- I will bring you out
Exodus 6:7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
God promises Moses that He would make a people out of the children of Israel, and He will be their God. He will be the Lord their God who will bring them out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. This great event of deliverance is also meant for us who believe in Jesus. Through Jesus God will bring us out. Egypt is the world; the world places burdens upon us; Jesus brings us out from under the burdens of the world. “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest…my burden is light.”
The burden of the Egyptians was hard and heavy. The slaves were made to work extremely hard, as if a heavy burden were loaded on their shoulders. The burden of a slave makes life hard. Living in the world is a heavy burden; we must work hard with stresses and strains, troubles and pains, just to make it from day to day. This is a direct result of the curse of the Fall into Sin. The world is under the control of Satan and Evil, of Sin and Death. It is a hard slave master. How can we get out from under? Christ sets us free; He has overcome the world.
Jesus sets us free with His Exodus. We come to the cross and the burden of sin under which we labor is lifted. A heavy life becomes a light burden. We are yoked with Christ who does the heavy lifting for us. Sin, Satan and Death no longer have control of our life; Sin is forgiven; Satan is crushed; Death is defeated. We are under a new master, under new management; we have a new owner; Jesus is in control. He is good and kind and generous and loving. He is always tuned in to our needs, and He knows how to help in every time of need. Jesus brings you out from under.