St. Paul Lutheran Church, Matteson, Illinois & Pastor Troester

Read about the patience of God, both in being faithful to His people as they wait for Him to bring them out of Egypt, and with Pharoah as God warns him over and over and over again, but finally judging him for ignoring the grace of God.

Bless you as you are in the Word.  Be in worship tomorrow.  Peace.

Read about God warning and giving Pharaoh, chance after chance to come to God, and Pharaoh, in his stubborness, refusing to hear and obey.

Read about the awesome power of God, who created all things and is in control over all the evil effects of sin, and all evil powers, including Pharaoh, yet loves Pharaoh, and through Moses, calls Pharoah to repent.  

Read about how God responds to our cries to Him, with more than just words, but action, and there is no power that is greater than His--We have Hope!

Read about God providing for Moses & Aaron, the words and the means to do what He calls them to do, and God's works in His time and way to deliver the Children of Israel.

Read how God sees, hears and remembers Moses (and us!) and responds by sending what we need, in this case, what the people needed was deliverance from Pharoah, and in our case, deliverance from death and separation from Him.  God brings us life through Jesus Christ.

Read about how God thwarts the plans of the Pharoah as God's people call out to Him and God hears, remembers, see and knows us.

Read about the continuing history of God's people, living in this world, and the hand of God guiding and blessing them, even amidst their trials.

Read about the witness of the burial of both Jacob (Israel) and of Joseph, both of which show great reverence and respect for the body God gave us, and also a witness to the resurrection of both men, through the grace of God in Jesus, and faith in Him.  Joseph leaves us a good example of what it means that revenge is God's not ours, as he deals with his brothers and their sin against him through forgiveness.