1.7.26 – The Pattern

The book we call Exodus (Shemot) means "names." It is the story of seventy people going down to Egypt and their exodus out of bondage by the blood of the lamb.

God has given us His Word as a guidebook, and He has revealed so much information for the 21st century through the unbreakable patterns that have been established from the beginning of His revealed Word. The book of Exodus is significant to modern-day believers because it establishes a pattern that the Apostle Paul tells us is the "race" for our journey from bondage to the Promised Land (1 Cor. 9:24–10:12). He uses pottery terms of a cast (type) and a mold (antitype) to drive this home (1 Cor. 10:6, 11).

Joseph's story answered a lot of questions about the characteristics of "the savior of the world" and how the brothers are going to be reunited (Eze. 37; Rom. 11). His story sets the stage for the pattern of Messiah's ministry and paves the way for Moses to be another pattern of Messiah.

Do you remember what both Joseph and Moses have in common? They were both deliverers! They were both rejected the first time they made their appearance, and they were both received and established in their authority at the revelation of their second coming. Does that sound familiar?

These are safe and revealing patterns, and they bring out the best in our adoring hearts! The book of Exodus starts to get a little more personal. It lays out for us the foundation of our journey. God's people were in Egypt as slaves—actually, they were enslaved by their own doing. Once the famine was over, they opted to stay in Egypt and the Fertile Crescent rather than go back to the Promised Land. Why would they do that? The same reason we do! Egypt was nice. Goshen was nice. The leeks were nice. They had malls, amusement and water parks, nice restaurants, car dealerships, and a worldly culture to live for.

The culture gripped them. It was convenient. It was easy, and it was a good place to raise the kids. There was no stockade that the Egyptians used to keep them. They didn't have to hold them against their will. Syncretism and assimilation became the idolatrous lifestyle of God's people.

Only by the blood of the lamb were they able to be set free from their captivity. Every nation that left Egypt after the Passover, during the Feast of Unleavened Bread, was counted as one nation with one set of instructions to live by, regardless of what their previous nationality was (Ex. 12:51). God provided for them a comforter to guide these "blood-bought" people to lead them through the wilderness (Ex. 13:18–21). He led them to the sea, where by faith they were baptized (mikveh) and their enemy was defeated (Ex. 14–15). It was the place where they died to their past (Rom. 6:1–5), and their past was washed away (1 Cor. 10:2–3; 1 Pet. 3:21). Now they were in a position to daily feed on the bread from heaven (Ex. 16), drink from the Rock (Ex. 17; 1 Cor. 10:4), and eventually come to Mount Sinai, where they would receive the Torah (the law), the covenant of marriage (Ex. 19–24).

At this point, for those who are following Paul's instructions to the Corinthians, it is important to note the order of the journey:

  • Slaves in Egypt

  • Saved out of bondage by the blood of the lamb

  • Led by the pillar of cloud to the place where truth would be given to guide their lives

  • Baptized in the sea

  • Came up out of the sea to walk in newness of life

  • Started feeding on fresh manna daily

  • Taught in a practical way about the Sabbath

  • Drank from the Rock (Christ) who provided the living water

  • Came to Mount Sinai to receive the Torah, their ketubah (covenant vows) for their marriage to the Lord God (Yahweh Elohim)

The Exodus journey is before us, and according to dozens of unfulfilled passages throughout the prophets, it is coming again. The question that inquiring minds are asking is, "Will I be ready to go when the call to leave 'Egypt' comes?"

Let us live the pattern! It is essential for your future success (1 John 5:2–3; Rev. 22:14).

Happy middle of the week!

Shalom!

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