QT 3/5/2026 Exo 12:31–42, Don't wait, repent and believe

Exodus 12:31–42 (ESV) —

31 Then he summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Up, go out from among my people, both you and the people of Israel; and go, serve the Lord, as you have said. 32 Take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone, and bless me also!”

33 The Egyptians were urgent with the people to send them out of the land in haste. For they said, “We shall all be dead.” 34 So the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading bowls being bound up in their cloaks on their shoulders. 35 The people of Israel had also done as Moses told them, for they had asked the Egyptians for silver and gold jewelry and for clothing. 36 And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.

37 And the people of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children. 38 A mixed multitude also went up with them, and very much livestock, both flocks and herds. 39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough that they had brought out of Egypt, for it was not leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt and could not wait, nor had they prepared any provisions for themselves.

40 The time that the people of Israel lived in Egypt was 430 years. 41 At the end of 430 years, on that very day, all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. 42 It was a night of watching by the Lord, to bring them out of the land of Egypt; so this same night is a night of watching kept to the Lord by all the people of Israel throughout their generations.

 

NOTE: Things can certainly change quickly. When you have spent your whole life in one place, no matter how bad it might have been, to leave overnight is a huge change. Later, Israel will complain about the food and wanting to be slaves again in Egypt. We can be ridiculous with our sin, and we are never satisfied, and oh yeah, the grass is always greener on the other side. Still, in fairness to the complainers, big moves like this are psychologically difficult. Some people are pretty resilient, but others not so much. This day changed history, even though most people have forgotten it. Soon, we will restudy it, as plagues rain down on earth. But it doesn't have to be. Jesus promises to save us from the wrath to come, if we will just believe upon his work on the cross. But we must believe. We are not children of God because we are alive. We can only be adopted into the family of by faith in Jesus. Now is the time, now is the day of salvation, don't wait until it is too late.

 

PONDER:

1. Have I surrendered to Jesus, or am I only playing religion?
2. Don't wait for the end, turn now while there is time. Repent and believe.

 

PRAYER: Father, we don't realize your tremendous power. Egypt learned the hard way. I pray we will wake up before your judgment comes upon the earth.