The Character of God in Exodus

God’s mercy meets human misery. Jeff Norris and the team discuss how Exodus reveals God’s heart for the broken and enslaved. He is not repelled by need, but moved to action. In this episode, the team also gives guidance on how to approach studying the Old Testament on your own.

Quotes:

• “You see painted all over the book of Exodus is that misery is a magnet for God’s mercy. That God’s heart is drawn to those who were in need. It’s not repelled by it. It’s not disgusted by it, but rather God cares deeply for those who are broken, who are hurting, who are enslaved. And He moves. His mercy moves Him to action.” — Caleb Click
• “Sometimes He’ll move (mountains) out of our way, but more often than not, God’s more interested in moving mountains in front of us to take us out of the easy path, to take us out of the comfortable path, to put us in a position where we have to say, ‘God, you’ve got to move here. You’ve got to do something. I can’t do anything here.’ It puts us in this place of radical dependence upon Him.” — Jeff Norris
• “This book is so practical. You know, somebody says, ‘Oh, gee, Exodus, the story from long ago, how’s it relevant?’ It’s just as relevant as I hate my hardships. And I could be tempted to grumble. I start grumbling against God and grumbling against other people that cause me hardship. And before long I’m leading myself and other people into more and more unbelief by my grumbling and my unbelief that God is in charge of this and He knows what He’s doing. As much as I know this in my head, when I experience the hardships, I’m still tempted to not believe that God’s in control, that He loves me. And I’m still tempted to gripe and grumble.” — Bob Cargo
• “The book of Exodus, like all of the scriptures, keep pointing us to the One. They keep pointing us to Jesus, to Him as the rescuer or the one who obeys for us, the one who stands in our place and receives the wrath of the waters of judgment upon himself.” — Jeff Norris

Related Resources:

• ESV Study Bible

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