This meditation is a companion to a previous meditation: And the People Multiplied – Exodus 1
As we have noted in a previous meditation (see above), in Exodus the Lord our God began the process of fulfilling his promises unto His chosen people, the children of Israel. Even so, three times Exodus 1 indicates that the children of Israel multiplied in number and might. Thus the book of Exodus begins with a demonstration of our Lord God’s faithfulness unto His own.
Yet as the Lord our God moves in faithfulness to bless His people, the world often moves in hatred to afflict God’s people. This present evil world sets itself against the Lord, against His authority, and against His will. Therefore, this present evil world also sets itself against the Lord’s people with hatred and persecution (John 15:18-25). Yet even in the midst of this world’s hateful persecution, our Lord continues faithful unto His faithful servants. Even so, in six acts Exodus 1 reveals the conflict between the Lord’s faithfulness for His people and the world’s hatred against God’s people.