manage so strictly, you love him so much, I can only deceive him occasionally. That's probably the case. Brothers and sisters should also know that as descendants of Abraham, you will definitely be persecuted in this world. This is because you have God's clear election on you. This clear election is known to God and to ghosts, but you may not know it yourself.

This matter is very wonderful, so wonderful that we should not think that we can live a meaningful life in this world. When the devil sees people who belong to God, it wants to persecute them and kill them. Because people who belong to God have God's election in the dark, they are persecuted by the devil, and they begin to seek God! In fact, this just shows that the devil is very stupid, so stupid that it actively helps God to do the work of election.

Among us, there are not many who are smart, not many who are wise, and not many who are noble, but it doesn't matter! Everyone is persecuted by the devil and driven into the church by the devil. In the Bible, the name Egypt symbolizes the world. It is strange that people who belong to God do not want to enter the church by themselves, but because of the persecution of the devil, they are forced into a bad situation, and then they walk into the church.

I walked into the church myself. I think these old horses and other evil spirits are regretful, tangled, and uncomfortable to death. They will say: If I hadn't messed with him at that time, he wouldn't have built a victorious church! Wouldn't he have had this? Isn't it good for us to give him the best of everything? In fact, the devil is very stupid. Because of their persecution, I was unlucky, and I couldn't do anything well. As a result, I came to seek God, and I was able to build God's victorious church, specializing in doing the work of fighting ghosts. Recently, the old horse also told me its heart: You brought me here and you still beat me! Look, the old horse is still very regretful.

The land of Egypt is the place where the evil spirits of this world persecute and control the Israelites. The evil spirits strictly make them do hard labor, which is very hard! Although they do hard labor, the Israelites have no complaints, which is too evil! Being deceived again and again, being persecuted by the old horse and evil spirits of this world, but without complaints, and never blaming the old horse, is too incredible!

When my mother was still alive, she had a very good relationship with the old horse. She always brought the old horse, and as a result, the old horse killed her! Since the old horse killed her, why did she still have to pull and pull with the old horse? Sometimes she said to me that the old horse was actually not bad! I said, stop it, you almost killed yourself! I think people are very strange.

Today's church is like the Israelites when they left Egypt. These Israelites think they are very capable, and they often complain about Moses. In fact, Moses never bullied them, nor did he take advantage of them. But these Israelites were harmed in the land of Egypt without any complaints. This thing is called servility. The descendants of Abraham must be persecuted in this world. These people cannot do well in this world, because you are God's people. You are chosen by God, and there will be a mark on you, so it is normal to suffer a little.

In fact, what God wants to do first to bring us out of Egypt is to deal with the servile nature

The nature of slaves is very interesting. Don't think that you are chosen by God, but after mixing in this world for a long time, and being oppressed and enslaved for a long time, you will not be able to be a free man. When God brings you out of the land of Egypt, you will see that God has a great plan for you: First bring you to the wilderness, and in the wilderness begin to promulgate laws. After the promulgation of laws, you have to do this and that. The purpose is to deal with the slavishness in us.

The slavishness in us is very heavy! Sometimes I think I am a slave. In fact, if we really think that we are useless servants, these are what we should do, then it is okay to be willing to be servants of God. But today's Christians are willing to be servants of the world, but unwilling to be servants of God; willing to follow the flesh, but unwilling to follow the Holy Spirit.

Is this phenomenon very common? You have the ability to discern good and evil with those who love you, but you don't dare to compete with the whips of the Egyptians! This is called servility, that is, only the whip works, and you will not be a free man. Not being a free man means that if you are given freedom, you don't know what to do; if you are given some freedom and respect, people will be presumptuous, like to be oppressed by this world, and like to live like this.

I can give many examples, such as: a person has received many benefits from God, and as a result, what he thinks in his head is: to work hard, to have money to spend, to have money to spend, to work hard, to work hard, to please the boss, then listen to what the boss says, and the result is that the boss treats you as a slave, and you have no complaints, because you feel that you cannot twist your arm more than your thigh. If I treat you like your boss, then it's over, you would have discerned good and evil with me long ago, and even before I took the whip, people couldn't stand it.

When Japan invaded China in the past, some Chinese people worked as traitors under the Japanese devils. Those days were not easy, like second-class citizens, slaves. But people felt that in order to live, they had to live like this, and the result was a very hard life. Traitors would not be free men, but they were good at being slaves, isn't it very interesting? Even in modern times, in front of the world powers, the servility of the Chinese people is vividly displayed. In our era, many people sharpened their heads to go to the United States, even if they became second-class citizens in the United States, they didn't care.

