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What Are You Leaving Out?
Exodus 20.1-17 November 15, 1987
When approached by God we are all at a disadvantage. God always wins. Yes, we may refuse God, may make God sad or angry, we may attempt to frustrate God's willl and even appear to defeat it at times, but God always wins. And we are all invited to cooperate with the winner, the creator, the one who made us in God's image. As you know I was accosted by God. God heard the cries of my people in Egypt land and after demolishing my every excuse I am now leaving with Zipporah, Gershom, and my goods; saying farewell to the land of Midian.
I. What happened prior to the giving of the Covenant.
A. Moses goes to Egypt land with his family.
1. Zipporah, my first-born son Gershom, and I left the land of Midian and Jethro her priest-father to return to Egypt with all our worldly goods. Anticipation of going home had in it trepidation, curiosity, and excitement.
2. God has given him the power to do this. God has said to Moses' question, "Who am I?" "I am with you, that's who you are!" God's name was also told me, "I am." In my hand is the staff which is a symbol of divine action.
3. I warned, God, lest God make a mistake that I do not speak well. Aaron his silver-tongued orator is with him.
B. He negotiates the release of the Israelites. My first meeting with Pharaoh was not quite what I expected.
1. His message to the Pharaoh is simple: "Israel is my first-born son. I have told you to let my son go, so that he may worship me. Let them go so they can observe the pilgrim-feast in the wilderness.
a. "Who is the Lord?" Pharaoh asks, "that I should obey him and let Israel go?" 5.2 The Pharaoh was not impressed with the name of God at all. Who is this I AM?
b. This angered the king of Egypt. He ordered the people's overseers and their foremen not to supply the people with the straw used in making bricks, as they had done hitherto. Let them collect their own straw, but make sure that production does not slacken. They are lazy that is why they want to worship their god.
c. Things became worse for the Israelites 5.22-23. God gives to Moses a speech, 6.2-9. God spoke to Moses and said,
2. Even though the Israelites do not want to leave. So Moses repeated the Lord's words to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him; they had become impatient because of their cruel slavery. It is their cries God heard, and sent Moses, verse 12. If the Israelites do not listen to me, how will Pharaoh listen to such a halting speaker as I am?
3. Even though God says he is going to harden Pharaoh's heart. There are a number of unfortunate things that Pharaoh's people experiences, a plague, a contaminated river, etc. But these hardens his heart. It is inconceivable to the writer that anyone could resist the word of God, or fail to read the signs, yet it is clear that when one rejects
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Object Description
| Title of Sermon | What Are You Leaving Out |
| Author | Landwehr, Arthur |
| Subject | Ten Commandments, Covenant |
| Date of sermon | 11/15/1987 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Number of Pages | 4 |
| Language | English |
| Biblical Book | Exodus |
| Verses | 20:1-17 |
| Rights | For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please contact The Styberg Library by phone (847)866-3909 or email styberg.library@garrett.edu |
| Collection | The Arthur Landwehr Sermon Collection (Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary) |
| Identifier | 40 What Are You Leaving Out.pdf |
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| Title of Sermon | Page 1 |
| Biblical Book | Biblical Book |
| Collection | The Arthur Landwehr Sermon Collection (Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary) |
| Transcript | What Are You Leaving Out? Exodus 20.1-17 November 15, 1987 When approached by God we are all at a disadvantage. God always wins. Yes, we may refuse God, may make God sad or angry, we may attempt to frustrate God's willl and even appear to defeat it at times, but God always wins. And we are all invited to cooperate with the winner, the creator, the one who made us in God's image. As you know I was accosted by God. God heard the cries of my people in Egypt land and after demolishing my every excuse I am now leaving with Zipporah, Gershom, and my goods; saying farewell to the land of Midian. I. What happened prior to the giving of the Covenant. A. Moses goes to Egypt land with his family. 1. Zipporah, my first-born son Gershom, and I left the land of Midian and Jethro her priest-father to return to Egypt with all our worldly goods. Anticipation of going home had in it trepidation, curiosity, and excitement. 2. God has given him the power to do this. God has said to Moses' question, "Who am I?" "I am with you, that's who you are!" God's name was also told me, "I am." In my hand is the staff which is a symbol of divine action. 3. I warned, God, lest God make a mistake that I do not speak well. Aaron his silver-tongued orator is with him. B. He negotiates the release of the Israelites. My first meeting with Pharaoh was not quite what I expected. 1. His message to the Pharaoh is simple: "Israel is my first-born son. I have told you to let my son go, so that he may worship me. Let them go so they can observe the pilgrim-feast in the wilderness. a. "Who is the Lord?" Pharaoh asks, "that I should obey him and let Israel go?" 5.2 The Pharaoh was not impressed with the name of God at all. Who is this I AM? b. This angered the king of Egypt. He ordered the people's overseers and their foremen not to supply the people with the straw used in making bricks, as they had done hitherto. Let them collect their own straw, but make sure that production does not slacken. They are lazy that is why they want to worship their god. c. Things became worse for the Israelites 5.22-23. God gives to Moses a speech, 6.2-9. God spoke to Moses and said, 2. Even though the Israelites do not want to leave. So Moses repeated the Lord's words to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him; they had become impatient because of their cruel slavery. It is their cries God heard, and sent Moses, verse 12. If the Israelites do not listen to me, how will Pharaoh listen to such a halting speaker as I am? 3. Even though God says he is going to harden Pharaoh's heart. There are a number of unfortunate things that Pharaoh's people experiences, a plague, a contaminated river, etc. But these hardens his heart. It is inconceivable to the writer that anyone could resist the word of God, or fail to read the signs, yet it is clear that when one rejects 1 |
