HOUSE OF BONDAGEHOUSE OF BONDAGE

““The creation itself will be The creation itself will be liberated from it’s bondage to liberated from it’s bondage to

decay and brought into the decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the glorious freedom of the

children of God”children of God”Roman 8:21Roman 8:21

The Roman EmpireThe Roman Empire During the Roman Empire, the Roman citizen During the Roman Empire, the Roman citizen

was considered, free was considered, free born. Others had to buy born. Others had to buy their citizenship. their citizenship.

Paul the apostlePaul the apostle Used his free born citizenship to defend Used his free born citizenship to defend himself. himself.

““And the chiliarch answered, With a And the chiliarch answered, With a great sum I bought this citizenship. And great sum I bought this citizenship. And Paul said, But I was even born free.”Paul said, But I was even born free.”

Acts 22:28Acts 22:28

What happens to man in pursuit What happens to man in pursuit of freedom without – “ God”of freedom without – “ God”

He becomes the prisoner of many tyrannies :He becomes the prisoner of many tyrannies : LustLust Oppression of OthersOppression of Others Few having much and most having little.Few having much and most having little. Divorce - single parentsDivorce - single parents Flesh trade Flesh trade

House of BondageHouse of Bondage

The Fact : The Fact : Israelites in Egypt were born to a House of Israelites in Egypt were born to a House of Bondage, we are all born into a house of bondage Bondage, we are all born into a house of bondage because of sin.because of sin.

““Wages of Sin is Death”Wages of Sin is Death”

The Good News :The Good News :

God :-God :-

““I am the Lord who delivers (brings out) you from I am the Lord who delivers (brings out) you from the House of Bondage”.the House of Bondage”.

““Therefore say to the sons of Israel, I am Therefore say to the sons of Israel, I am Jehovah, and I will bring you out from Jehovah, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rescue you out of their bondage. And will rescue you out of their bondage. And I will redeem you with a stretched-out I will redeem you with a stretched-out arm, and with great judgments. (7) And I arm, and with great judgments. (7) And I will take you to Me for a people, and I will will take you to Me for a people, and I will be to you a God. And you shall know that be to you a God. And you shall know that I am Jehovah your God, who brings you I am Jehovah your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the out from under the burdens of the EgyptiansEgyptians.”.”

Exodus 6:6-7Exodus 6:6-7

““And Moses said to the people, And Moses said to the people, Remember this day in which you came Remember this day in which you came out of Egypt, out of the house of out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. For Jehovah brought you out bondage. For Jehovah brought you out from this place by the strength of His from this place by the strength of His hand. There shall be no leaven eaten.”hand. There shall be no leaven eaten.”

Exodus Exodus 13:313:3

Freedom Proclamation by Freedom Proclamation by

God :God :

““I am Jehovah your God, who has brought I am Jehovah your God, who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”house of bondage.”

Exodus 20:1-2Exodus 20:1-2

The Lord’s nameThe Lord’s name : :

Yahweh “who brought you out” [yatsa' Yahweh “who brought you out” [yatsa' (yaw-tsaw')] of bondage.(yaw-tsaw')] of bondage.

The Lord transfers us from the The Lord transfers us from the House of bondage to our Father’s House of bondage to our Father’s

House.House. The Promise The Promise

The Father will bring us out.The Father will bring us out. The Prospect The Prospect

The Father’s House of many mansions The Father’s House of many mansions with one precisely built for me.with one precisely built for me.

The processThe process Deliverance.Deliverance.

““In My Father's house are many In My Father's house are many mansions; if mansions; if it wereit were not not soso, I would have , I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. told you. I go to prepare a place for you. (3) And if I go and prepare a place for (3) And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, so that where I am, you may be Myself, so that where I am, you may be also.”also.”

John 14:2-3 John 14:2-3 We came out of bondage to become the We came out of bondage to become the Father’s much loved children. Father’s much loved children. ““This is my beloved son in whom I am This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleasedwell pleased ” ”

God indicates His desire to bring the God indicates His desire to bring the bound into prosperity.bound into prosperity.

““father of the fatherless, a defender of father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation. widows, is God in His holy habitation. God sets the solitary in families; he God sets the solitary in families; he brings out those who are bound into brings out those who are bound into prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.”dry land.”

Psalm 68:5-6 A Psalm 68:5-6 A

The 3 states of natural manThe 3 states of natural man Solitary Solitary BoundBound RebelliousRebellious

Man is Man is solitarysolitary having separated himself having separated himself from God, he also lives alone for from God, he also lives alone for

himself, himself, encircled by walls within and encircled by walls within and without. without. BondageBondage is a worse state while is a worse state while

RebellionRebellion is the worst state. The is the worst state. The rebellious live in a scorched place where rebellious live in a scorched place where

all has turned into ash. all has turned into ash.

The good newsThe good news “Lord turns ash into beauty and “Lord turns ash into beauty and

gives gifts even to the rebelliousgives gifts even to the rebellious.” .” ““to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give

to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the mantle of praise for the spirit of mourning, the mantle of praise for the spirit of heaviness.”heaviness.”

