Week 38, Day 2: Israel is oppressed
Today’s Reading: Exodus 1:1-22
Some thoughts from the reading…
A new king arises over Egypt. This king was not familiar with Joseph and therefore felt no link to the sons of Israel. He acted in a way that makes sense from the standpoint of someone governing a land who mistrust some minority population. He sees the Israelites multiplying and flourishing greatly and moves to prevent their multiplying. He fears that this population will unite with their enemies to fight against them. So he decides to begin using Israel for hard labor and to have the male children killed. But no matter how much he worked against Israel, they still multiplied. God was with Israel and no matter what man did, He was going to raise up this nation.
This makes me think about the time in Acts when Gamaliel warned the other Jews to be careful how they treated the apostles. He said that if these actions were of God they would not be able to overthrow them, that they might even be fighting against God. Man has many times since Egypt set themselves against God’s plans. They have shown how futile it is to go against His will.
Question: Are there times in our life that we set ourselves against the will of God? How and when do we do this? How can we avoid “finding” ourselves fighting against God?
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