"Let My People Go!"
A Handbook for the Royal Priesthood - Episode #4
"Then the LORD said, 'I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry... and I have come down to deliver them..."
About This Episode:
On this episode, we discuss God as DELIVERER. We dive into the story of the Exodus, when God delivered His people out of slavery in Egypt. Next to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Exodus is the most miracle-filled story in the Bible. The story is so pivotal, that the Israelites were commanded to remember and reenact it every single year forever.
This story is also foundational to the Royal Priesthood today, because before we can serve God in the wilderness, we must actually leave the system of Egypt. This is an application-rich episode, worth listening all the way through. It will challenge you, but it is our hope that you, too, will hear the call of God on your behalf, to “Let my people go!”
This episode is focused on THE EXODUS. We discuss:
- Why everyone must go into Egypt
- Did Israel’s great multiplication in Egypt fulfill the mandate to “be fruitful and multiply”?
- The significance of water and blood
- Who is the Deliverer in the Exodus story?
- The importance of turning aside
- God tells Moses his NAME.
- The passive nature of deliverance
- Why depict God as a golden calf?
- You are made for more than making bricks.
- The purpose of Deliverance
- What does it mean today for us to come out of Egypt?
- The danger in applying the wisdom of Egypt to the worship of God
- Do we prefer slavery to the wilderness?
- When parents have Pharaoh’s heart
- The importance of remembering the Passover
- The deliverance out of Egypt does not come until the blood is shed.
"Between Egypt and the Promised Land lies the Wilderness: a place of complete dependence on God."
Questions for the Royal Priesthood:
- Where can I create space in my busy life to get quiet before the Lord, so that the burning bush can speak to me?
- Is my life just about “making bricks”? What am I living for? What am I here for?
- Where am I bringing the wisdom of the world (human reasoning) into the worship or ministry of God?
- Does my narrative match the narrative of the world’s system? Where am I sensing resistance?
- Where could I allow space for the Lord to show up miraculously instead of trying to control things?
- Do I need a Deliverer? Have I remained in a place that was temporary? Is God calling me back into the wilderness?
- Do I have the heart of Pharaoh? Am I willing to let others go where the Lord is calling them, or am I trying to keep them in the system of “Egypt”?
- Am I using my delivered life in service to God, or have I made it about myself?
We hope this podcast will help you to seek the deep riches of the glory of God, and inspire you to discover your role in the Royal Priesthood of Believers.
Scriptures referenced in this podcast:
Exodus 1, Genesis 15:13-14, Genesis 1:28, Hebrews 11:22, Acts 1:8, Exodus 2, 1 John 5:6-8, Exodus 2:23-25, Genesis 15:13, Psalm 34:6,17; Luke 13:34, Genesis 3, Genesis 12:3, Exodus 32:1-6, Exodus 4-16, 1 Corinthians 4:20, Exodus 6:6-9, Galatians 6:14, Exodus 4:22-23, Exodus 12:21-32, Exodus 13:1-16, Revelation 5:9-10, John 12:24, John 3:16, Hebrews 2:14-15, 1 Corinthians 5:7, Hebrews 3:16-19, John 1:29, John 6:41, Genesis 15:13-14, Exodus 9:16
Links:
Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations
“Without God man cannot, but without man God will not.” St. Augustine
Deeper Riches Podcast: Spiritual Warfare episode 3 (the shoes of readiness)
The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkein
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S3 Ep4: Let My People Go!
On this episode, we discuss God as DELIVERER. We dive into the story of the Exodus, when God delivered His people out of slavery in Egypt. Next to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Exodus is the most miracle-filled story in the Bible. The story is so pivotal, that the Israelites were commanded to remember and reenact it every single year forever. This story is also foundational to the Royal Priesthood today, because before we can serve God in the wilderness, we must actually leave the system of Egypt. This is an application rich episode, worth listening all the way through. It will challenge you, but it is our hope that you, too, will hear the call of God on your behalf, to “Let my people go!”
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