Exodus for You: Thrilling You With the Liberating Love of God (God’s Word for You | GWFY)
Overview
Without Exodus, we have an impoverished understanding of the nature of God, the achievement of the cross, the triumph of the resurrection and the identity of God’s people. With his trademark Christ-centered clarity, Tim Chester walks readers through Exodus, making its great themes thrillingly clear to those new to the book, and unearthing wonderful new surprises for those familiar with it. You can read through this book as a normal book, work through it as part of your daily Bible-reading routine using the questions for reflection at the end of each chapter, or use it to help you teach this book of the Bible, whether in small groups or from the pulpit.
Top Highlights
“So the question is: Who am I? God’s answer? ‘I will be with you’ (v 12). Is that an answer?! How does it help you know who you are to know that someone else is with you? I think it is an answer—in fact, the answer. God is saying to Moses that his identity is tied to God’s identity. Moses says, ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh?’ We might have said, ‘Moses, you’re the ideal person. You were brought up in the Egyptian court. You have seen your people’s suffering. And you have been protecting and providing for your flock for years. You can do it.’ But God says, ‘I will be with you’. God is the One who will make the difference. Moses does not need to have higher self-esteem; he needs a greater sense of God’s presence.” (Page 32)
“There is a reason why we are allowed to see the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart. There is a reason why we see people refusing to turn to Christ. It is, says Paul in Romans 9:23, so we might see in utter clarity the riches of God’s glory to us on whom he has shown mercy. I cannot claim to be a Christian because of my desire or effort. It is all because of God’s mercy from first to last.” (Page 80)
“And you feel, as perhaps they felt, that God doesn’t hear or is uninterested. But God says, ‘I have seen … I have heard … I am concerned’.” (Page 30)
“The issue is not whether Pharaoh will listen to Moses, but whether Pharaoh will listen to God” (Page 68)
“‘We fear men so much because we fear God so little’” (Page 17)
- Title: Exodus for You
- Author: Tim Chester
- Series: God’s Word for You
- Publisher: The Good Book Company
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. O.T. Exodus › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9781784980245, 9781784980238, 1784980242, 1784980234
- Resource ID: LLS:GWFY02EX
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-26T21:46:56Z
Dr. Tim Chester is a pastor at Grace Church, Boroughbridge, UK; a faculty member of Crosslands Training; and is the author of over 30 books. He has a PhD in theology and was previously Research and Policy Director for Tearfund UK. He has been an adjunct lecturer in missiology and reformed spirituality. Tim is married to Helen and has two daughters.
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John Spinella
9/9/2021
John Spinella
9/9/2021