This taken from my e-Sword program and the thoughts shared by Pastor Hoekstra in his daily studies, with some editing on my part. Remember that with the execution and resurrection all that was spoken of within the OT took on new meaning because the shadow language of it was made known, no longer a secret nor a mystery by the aid of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of all Truth. When Jesus took all the worlds SINS to the cross this included mans religious sin, this neutralized all sin effects all the way back to Adam and beyond our own time and day. When studying the Bible all readings should be from that standpoint. For example where Israel is used we effectively can insert humanity, where Egypt is used any nation that reflects it's history such as America or any other nation.
God's Promise to Deliver Israel:
"'I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt . . . I will certainly be with you . . . I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt . . . to a land flowing with milk and honey . . . So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go.'" (Exodus.3:10, 12, 17, and 20)
We see our GOD as the God promises pouring out His guaranteed plans like a cascading river. They encompass God's promise to deliver Israel. These promises build upon God's fundamental commitment to Abraham to call out a people for His own glory and purposes. The central promise reveals the rescuing heart of God, who wants to deliver people from bondage, and bring them into blessing. "I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt . . . to a land flowing with milk and honey." (This an accurate description of America, prior to the current administration. All the while that administration worked within the framework of old administrations (since 1913) held in bondage such as Egypt inflected on Israel.)
Our God is a God of compassion. When Israel was in cruel bondage in Egypt, God's heart was moved with concern. "And the LORD said: 'I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows' " (Exo. 3:7). The prophet Isaiah put it this way: "In all their affliction He was afflicted" (Isa. 63:9). Thus, the Lord committed Himself to deliver them. "So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go."
When the Lord Jesus walked upon this earth, He demonstrated the same compassion. "But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd." (Mat. 9:36). This same loving compassion led Jesus all the way to the cross to deliver us from the bondage of sin.
The delivering work of God for Israel was not only from bondage; it was to substantial blessing: "to a land flowing with milk and honey." Israel was not only rescued from great heartache, but they were brought into a joyous bounty. When Joshua and Caleb saw the land, they described it as "an exceedingly good land" (Num. 14:7). This same pattern (from bondage, to blessing) is how Jesus works on our behalf. He delivers us from spiritual death to fullness of life. "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly" (John 10:10).
Dear Lord, my deliverer, I praise You for rescuing me from the bondage of sin and ignorance. I rejoice that You have brought me into the richness of fellowship with You. What a gracious plan You have provided—to make all of this available by means of Your faithful promises!
I first posted this on Facebook with more graphic illustration than here by putting America and the present situation in it.
