- There was a famine in the land of Canaan
- Plenty in Egypt
- Water & Pasture for your flocks
- Come & settle
Genesis 47:4-6KJV
4 They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen. 5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee: 6 The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
- The world attracts & bids us come
- It is proud self-assured with plenty of action & goods
Exodus 1:7KJV
7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
❶ Sorrowful Setting
1. Friendless
Exodus 1:6KJV
6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
- If we abide in the Egypt of this world we soon part with the fellowship of Jesus
- No longer in the company of His brethren
Exodus 2:15KJV
15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
- The arm of flesh failed them when Moses fled
2. Faithless
Exodus 5:21KJV
21 And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
- Word given that they would b set free
- Only bitter unbelief
- Truth is freedom from slavery
Galatians 5:1KJV
1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
- Faith is needed — Do you believe?
3. Futileness
Exodus 6:9KJV
9 And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
- Life is futile without faith
- Without faith there is no true friend
- I’ve seen & heard the things you tried
I’ve seen & heard the things you want
I’ve seen & heard the things you have
❷ Spiteful Service
1. Serving an enemy
Exodus 1:11KJV
11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
- One out for it’s own gain
- Seeking the destruction of their slaves
- As long as we are out of the kingdom of God we will be serving a enemy
2. Served With Severity
Exodus 5:5-14KJV
5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens. 6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying, 7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves. 8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God. 9 Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.
10 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw. 11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished. 12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw. 13 And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw. 14 And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
- They were – Used — De-humanized — Beaten — Hated
- Egypt is Joyless — Thankless — Hard
3. Served In Misery
Exodus 1:11KJV
11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
- Made to serve in fear — Not by love
- Sin tries to be counteracted
With good works
To earn peace of mind
- Remember TV Show “The Fugative”
- Running from the law looking over his shoulder
❸ Successful Sob
1. Earnest
Exodus 2:23-25KJV
23 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.
- Need to cry because of sin
- A need to grown because of sin
2. Heard - 2:24
Psalm 50:15KJV
15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
3. Answered
Exodus 2:25KJV
25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.
- Fully met
Exodus 3:8KJV
8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
Bought To Be Freed
A young mulatto girl was being sold at auction one day. She was a beautiful, tall and slender. The bidding was keen, and quickly mounted higher and higher until at last onlv two men were left bidding for her ownership: the one a low. uncouth fellow who raised his bid every time to outbid the other, a quiet man-of refinement. Finally the bidding stopped, and to the gentleman who had bid so very earnestly was given the papers which made him the lawful owner of the young girl. With a shove the auctioneer presented her to her new master. Proudly, defiantly, she stood before him, hating him with every part of her being. Suddenly, a change came over her face: first there was a look of pure amazement closely followed by one of utter incredulity. Her owner was ripping up the papers of ownership, and, with a smile of kindness, said to the now trembling girl, "My dear, you-are free. I bought you that I might free you." Too stunned for speech, the girl merely stared till finally, with a cry of happiness too deep for words, she cast herself at the man’s feet, and-through her tears excaimed, "Oh, master, I’ll love you and serve you for life!" What the papers of ownership could not do, the man’s kindness had won completely. The Lord Jesus has loved you and has paid such a price that He might buy you from the slavery of Satan and free you. Will you not tell Him, ’Master, I’ll love Thee and serve Thee for life?"