Some sisters like to marry foreigners very much. I have a classmate who married a foreigner. They always feel that it is good to marry foreigners, and white people have superior conditions. Some time ago, I really ministered to a foreigner. This foreigner's wife is one of our sisters. She went to that country and married a local white man. Later, our sisters brought her husband, because her husband didn't work all day, and his wife had to support him. But this foreigner still thinks he is a first-class citizen and is proud of himself. This situation is quite common. In fact, this kind of servility is not only reflected in the worship of foreigners, but there is also a chain of contempt within the Chinese people. For example, we Northeasterners, no matter whether we go to Beijing or Shanghai, as long as we speak, people will look down on us.

This inexplicable thing in people is called servility. What God wants to deal with thoroughly in us is not to be whipped by the Egyptians, but to bring us out, give us a set of laws, and let us keep and follow them, because we still don't know how to be free men. We are like children. If we don't discipline them and give them all the freedom, they will not grow up. If you want to grow up, you have to be disciplined! Because people are born with servility, and servility comes from the nature of belonging to the flesh.

It is willing to be whipped a few times by the Japanese, and it is okay to be trained and scolded by the boss. But if you really give freedom, people will not be free people. God is going to deal with the slavish nature of people, which is part of God's plan. If you are not enslaved in the land of Egypt, you cannot come out to be God's army; if you are enslaved in the land of Egypt, you will develop a body of servility. If God wants to bring you out, he must repair this servility.

Whether in the Land of Slavery or in the Promised Land, Fearing God is Always a Smart Choice

But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians were filled with dread because of the Israelites. (Exodus 1:12)

The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, “When you are helping the Hebrew women during childbirth on the delivery stool, if you see that the baby is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live.” But the midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live. Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?” (Exodus 1:15-18)

The midwives answered Pharaoh, “Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive.” So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous. And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own. Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Every Hebrew boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.” (Exodus 1:19-22)

From the above scriptures, we can draw a conclusion: Fearing God is very important! Midwives are like obstetricians and gynecologists today, but in the matter of giving birth, the Israelites believed that it was unclean. So being a midwife is not a very glorious and decent profession. The Egyptian Pharaoh wanted the midwives to strangle the boys who were born, and the girls could survive, but because the midwives feared God, they did not do so. But isn't it courting death to disobey the Pharaoh's order? The Egyptian Pharaoh questioned them, and they prevaricated the Pharaoh, and as a result, many boys survived.

Although the profession they are engaged in is considered unclean in the eyes of God, because they fear God, God gave them families of their own. It's amazing! Originally, Pharaoh wanted to kill many people, but because the midwives feared God, they saved many people. Although many people died later, including the people of Moses' generation, Moses survived. Pharaoh treated the Israelites in this way, causing many Israelites to die. Looking at it from the human logic system, we cannot see God's grace and mercy. But I tell you, even in Egypt, in the place ruled by Pharaoh, if you are a person who fears God, what is clean or unclean, what profession you are engaged in does not matter! Nothing can replace fearing God!

I mentioned in my previous sermons that God will punish those who hate God, from father to son, to the third and fourth generations; but God will keep his covenant and show mercy to those who love God to a thousand generations. If we love God and fear God, we will immediately solve the problems of ancestral curses, uncleanness, and attracting ghosts! When have you ever seen Abraham attracting ghosts? There was no blood of Jesus at that time, why didn't Abraham attract ghosts? Because what he had in his heart was the fear and love of God, and many things became completely unimportant.

At that time, no one was willing to marry a midwife, but someone happened to fall in love with them, and maybe the husband they married in the end was not bad. Why? Because they fear God! Even if you are in a slave family in Egypt, if you have a heart that fears God, God will still protect you. Even though many Israelite children were killed, Moses was protected by God.

Brothers and sisters must know, can't God control people's lives? It is difficult for people with destiny to die! People with destiny, with a heart that loves God, fears God, and lives for God, whether in the house of slavery or in the promised land, God will surely be able to protect you! For example, the reason the midwives told Pharaoh was actually quite absurd, but how could Pharaoh be so easily fooled? How could he be prevaricated by such a sentence? There is no such simple thing! But because God is in power, Pharaoh thinks it makes sense! So don't be afraid of the boss, Pharaoh or Lao Ma, as long as you learn to fear God, even if you are in a slave family in Egypt, fearing God is still the smartest and best choice.

The theme of this chapter is "With Slavery in Egypt, There is God's Army Coming Out of Egypt". Brothers and sisters must begin to thoroughly deal with the nature of the flesh in us; thoroughly deal with the bad habits we have acquired in Egypt; thoroughly clear out the inherent and deep-rooted worldly logic system in us. We see that there are oppressors and oppressed in the world, but the Bible says this: Those who fear God will come out of these two.

