Where do I come from? Who am I?
This book answers that question somewhat for me, but it definitely answers the question for the Original Reader!
The Original Reader is urgently needing both an identity and faith as they are waiting to enter the Promised Land (Palestine). It was really great to see how Moses chose stories from their ancestors specifically to show…
- the faithfulness of God
- that they were chosen by God
- that they were blessed by the grace of God and not because their ancestors were all that good
- that they should trust God like their ancestors
- that it wasn’t a mistake that they were slaves in Egypt
- that God never forgot his promise
- that God can and will provide for their needs
- that God is mighty in battle
- that God has steadfast love
I think that God’s “steadfast love” (24:12) was the most important and exciting theme that I saw in the book. God gives steadfast love to all kinds of people in this book. It was so refreshing to read about it all.
