Exodus: Book on Fire
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The searches became more frequent, and if they found Moses he would be thrown into the Nile to become food for the crocodiles. By faith she made a basket out of the reeds that grew along the bank and applied waterproofing to the outside. What sorrow must have filled her heart to think that she would have to put her beloved son in a basket and break that iron bond that exists between mother and child. But she knew that if she kept him, he would surely die. Her only hope was to put him near the place where the daughter of Pharaoh would come down to the river to be refreshed in the cool of the day.
How ironic that the same man who was killing the Hebrew babies would have a daughter who would save one, and a Hebrew child would grow up in his own house. Somehow Moses’ mother knew the disposition of this princess, and she trusted God and the princess to save her son. If she had only known that God’s mighty hand was on Moses, she would have also known that nothing could harm him, although it looked dreadfully dangerous to his mother. Actually, any plan that she could have chosen would have worked. No Egyptian sword or iron glove would touch him. This child had a destiny that was unique in human history. He would become the man who would best embody the qualities of Christ in the Old Testament. The Hebrews could look at Moses and see the type of leader their Messiah would be, because God told Moses that he would raise up a Prophet like him to speak to the people, and if they did not listen to Him there would be dire consequences, Deuteronomy 18:18. History has proven Pharaoh to be a fool. Let the Pharaohs of this world try, but they cannot harm God’s anointed.
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About the Book
The divine plan in Exodus was conceived by God before the creation, because Jesus was the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world.
This is the central theme of the Bible, and if a person did not know about it, the Bible would remain a mystery. The Bible has been interpreted many ways, but if we could state the theme and central message of the Bible, then we could understand it much better.
Exodus offers us a portion of that plan. Exodus is a story, which makes it easy to read. It is the story of redemption and salvation and of the life of Israel afterward, in which God told them what sacrifices would please Him and how to build Him a house. Our study will include explanations of those animal sacrifices and how Christ fulfilled them. This book was written to make Exodus more enjoyable and profitable in Bible study.
About the Author
Any time a person undertakes a big project, there needs to be a plan. God’s plan in the Bible is the redemption of man. I became interested in seeing if there was a plan that brings real continuity to the Bible from beginning to end, and if so, what that plan is.
The author lives in a rural community outside Mobile, Alabama; after serving Spice Pond Baptist Church for thirty-four years and observing God’s work among the people, he has come to appreciate the patience and detailed work that God does to advance His kingdom. The work of God in a person’s life is always slow. The author was saved while a junior in high school, and it has been a long journey to keep “pressing toward the mark,” as Paul puts it. Even so, There is a correlation between how God works in an individual’s life and in the unfolding of His divine plan in the Bible. The writer can personally relate to it, and he believes that others can too.