Exodus 1-4
Exodus kicks off with a recap from the end of Genesis. Jacob (Israel) had sons who traveled with him to Egypt and Joseph already lived in Egypt. The total count of Jacob's family numbered 70 people. As time continued, the family of Israel grew rapidly. And as they grew, the new ruler of Egypt grew afraid of a rebellion from the Israelites. So he oppressed them and made them into slaves which caused them to grow even more. When we pick up our new story with Moses, it is about 420 years after Israel has moved to Egypt with his sons. The number of Israel's family grew from 70 to millions.
To stop the growth, the Pharaoh issued an edict to kill all male babies. In fear her newborn son being killed, a Hebrew lady put her son in a basket into the Nile to hide him. We have heard or read the story from here. When the son grows up and he kills an Egyptian slave-driver, he runs away into the desert into the country of Midian. This was a long journey from Egypt (probably 300 miles or more). Moses escapes to there, gets married, and grows old.
Moses is no 80 years old when told to go back to Egypt by God. The burning bush scenario is an awesome picture to me. God instructs Moses by speaking through a fire to an 80 year old man. Can you imagine being Moses. And Moses comes up with every excuse from he cannot speak to they will not listen to me. But God convinces Moses to go. And when he arrives, it sparks a renewed belief in God among the Israelite people.
In this Psalm, David has just be victorious in the battle that he was praying for in Psalm 20. And because He prayed and trusted in God during this battle, he takes the proper time (immediately) to return thanks to God. This is an important reminder for us as well. When we pray to God and He answers our prayer, we should immediately take the time to thank Him for His answer. Sometimes when we pray, the answer is YES (we love to hear yes most of the time). Sometimes the answer is NO (although this might not be the answer we want to hear, it more than likely is what is best for us). God always sees us through.
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