Exodus 6: 2-30

Intro: This chapter breaks the flow of the story The scene changes, the pace slows down and the camera moves in for a close-up – we left Moses and Israel last week in a state of emergency • the initial excitement over being rescued has evaporated • instead of being freed, their oppression has been intensified ◦ Israel new-found hope is crushed and Moses is ready to walk away – in spite of all this, God’s plan is still moving forward (his enthusiasm and energy has not dwindled) • but now we pause, so God can breathe life back into his people • and from this break in the narrative we learn something ◦ namely, what our souls need when discouraged, run down, drained and oppressed