It is good to grasp the one and not let go of the other. Whoever fears God will avoid all extremes. (Ecclesiastes 7:18)

Finally, let's review this chapter: The first point is the introduction, starting from the covenant between Abraham and God more than 400 years ago. Because Abraham has a glorious hope in eternity, God said to him: Your descendants will be slaves in Egypt for 400 years, and your descendants will inherit this land. That is to say, if you want to inherit the land, you must come out of the land of slavery in Egypt and be God's army. Since you can be whipped in Egypt, you can certainly be trained in God's army. It is normal to be wronged, aggrieved, and scolded, because training on the playground is better than being whipped in Egypt.

In the middle, we talked about God's plan, that is, as the descendants of Abraham, it is impossible not to be persecuted in this world; then we talked about dealing with our servility; and finally, we must have a heart that fears God. We will share here, may God bless everyone!

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大家好,我跟大家一起来分享《出埃及记》第1章。《出埃及记》这卷书所讲的事很有意思,如果要评选《圣经》里最精彩的一卷书,我觉得应该是《出埃及记》,这卷书是数一数二的。那为什么《出埃及记》是数一数二的呢?因为我们可以琢磨一下,如果把《出埃及记》里的神迹奇事拍出电影来,一定会非常震撼,相当好看。 但是读了《出埃及记》,你可能又会充满很多困惑,不知道这卷书讲的东西有什么意义。很多事情,如果用人的眼光去看,就会有很多不明白的地方;如果站在人的角度去看,就会产生一千一万个困惑。比如:耶稣被犹太人钉上十字架这件事,就已经产生了诸多困惑。 人为什么会对《出埃及记》产生困惑呢?因为以色列人到了埃及是他们自己做的决定啊,怎么又要出埃及呢?当时约瑟在埃及做宰相,以色列一家七十多口人就下到埃及,在埃及吃香的喝辣的。可是为什么到了后来的日子,以色列人却变成了奴隶?这也会让我们产生一系列的困惑。 最近有个姐妹发给我很多问题,她就问我:为什么是这样,又为什么是那样……在查《出埃及记》的时候,这些问题我会给大家慢慢地解释。因为**对于事物的本质,人所看到的和神所看到的不一样**。

在《创世记》的第15章里有这么一段记载:当时基大老玛等四个王把亚伯拉罕的侄儿罗得,以及罗得所有的家业都给抢走了。结果亚伯拉罕厉害啊,带着三百一十八个家丁,硬是把那四个王给打败了。打完了以后,亚伯拉罕就开始后怕,怕这四个王来报复。亚伯拉罕这不是捅了马蜂窝吗?这可咋办啊? **这事以后,耶和华在异象中有话对亚伯兰说:亚伯兰,你不要惧怕!我是你的盾牌,必大大地赏赐你。亚伯兰说:主耶和华啊,我既无子,你还赐我什么呢?并且要承受我家业的是大马士革人以利以谢。亚伯兰又说:你没有给我儿子,那生在我家中的人就是我的后嗣。耶和华又有话对他说:这人必不成为你的后嗣,你本身所生的才成为你的后嗣。(《创世记》15:1-3) ** **于是领他走到外边,说:你向天观看,数算众星,能数得过来吗?又对他说:你的后裔将要如此。亚伯兰信耶和华,耶和华就以此为他的义。耶和华又对他说:我是耶和华,曾领你出了迦勒底的吾珥,为要将这地赐你为业。他说:你为我取一只三年的母牛,一只三年的母山羊,一只三年的公绵羊,一只斑鸠,一只雏鸽。亚伯兰就取了这些来,每样劈开分成两半,一半对着一半地摆列,只有鸟没有劈开。有鸷鸟下来落在那死畜的肉上,亚伯兰就把它吓飞了。(《创世记》15:4-11) ** **日头正落的时候,亚伯兰沉沉地睡了,忽然有惊人的大黑暗落在他身上。耶和华对亚伯兰说:你要的确知道,你的后裔必寄居别人的地,又服侍那地的人,那地的人要苦待他们四百年。并且他们所要服侍的那国,我要惩罚,后来他们必带着许多财物从那里出来。但你要享大寿数,平平安安地归到你列祖那里,被人埋葬。到了第四代,他们必回到此地,因为亚摩利人的罪孽还没有满盈。(《创世记》15:12-16) ** **日落天黑,不料有冒烟的炉,并烧着的火把,从那些肉块中经过。当那日,耶和华与亚伯兰立约,说:我已赐给你的后裔,从埃及河直到幼发拉底大河之地,就是基尼人、基尼洗人、甲摩尼人、赫人、比利洗人、利乏音人、亚摩利人、迦南人、革迦撒人、耶布斯人之地。(《创世记》15:17-21) **