Isaiah 61:3Isaiah 61:3 ““You have gone up on high; You have led You have gone up on high; You have led

captivity captive; You have received gifts for captivity captive; You have received gifts for men, yes, men, yes, forfor the rebellious also, that the rebellious also, that YouYou might dwell among them, O Jehovah God.” might dwell among them, O Jehovah God.”

Psalm 68:18 Psalm 68:18

God’s gift for our lifeGod’s gift for our life

Far greater than what we can provide for ourselves by our Far greater than what we can provide for ourselves by our own strength.own strength.

Have you perceived the world as under a hard taskmaster Have you perceived the world as under a hard taskmaster out of whom you extract a portion of wages for life.out of whom you extract a portion of wages for life.

oror Do you say I live in the gift my Heavenly Father provides Do you say I live in the gift my Heavenly Father provides

for my life?for my life? Wages are extracted and paidWages are extracted and paid in many relationships and in many relationships and situations. Gifts are hard to come by. situations. Gifts are hard to come by.

“ “Sons receive gifts and slaves receive wages. ”Sons receive gifts and slaves receive wages. ”

Many things make for bondageMany things make for bondage when one when one oppresses the other – race, caste, poverty, oppresses the other – race, caste, poverty, bad area (can anything good come out of bad area (can anything good come out of Galilee?), bad family, no education. The Galilee?), bad family, no education. The better placed become power wielders who better placed become power wielders who enslave others with words and deeds. enslave others with words and deeds. However most do not recognise that we However most do not recognise that we ourselves make our chains. We all ask ourselves make our chains. We all ask these basic questions.these basic questions.

Who am I? PersonhoodWho am I? Personhood From where am I? Patriarchy (origin)From where am I? Patriarchy (origin) What am I? Purpose of my lifeWhat am I? Purpose of my life What’s my worth? (person or potential)What’s my worth? (person or potential) What’s my potential? What can I do?What’s my potential? What can I do? What’s my destiny (pilgrimage)? Where am I What’s my destiny (pilgrimage)? Where am I

going?going?

““Do you not know that to whom you yield Do you not know that to whom you yield yourselves yourselves asas slaves for obedience, you are slaves for obedience, you are slaves to him whom you obey; whether it is of slaves to him whom you obey; whether it is of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness. sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness. (17) But thanks (17) But thanks bebe to our God that you were to our God that you were the slaves of sin, but you have obeyed from the slaves of sin, but you have obeyed from thethe heart that form of doctrine to which you heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.”were delivered.”

Rom 6:16-17 Rom 6:16-17

““For the wages of sin For the wages of sin isis death, but the gift of death, but the gift of God God isis eternal life through Jesus Christ our eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”Lord.”

Rom 6:23Rom 6:23

God gives the reason for bondage God gives the reason for bondage and His plan of deliveranceand His plan of deliverance

““Those who sit in the darkness and in the Those who sit in the darkness and in the shadow of death, being chained in affliction and shadow of death, being chained in affliction and iron; (11) because they rebelled against the iron; (11) because they rebelled against the Words of God, and despised the advice of the Words of God, and despised the advice of the Most High. (12) and He humbled their heart Most High. (12) and He humbled their heart with labor; they fell down, and none was with labor; they fell down, and none was helping. (13) Then they cried to Jehovah in helping. (13) Then they cried to Jehovah in their distress, and He saved them out of their their distress, and He saved them out of their troubles. (14) He brought them out of darkness troubles. (14) He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in two. (15) Let them praise Jehovah for His in two. (15) Let them praise Jehovah for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the goodness, and for His wonderful works to the sons of man! (16) For He has broken the gates sons of man! (16) For He has broken the gates of bronze, and cut the bars of iron in two” of bronze, and cut the bars of iron in two”

Psalm 107:10-16 Psalm 107:10-16

MINISTRY OF THE MESSIAHMINISTRY OF THE MESSIAH

In the ministry of the Messiah the primary In the ministry of the Messiah the primary components :components :

Breaking of the yoke Breaking of the yoke Deliverance from bondage Deliverance from bondage

““For You have broken the yoke of his burden, For You have broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his taskmaster, as taskmaster, as inin the day of Midian.” the day of Midian.”

Isaiah 9:4Isaiah 9:4

Other messianic prophecies that you find Other messianic prophecies that you find

the theme of deliverance from bondagethe theme of deliverance from bondage

““The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is on Me; The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is on Me; because Jehovah has anointed Me to because Jehovah has anointed Me to preach the Gospel to the poor; He has preach the Gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to bind up the broken-hearted, to sent Me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are opening of the prison to those who are bound”bound”

Isaiah 61:1-Isaiah 61:1-5.5.

““to open the blind eyes, to bring out the to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, those who sit prisoners from the prison, those who sit in darkness out of the prison house.”in darkness out of the prison house.”

Isaiah 42:7 Isaiah 42:7

““I led them with cords of human I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love; I lifted the kindness, with ties of love; I lifted the yoke from their neck and bent down to yoke from their neck and bent down to feed them.”feed them.”

Hosea 11:4 Hosea 11:4

Let My People Go FREE ! Let My People Go FREE !

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