Exodus 19: 1-8: “In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount. And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel; Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself. Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him. And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.”
About three month after Israel left Egypt they came to Sinai. By this time they were established as a nation and were ready to go on to the next stage of being properly organised. The Lord had demonstrated that He would, miraculously, feed them from day to day and He would give them water as well. The Lord showed them that He would lead them as well, using the cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night. Now the Lord brought them to the very place where Moses had first met with the Lord and told him to deliver them from slavery in Egypt. The Lord was well qualified to tell Israel what to do. In the immediate sense as well in the eternal sense. He listened to Israel when they were in trouble (see Ex 2: 24, “And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.”) and then He did something about their problems. He brought them out of slavery to this place. The Lord compared Himself to an eagle. This is a powerful bird that is able to fly at great speeds. The eagle will carry its young on her wings and keep them safe. Nothing can hold an eagle when it is on the cliffs, it will fly wherever it wants to fly. The Lord is the same, no one can imprison Him and no one can stop Him for doing what He wants to do. The Lord saved Israel from Egypt so that they could be a kingdom of priest, dedicated to the Lord. The Lord Jesus Christ could easily have saved Himself from the cross but He chose to save us from sin, death and hell instead. He is the wonderful Saviour!
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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