从上面的经文我们可以看到,神与亚伯拉罕立约了。但是我们很诧异,这算什么约啊?如果有一天,神跟你说,我要使你的后裔在那地为奴四百年,你会怎么想?我的引言就从这里开始:四百多年前,有一个人叫亚伯拉罕,神跟他立约,就是他的后裔要在埃及为奴四百年,这就是《出埃及记》的背景。 这个引言就给我们带来了极大的困惑:如果你是亚伯拉罕,听到神跟你立这样的约,你自己的感触是什么?心里肯定会想:为什么神要这么做?但人家亚伯拉罕没有,也什么都没有问。我可以告诉大家这是为什么,因为如果没有在埃及为奴四百年,是不会有出埃及这件事的,也就不会有神的军队从埃及出来。 所以,从头到尾都是神在完成祂的计划。要知道,神的计划不是你的计划,就算你计划了也是白计划。为了解释神的作为,我们引出了一个神的计划,这计划就是:神要把祂的军队从埃及带出来。

大家能理解吗?**神有一个伟大的计划,就是神要将祂的军队从埃及带出来**。假如大家都是在万恶的旧社会,比较穷的人都可以吃香的喝辣的,穿个大裤衩、趿拉双拖鞋,拿个芭蕉扇子在门口扇着风,喝点小酒;那家境比较好的,更是可以喝着几万块钱一斤的茶,整天吃香的喝辣的。那我问大家,人过这样的日子,能出埃及吗?大家再去想,如果以色列人在埃及作威作福,吃香的喝辣的,摩西能将他们带出来吗?在这里我也问问大家,你是怎么信主的?不也是曾经在埃及为奴嘛!也就是说,你本来也是活在世界里头,结果被这个世界的恶者整得很惨,才回转寻求神的! 也许你不是这样的,但我是这样的。我不是天生就寻求神的人,是因为我吃够了猪食,吃了很多的苦头,然后在走投无路时,才知道要找一个神。话甚至可以这么说:如果整天吃香的喝辣的,活得挺好,结果还闲的没事找个神来拜,这种做法就很奇怪。 如果我还没有吃够苦头,你就把我带到教会里受严格的训练,天天做作业、学习一系列的课程,我肯定要抱怨了:我哪有那个时间啊?肯定没时间,因为我的时间都用来吃香的喝辣的了。我几乎没有看到一个人,天天吃香的喝辣的,还可以来好好信主的。

我们一定要知道,这是神的计划,是神要把我们从这世界,就是这为奴之家带出来。那接下来你就会问了,为什么神要让我在这世上为奴啊?没有为什么,因为这个世界都握在那恶者的手下,使得这世界本就是为奴之家,**人活在这个世上,天然生下来就是魔鬼的奴隶**。 人为什么会走到世界里去呢?因为人都在寻找美好的生活,结果在寻找的过程当中,自然而然地就陷进去了。比如:有人会突然间遇到一个好机会,觉得终于可以赚钱了,但结果却是被人骗了,一下子几百万、上千万都没有了。我们当中就有这种经历的姐妹,欠了好几百万,直到今天她爸还在替她还钱。 还有另一个关键问题,就是人天生就想要在这世上追求好的生活。那以色列人到埃及干什么去了,不也是去追求好的生活了吗?雅各是亚伯拉罕的孙子,约瑟是亚伯拉罕的重孙子,他们都知道神跟亚伯拉罕立约的事,可是为什么还要决定下埃及呢?还不是因为当时觉得这个决定做得特别的聪明,甚至连约瑟都觉得:我反正在这里做宰相,你们来了肯定能过享受的日子。

凡是在这世上追求美好生活的,都追着追着不知道追到哪里了,最后发现自己掉到了为奴之家。在那里吃猪食、吃猪屎,要尝尽苦头,是很辛苦的。《出埃及记》就预表了这样一件事:**我们这些基督徒们,都走过出埃及的路**。为什么要数算神的恩典呢?因为神用大能的膀臂把你和我从埃及为奴之家带出来。大家可以仔细想想,神籍着我的手释放了多少人啊,有这个病、那个病的,半夜尿血、发高烧的,病痛来回折腾,最后都祷告好了。 前两天有一个姐妹,突然打来电话说:你赶紧带我祷告几分钟吧!她找我是因为她刚打完新冠疫苗的第二剂,身上有不良反应。她打完第一剂没有什么症状,可是第二剂打完之后,整个人天旋地转、头晕脑胀、脑袋巨痛。她不觉得自己里面有属世界的逻辑体系,还以为这就是打疫苗后的反应。其实属世界的逻辑体系表现在我们生活的层层面面,就是我们觉得天经地义的那些事。这个时候她想起我来了,我就带着她,一祷告就好了。 所以人为什么会寻求神呢?是因为我们在埃及地常常遭受这世上的魔鬼欺压,一被鬼欺压,我们就想从这为奴之家出来。那这个姐妹是怎么信主的呢?因为她为了追求美好的生活,欠了一屁股的债,直到今天还在还,年龄也老大不小了,过得比较辛苦,然后才来跟我好好信主。

