Lord's Day Sermon
January 31, 2021
Relationship to the Civil Authorities: Negative Parameters
Sermon Details
Read passage (ESV) — Exodus 1:8-21
Pharaoh Oppresses Israel
8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. 9 And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us. 10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.” 11 Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens. They built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Raamses. 12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel. 13 So they ruthlessly made the people of Israel work as slaves 14 and made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and brick, and in all kinds of work in the field. In all their work they ruthlessly made them work as slaves.
15 Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, 16 “When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him, but if it is a daughter, she shall live.” 17 But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live. 18 So the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this, and let the male children live?” 19 The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.” 20 So God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong. 21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
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Exodus 1:8 : Cited Acts 7:18 Exodus 1:9 : Ps. 105:24 Exodus 1:10 : Ps. 83:3, 4 Exodus 1:10 : Ps. 105:25; Acts 7:19 Exodus 1:11 : ch. 3:7; Gen. 15:13; Deut. 26:6 Exodus 1:11 : ch. 2:11; 5:4, 5; 6:6, 7; Ps. 81:6 Exodus 1:11 : [2 Chr. 16:4] Exodus 1:11 : [ch. 12:37; Gen. 47:11] Exodus 1:13 : See ch. 5:7-19 Exodus 1:14 : [ch. 2:23; 6:9; Num. 20:15; Acts 7:19, 34] Exodus 1:17 : Prov. 16:6; [Dan. 3:16-18; 6:13; Acts 5:29] Exodus 1:20 : [Eccles. 8:12] Exodus 1:21 : [1 Sam. 2:35; 2 Sam. 7:11, 27; 1 Kgs. 2:24; 11:38; Ps. 127:1]Outline
- Exposition of Exodus 1:8-21
- Some Clear Negative Parameters That Inform When Disobedience Is Proper A. A Magistrate May Never ___________________ You to Do What God Expressly _________________ in His _______________ for You to Do B. A Magistrate May Not __________________ You to Do What God Expressly ____________________ in His _____________ That You Are to Do 2/7/2021 Pastor Michael Mang Title: “Relationship to the Civil Authorities: Negative Parameters” Text: Exodus 1:8-21 Theme: There are definite limits to a Christian’s obedience to the civil magistrate. We always must obey God rather than man. Our obedience to the magistrate must not mean disobedience to God. 9 C o n f e s s i o n o f S i n Personal Confession This time of silence is provided for private, personal confession. A s s u r a n c e o f P a r d o n “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster. — Joel 2:12-13 (ESV) O living and true God, our hearts grow cold and indifferent to Your Kingdom and to the grace that You lavish upon us daily. We confess that we get angry when our desires are frustrated, rather than because Your majesty is maligned, Your Word is impugned, or Your glory is ignored. Forgive us for loving the world and the things in it rather than loving You, the Giver of every good gift. Create in us a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within us. Purify us from our sinful desires and our erring ways. We resolve to serve You in the newness of the Spirit, Whom You have given to us as children of the Living God. And we shall endeavor to be more mindful of Your wonderful providence, more vigilant to remain steadfast in doing Your will, and more humble to esteem others better than ourselves. Hear our confession today as we make our prayer in and through the merit and the mediation of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 8 more about your eternal future. You can find their