Browse Bible Study Resources

Daily Devotions

My Song In The Night (Exodus)
我夜间的歌曲《出埃及记》

My Song In The Night (Exodus)
我夜间的歌曲《出埃及记》 
Day 
Introduction

INTRODUCTION

PROMISE

The Book of Genesis gives us an important background of the nation of Israel. Its history began with the patriarch Abraham. God promised to give him a land that He would show him (Genesis 12:1-3). This Covenant promise of Canaan was repeated to Isaac and Jacob.

PROPHECY

There was also a somber word of prophecy that God gave to Abraham. His descendants would be “strangers” in a foreign land for four generations.

“Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him.
Then He said to Abram: ‘Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions. Now as for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age. But in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.’”
Genesis 15:12-16

THE SOJOURN IN EGYPT

Joseph was a special servant of God who served the Pharaoh of Egypt when a severe famine struck the land. This famine affected the surrounding nations, including Canaan. Jacob and his entire family relocated to Egypt, because Joseph had found favour with the Pharaoh. For as long as Joseph was alive, the family of Jacob was able to flourish and to thrive.

A DRASTIC CHANGE

The word of forewarning given to Abraham materialized when a new Pharaoh came to the throne. He did not recognize the work that Joseph did for Egypt. He only saw how the children of Israel had flourished, and how they were a threat to the security of Egypt. This Pharaoh began to issue harsh laws against the children of Israel. They had become the slaves of Pharaoh and Egypt!

AN IMPORTANT SEQUEL

The Book of Exodus is an important sequel to the Book of Genesis. It continues the story of how God formed the nation of Israel and how He raised up a special servant of God called Moses, to lead the children of Israel into the Promised Land of Canaan. God had every intention to fulfil what He had promised Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

“On the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying:
‘To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates— the Kenites, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.’”
Genesis 15:18-20

介绍

应许

《创世记》为我们提供了关于以色列民族的重要背景。它的历史始于族长亚伯拉罕。上帝应许要给向亚伯拉罕那块祂显示的地《创世记12：1-3》。迦南地，这约的应许也重覆给了以撒和雅各。

预言

上帝也给了亚伯拉罕一个严肃的预言。亚伯拉罕四代的后裔必寄居别人的地。

12 日头正落的时候，亚伯兰沉沉地睡了，忽然有惊人的大黑暗落在他身上。 13 耶和华对亚伯兰说：“你要的确知道，你的后裔必寄居别人的地，又服侍那地的人，那地的人要苦待他们四百年。 14 并且他们所要服侍的那国，我要惩罚，后来他们必带着许多财物从那里出来。 15 但你要享大寿数，平平安安地归到你列祖那里，被人埋葬。 16 到了第四代，他们必回到此地，因为亚摩利人的罪孽还没有满盈。”
《创世记 15:12-16》

埃及之旅

约瑟是上帝特殊的仆人。在埃及面对严重的饥荒时，他为埃及法老服务。这饥荒影响了迦南和周边的国家。雅各和整个家族搬迁到埃及因为约瑟获得法老的青睐。只要约瑟还活着，雅各一家就能够繁荣昌盛。

剧烈的变化

当新的法老王登基时，给予亚伯拉罕的预警得以实现。他不认识约瑟为埃及所做的工作。他只看到了以色列的子孙们何极强盛并威胁埃及的安稳。
这个法老开始对以色列人实行严厉的法律，使他们成为法老和埃及人的奴隶！

重要的后续

《出埃及记》是《创世记》的重要后续。故事继续讲述上帝如何造以色列国，以及祂如何培育一位叫摩西的特殊仆人，带领以色列人进入应许的迦南地。上帝绝对会实现祂给亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各的应许。

18 当那日，耶和华与亚伯兰立约，说：“我已赐给你的后裔，从埃及河直到伯拉大河之地， 19 就是基尼人、基尼洗人、甲摩尼人、 20 赫人、比利洗人、利乏音人、 21 亚摩利人、迦南人、革迦撒人、耶布斯人之地。”
《创世记 15:18-20》