如果她不欠钱,我让她好好跟我信主,受这些训练,她会愿意吗?其实我们的训练还谈不上是魔鬼般的训练,也是吹着冷气,吃香的喝辣的,然后就做点《创世记》、《出埃及记》的作业,再加入几个事工。有那么难吗?依我看,这真的不难。 但是问题的关键是,这比不上人家赚钱重要,也比不上人家追求美好的理想重要。结果这一追求就进到了辖制里,掉入埃及为奴之家做奴隶。经过我手所释放的人,都是在埃及地为奴之家做奴隶后,才有心信主的。如果要让我讲这些故事,那可太多了! 还有很多人是刚刚勉强醒过来,却一不小心就又回去了。你们在埃及为奴之家做了奴隶,被欺负的很惨,却没有一点怨言。可是在信主的路上、在蒙福、得恩典的路上,受了一点小小的委屈,那怨言可大了。你说这事奇怪不奇怪?

我想,如果神不让以色列人做奴隶,不用遭这份罪,那他们能选择从埃及出来做耶和华神的军队吗?没有人愿意到旷野里去逛荡。神带领他们到旷野去服侍神,成为自由人,进入应许之地,可就算是以色列人在埃及为奴之家活成那个屌样,但是神稍微一训练他们,他们就又开始抱怨了,然后还想回埃及。我们当中也有总想回埃及的,这些人天生就喜欢做奴隶。 我的心可以说是极其的愁苦,因为这些人一整就要往回跑。我心里就说,神啊!怜悯我,愿你纪念我,施恩与我。在我里面有一个深深的盼望,就是盼望大家别再爱世界,别再回埃及做奴隶了啊!那地方不好玩!一点都不夸张地说,有的时候,我急得眼泪哗哗往下流啊。我很少为我自己流泪,但是看见弟兄姐妹走回头路,一整就被老马骗,我就心里极其痛苦。虽然有时候我表面上还表现得自己极其刚强,其实心里头塞得要命,唯一的办法就是呼求神。 我的意思是告诉大家,神有一个伟大的计划,就是要让我们把世上这点事给看透了。如果你做奴隶都看不透,那你吃香的喝辣的还能看透啥呢?不要说你了,就算是我,不是在这世上吃尽了苦头,可能这一辈子就是溜溜达达、吃喝玩乐、又买又卖、又嫁又娶、又生又养,结果最后就走到灭亡里去了。

我们再来看看神的伟大计划,这计划真的是用心良苦啊!弟兄姐妹要醒悟过来,不要再回埃及了!埃及那个地方真不是好玩的。**神的伟大计划就是要把你兴起来,为的就是把你从埃及地带出来,然后把你训练成一个大能的勇士,进去得地为业**。 我怎么才能知道我是不是得地为业了呢?进应许之地那是一场艰难的争战,只有从为奴之家出来的才能得地为业!没有从为奴之家出来的是不可能进去应许之地的。在这场艰难的争战中,有三米来高的、两百多斤重的巨人,你跟他们根本就不是一个数量级的。你打又打不着,把腿伸出来也没有人家胳膊长,蹦起来还打不到人家头呢!怎么打啊!这根本没法玩的。要进应许之地还得打败老马,可是老马站的那个地方你能得着吗? 我呼天唤地给大家作见证,大家看见的神迹不少,籍着我的手经历的恩典也不少;我为神的教会、为神的百姓挂虑,看见不得胜的时候就难受。但是每一次我都感谢神,因为得胜来的时候,比我想象的要快。我有时候就很感慨,因为正当心里愁苦的时候,神就奇妙地翻转了这样的事。

