Deeper Reflection
THE THREE PASSAGES SPEAK OF GOD’S DELIVERANCE OF the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. In the broader picture, God was calling out a people that they may worship Him and follow His ways. This is the meaning of being in a covenant – bringing what was once non-family to become family. Isn’t it incredible that our God yearns to bring us into a covenant with Himself?Creation once began in covenant with God, but because of humanity’s rebellion, fell out of that covenant and was separated from God. Yet, through the Biblical story, God repeatedly initiates covenants – with Noah and all creation, with Abraham, with Moses and the Israelites and with David – all as part of a grand plan to reconcile all things to Himself. This plan finally leads to the New Covenant, where salvation is extended to all, whether Jew of Gentile, slave or free, male or female (Gal 3:28).So together we sing with Moses and the Israelites, “The LORD is my strength and my defense; He has become my salvation. He is my God, I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him (v.2).”