Exodus 1–3; 4–6; 7–9; 10–12; 13–15; 16–18; 19–21
Primary Text: Exodus 14:14 (ESV)
“The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”
Big Idea (Anchor for the whole message)
Redemption is not something God helps with — it is something God accomplishes.
Israel didn’t free themselves. Moses didn’t overpower Pharaoh.
The Lord alone redeems.
1) GOD HEARS BEFORE HE ACTS (Exodus 1–3)
Israel is enslaved, multiplied, oppressed, forgotten by the world — but not by God.
Exodus 2 tells us God heard, saw, and knew their suffering before He moved.
This reminds us:
- God’s silence is not absence
- Delay is not denial
- Redemption starts in God’s heart, not human timing
Before chains fall, God is already working.
2) GOD USES A DELIVERER — BUT HE IS NOT THE DELIVERER (Exodus 3–6)
Moses is called, resists, argues, doubts, and feels unqualified.
That’s not accidental — it’s intentional.
God makes it clear:
- Moses is the instrument
- God is the power
- Pharaoh will not be convinced by persuasion, only by authority
This keeps us from confusing God’s servant with God’s salvation.
3) GOD BREAKS FALSE POWERS — ONE BY ONE (Exodus 7–12)
The plagues are not random punishments.
They are judgments against Egypt’s gods.
Each plague says the same thing:
- Your gods cannot protect you
- Your power is an illusion
- Your throne is temporary
Redemption always includes confrontation.
God does not negotiate with false authority — He dismantles it.
4) GOD SAVES BY BLOOD, NOT BY BEHAVIOR (Exodus 12)
The Passover is the heart of redemption.
Not the moral families.
Not the obedient families.
Not the Israelites who “tried harder.”
Only the houses covered by blood were spared.
This is where redemption becomes unmistakably theological:
- Judgment passes over because blood stands in the way
- Salvation is substitutionary
- Grace precedes freedom
Before God leads them out, He redeems them in.
5) GOD MAKES A WAY WHERE THERE IS NONE (Exodus 13–15)
The Red Sea is the moment of absolute helplessness.
Behind them: Pharaoh
In front of them: the sea
Around them: fear
And God says in Exodus 14:14:
“The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”
Redemption reaches its peak when:
- Human strength is useless
- Human plans are exhausted
- God alone receives the glory
They don’t escape by strategy — they walk through what God opens.
6) REDEEMED PEOPLE STILL NEED DAILY DEPENDENCE (Exodus 16–21)
Freedom does not end the lesson — it begins it.
Manna, water, law, structure, direction.
God redeems them from slavery, but now He must teach them how to live for Him.
Redemption:
- Is not just rescue
- Is not just forgiveness
- Is transformation into a people who belong to God
Grace saves — obedience follows.
CLOSING TRUTH
Redemption belongs to the Lord:
- He hears
- He calls
- He judges
- He saves
- He delivers
- He sustains
And when it’s finished, no one can say, “We did this.”
Exodus is not Israel’s story.
It’s God’s story — and it points forward to a greater deliverance still to come.