昨天夜里我又跟老马对上话了,可有意思了。我一提它在我手下打了败仗,它就说:别提这事。哈哈,老马还不好意思了,因为它又输在了我的手下,我们的姐妹又再次得释放了!我心里说:神啊!愿我们永远纪念在埃及为奴之家所受的苦。老马说它打输了,是我的手下败将。但是在你们面前可不一定哦。我可以说在我们当中绝大多数人打不过老马!但是因为你们在我的遮盖之下,魔鬼想动你们还是有点难的!老马跟我说:我不敢再来了,我得走。但我也不太相信它的话,它没有那么容易走。 这是我所讲的第二点——这是神的计划。透过你和我身上彰显的这些事情,神的计划远远超出我们的想象,我们真的很感恩。现在明白为什么要把以色列人送到为奴之家了吗?因为不到为奴之家,人在世界里是走不出来的!好多人就算是已经从为奴之家出来了,有时候还想回去呢!就算是吃够了猪食、猪屎,有时候还想回去继续吃呢! 这是神的伟大计划,一定要把神的伟大计划放在心坎上。神要把他的军队从埃及带出来,就是把一群在埃及为奴之家做奴隶的人带出来。以色列人为奴四百年哪!这四百年走下来,一代人死了,又一代人来。如果你是亚伯拉罕,可能你就会纳闷,神为什么非要让以色列人做奴隶四百年呢?你可能想说,四百年之后我早化成灰了,以色列人过成什么样跟我也没有什么太大的关系。但人家亚伯拉罕是活在永恒里,直到今天,亚伯拉罕在天上向下观看,看我们像看一台戏似的。我相信,亚伯拉罕在天上一定会为我鼓掌欢呼。

亚伯拉罕是我所效法的。在永恒里面,他看到了一个荣耀的命定、看到了神的伟大计划,他要把我们从埃及为奴之家带出来,要将我们带到永恒里、带到神的应许里、带到神的兴盛里。就是因为怕以色列人一出来就吃不了一点苦,然后就想回去,所以神才让他们在埃及吃了四百年的猪食,可结果他们还是没有吃够。这一点我感觉相当震撼。 我想告诉大家,我们当刚强起来,收拾收拾里面的信心。我们是否能在永恒里有一个荣耀的命定?我们的眼光是否能够看到神在我们身上有伟大的计划?是否能看到神在我们身上有一个美好的旨意?这些都不是今生的,乃是在永恒里面的。那应许之地,不是今天的迦南地,也不是今天以色列那块地,而是在永恒里面,神要赐给我们新的耶路撒冷。一个新的耶路撒冷圣城要从天而降,神要与我们同在,直到永远! 城里不需要电,城里充满了神的荣耀。这是神的计划,所以神的军队从埃及出来了。这就是为什么我很少看见吃香的喝辣的人,一拍脑袋就愿意好好信主。我经常看见的都是半死不活、身上一大堆毛病、生活中一大堆解决不了的问题、过得很辛苦的人,才会来到教会接受训练。 《出埃及记》第1章的主题是:有了在埃及为奴,才有了神的军队。大家要做一个选择,你是想在老马的手下继续为奴,还是想重新收拾一下,从埃及地、从老马的地盘上出来,进到神的应许之地,开始在神的管理之下,被神来训练?虽然训练很艰难,也很困苦,但是没关系,死不了!总比最后死在埃及为奴之家好!

其实在灵界里,老马知道这世界上的人,哪些是属于神的,哪些是属于它的。老马常常跟我说:这人跟你的关系太好了,我骗不了他。最近老马还跟我说:你管的这么严,你那么爱他,我只能偶尔骗他一下。大概真的是这样子。弟兄姐妹还要知道,**作为亚伯拉罕的后裔,在这世界上,你一定会被逼迫**。这是因为你的身上有神明明的拣选,这明明的拣选是神知道,鬼也知道的,但是你自己不一定知道。 这件事情是很奇妙的,奇妙到不要以为我们这些人,能够在这世上可以活出个所以然来。魔鬼看见属神的人就想逼迫他,往死里整。因为属神的人冥冥之中有神的拣选,他们被魔鬼逼迫、被魔鬼整,就开始去寻找神!其实这恰恰说明了魔鬼很笨,笨到主动帮神做拣选的工作。 我们当中,聪明的不多,有智慧的不多,尊贵的也不多,但是没关系!大家都是被魔鬼逼迫,被魔鬼赶到教会里来的。在《圣经》里面,埃及这个名字象征着世界。属神的人很奇怪,不是他们自己想进到教会,而是因为魔鬼的逼迫,被迫进到倒霉的状况里面,然后就走进教会里面了。 我是自己走进教会的。我想这些老马和其他邪灵都后悔、纠结、难受死了。它们会说:如果当时不整他,他就不会去建立得胜的教会了嘛!他不就没这事了吗?我们给他吃香的喝辣的不是挺好吗?其实魔鬼可笨了,就因为它们的逼迫,使我倒霉,使我做啥啥不行,结果我才来寻求神,才能来建立神得胜的教会,专门做打鬼的工作。最近老马还跟我说心里话:你把我弄来你还打我!你看这老马还很后悔。

