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Sing to the LordAll the Earth

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Before the Throne of God Above

Before the throne of God aboveI have a strong and perfect plea

A great high priest whose name is love

Who ever lives and pleads for me

My name is graven on His handsMy name is written on His heart

I know that while in heaven He standsNo tongue can bid me thence departNo tongue can bid me thence depart

When satan tempts me to despair And tells me of the guilt within

Upward I look and see Him there Who made an end to all my sin

Because the sinless Savior diedMy sinful soul is counted freeFor God the just is satisfied

To look on Him and pardon meTo look on Him and pardon me

Behold Him there the risen Lamb My perfect spotless righteousness

The great unchangeable I AMThe King of glory and of grace

One with Himself I cannot dieMy soul is purchased by His bloodMy life is hid with Christ on high

With Christ my Savior and my GodWith Christ my Savior and my God

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Isaiah 49:15 

"Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she

may forget, I will not forget you!"

Promises and Protection Our God keeps His word, His

covenant, His promises. But His people are in Egypt!! Why didn’t they just move back when

they felt like it? Because they had become a nation of

slaves!! Ex 2.23-24; Gen 46.3 God chooses to work through Moses

to accomplish His plan of deliverance!

Another promise in Gen 12.3 “I will bless those who bless you,

And I will curse him who curses you”

Exodus 7.4-5 In delivering Israel, God is going to punish those who

have been mistreating Abraham’s nation.

This promise has not been nullified!

Ex 4.29 Off to a great start!

Then things actually got much worse!!!

Moses’ despair and God’s response Exodus 5.22-6.8

“Here’s what I will do.” “Will you believe Me?” Progress will come:

Not immediate, but definitely certain!!!

God’s plan… 10 “Plagues” Why not just one and done? Each one reveals God’s

superiority over Egypt’s gods. Ex 12.12

Note the Blessing on Israel in that they were Protected Ex 8.22-23; 9.4

The last plague Ex 11.1-6 Instructions for Israel Ex 12.3-7 The death of a substitute is

essential

Hosea 4.6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.Because you have rejected knowledge,I also will reject you from being priest for Me;Because you have forgotten the law of your God

Dan 11.32bThe people who know their God

shall be strong, and carry out great exploits

Today we saw another scene in God’s great

“plan” of redemption. These ancient events

often provide a valuable glimpse or sketch of later

facets of that “plan”!

Jesus is preparing a new land It will forever be filled with God’s

glory Numbers 14.21

His spiritual family will live with Him there .

But before sinful men can be adopted into that family,

Someone must deliver them from their bondage to sin.

God the Father chose His Son to do that!!!!!