埃及地,就是这个世上的邪灵逼迫、辖管以色列人的地方,邪灵严严地使他们做苦工,很辛苦啊!虽然做苦工,但是以色列人没有怨言,太邪门了!被人一次次的欺骗,被这个世界的老马、邪灵逼迫,却没有怨言,也从来不会怪老马,太让人匪夷所思了! 我妈还在世的时候,她和老马的关系可好了。一整就把老马给找来了,结果老马就往死里整她!既然老马往死里整她,她为什么还要跟老马拉扯啊?有时候还跟我说,其实老马还不错!我说,你快算了吧,差点把你整死!我就觉得人很奇怪。 今天的教会就像以色列人出埃及的时候一样,这些以色列人觉得自己本事老大了,还经常抱怨摩西。其实摩西从来没有欺负他们,也没有占他们的便宜。可是这些以色列人在埃及地被苦害却没有怨言,这种东西就叫做奴性。**亚伯拉罕的后裔在这世界一定要遭受逼迫,这些人不可能在这世界上混得好,因为你是属神的百姓**。你是神所拣选的,在你的身上会有一个印记,所以吃点苦正常。

奴隶的本性很有意思。别看你是神拣选的,但是在这世上混久了,而且被压迫久了、被奴役久了,就不大会做自由人了。神要把你从埃及地带出来,你会看到神在你身上有一个伟大的计划:**先把你带到旷野,在旷野开始颁布律法,颁布律法以后要做这个做那个,目的就是要对付我们里面的奴才味**。 我们里面的奴才味很重的!有时候一想就觉得自己是个奴才。其实如果我们真的认为自己是一个无用的仆人,这些都是我们应当做的,那也还好啦,可以甘心做神的奴仆。但是如今的基督徒,却是甘心做世界的奴仆,不甘心做神的奴仆;甘心顺着肉体,不甘心顺着圣灵。 这种现象是不是很普遍?有本事跟爱他的人识别善恶,却跟埃及人的鞭子一点都不敢较劲!这就叫奴性,就是只有鞭子才好使,不会做个自由人。不会做自由人意味着,给你自由,你却不知道怎么做;给你点自由、尊重,人就放肆,就喜欢被这个世界欺压,就喜欢这么活着。 我可以举诸多例子,比如:一个人在神这里得了诸多的好处,结果脑袋里想的是:要好好做工、要有钱花、有钱花就得好好做工、要好好做工就得讨好老板、那么老板说话得听啊,而结果就是老板把你当奴才对待,你还没有什么怨言,因为自己觉得胳膊掰不过大腿。如果我像你的老板一样对待你,那就完了,你早就跟我识别善恶了,甚至还没拿鞭子抽呢,人就受不了了。 以前日本侵略中国的时候,有些中国人在日本鬼子手下当汉奸,那日子不好过,就像二等公民、奴才一样。但人觉得,为了活着,就得这么过,结果是过得很辛苦。汉奸们做自由人不会做,当奴才倒挺会,是不是很有意思?即便是到了现代,在世界列强的面前,中国人的奴性也体现得淋漓尽致。在我们那个年代,很多人削尖了脑袋要去美国,即使在美国成了二等公民也不在乎。

有些姐妹很喜欢嫁给洋人,我有个同学就是嫁给了洋人。她们总觉得嫁给洋人好,白人条件优越。前段时间我还真服侍了一个洋人,这洋人的妻子是我们当中一个姐妹,去到了那个国家,嫁给了一个当地的白人。后来我们姐妹把她老公带来,因为她的老公整天不做工,当老婆的还得养着他。可这洋人还觉得自己是一等公民,自以为傲。这种状况相当普遍。其实这种奴性不仅体现在对洋人的崇拜上面,在中国人内部也有鄙视链,譬如我们这些东北佬,不管到了北京还是上海,只要一开口说话,人家也看不起我们。 人里面这种莫名其妙的东西,就叫做奴性。神要彻底对付我们里面的奴性,不是要我们在埃及人手下挨鞭子,而是要把我们带出来,给我们颁布一套律法,并要让我们去谨守遵行,因为我们还不会做自由人。我们就像小孩子一样,如果不管教,还给他所有的自由,他是长不大的。想要成人,就得管教!因为人生下来就带着奴性,奴性是从属肉体的本性来的。 在日本人手里挨几鞭子甘心乐意,被老板训几句、骂几句,怎么都行。可如果真的给了自由,人却不会做自由的人了。神要去对付人身上的奴才本性,这是神计划的一部分。**如果不在埃及地为奴,你不可能出来做神的军队;如果你在埃及地为奴,身上就会培养出一身的奴性,神要带你出来,就必须修理这奴性**。

**只是越发苦害他们,他们越发多起来,越发蔓延,埃及人就因以色列人愁烦。(《出埃及记》1:12)** **有希伯来的两个收生婆,一名施弗拉,一名普阿;埃及王对他们说:你们为希伯来妇人收生,看他们临盆的时候,若是男孩,就把他杀了,若是女孩,就留他存活。但是收生婆敬畏神,不照埃及王的吩咐行,竟存留男孩的性命。埃及王召了收生婆来,说:你们为什么作这事,存留男孩的性命呢?(《出埃及记》1:15-18)** **收生婆对法老说:因为希伯来妇人与埃及妇人不同,希伯来妇人本是健壮的,收生婆还没有到,他们已经生产了。神厚待收生婆。以色列人多起来,极其强盛。收生婆因为敬畏神,神便叫他们成立家室。法老吩咐他的众民说:以色列人所生的男孩,你们都要丢在河里,一切的女孩,你们要存留他的性命。(《出埃及记》1:19-22)** 从上面的经文可以得出一个结论:**敬畏神很重要**!收生婆就像现在的妇产科医生,但在生孩子这事上,以色列人都认为是不洁净的。所以做收生婆不是一个很荣耀、体面的职业。埃及法老王要让收生婆把生下来的男孩掐死,女孩可以存活,结果收生婆因为敬畏神,她们就没有这么做。可是违背了法老的命令不是找死吗?埃及法老责问她们,她们就用话搪塞法老王,结果很多男孩就活下来了。 虽然她们所从事的职业在神眼里是看为不洁净的,但是因为她们敬畏神,神便叫她们成立家室。很奇妙啊!本来法老想整死很多人,但是因着收生婆敬畏神,救了很多人。虽然后来也死了很多,包括摩西那个年代的人,但摩西是幸存下来的。法老如此对待以色列人,导致以色列死了很多人。用属人的逻辑体系看,我们看不到神的恩典和怜悯。但是我告诉你,即使在埃及、法老王掌管的那个地方,如果你是一个敬畏神的人,什么洁净不洁净,从事什么职业都不重要!**什么东西都取代不了敬畏神!**

我在之前的讲道中提到:恨神的,神必追讨他的罪,自父及子,三到四代;但是爱神的,神必向他守约施慈爱直到千代。如果我们爱神、敬畏神,就会一下就解决了什么祖先的咒诅啊、不洁净、招鬼等等问题!你什么时候见过亚伯拉罕招鬼?那时候还没有耶稣的宝血呢,为什么亚伯拉罕不招鬼?因为他里面装的是敬畏神、爱神的心,许多事情就变得完全不重要。 那个时候,是没有人愿意娶收生婆的,但是偏偏就有人爱上她们,可能最后她们嫁的老公还不错呢。为什么?因为她们敬畏神!就算身在埃及为奴之家,如果你有敬畏神的心,神也照样保守。即使有很多以色列的小孩被杀,但摩西就蒙了神的保守。 弟兄姐妹一定要知道,难道神不能够掌管人的生命吗?身上带着命定的人,想死都很难啊!**身上带着命定,带着爱神、敬畏神、为神而活的心,不管是在为奴之家还是在应许之地,神必定能够保守你**!再比如:收生婆跟法老说的理由其实挺荒唐,可是法老怎么那么容易糊弄?怎么这么一句话就搪塞过去了?哪有那么简单的事?但是因为有神掌权,法老就觉得有道理!所以别害怕老板、法老王或者老马,**只要学会敬畏神,就算身在埃及为奴之家,敬畏神仍然是最聪明、最好的选择**。 这一章的主题就是《有了在埃及为奴,才有了神的军队从埃及出来》。弟兄姐妹要开始彻底对付我们身上属肉体的本性;彻底对付我们在埃及沾染的恶习;彻底清除我们里面与生俱来、根深蒂固的那些属世界的逻辑体系。我们看到世上有欺压人的和被欺压的,但《圣经》里这样说:敬畏神的必从这两样里走出来。 **你持守这个为美,那个也不要松手,因为敬畏神的人,必从这两样出来。(《传道书》7:18)**

最后再把本章梳理一下:第一点是引言,从四百多年前的亚伯拉罕跟神立约开始。因为亚伯拉罕在永恒里有一个荣耀的盼望,所以神跟他说:你的后裔要在埃及为奴四百年,你的后裔必得这地为业。也就是说,要想得地为业,一定就要从埃及为奴之地出来,做神的军队。既然可以在埃及挨鞭子,那就一定也可以在神的军队被训练。受点冤枉、委屈、挨一顿训都很正常的事情,因为在操场上训练总比在埃及挨鞭子强。 中间我们讲了神的计划,就是作为亚伯拉罕的后裔,在这世上不可能不受逼迫;接着我们讲了要对付我们的奴性;最后就是要有敬畏神的心。我们就分享到这里,愿神祝福大家!
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