God brought the Jewish people out of Egypt to show them His way.

Ezekiel 20:10-11

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 “Therefore, I made them go out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness. And I gave them My statutes and showed them My judgments, ‘which, if a man does, he shall live by them.’” Ezekiel 20:10-11

While the Israelites were still in slavery to the Egyptians, they were living against the will of God. Everything that was pleasant to their eyes, they made it a part of their life, regardless of how detestable those desires were to God. They lived by the idols of the Egyptians and allowed those false gods to guide their behavior. The Israelites profaned the name of the Living God while living among the Egyptians. For the sake of God’s Holy name, He decided to lead them out of the land Egypt. They were led into the wilderness where they were given the Ten Commandments and shown the way of God. They were shown the way of life by devotion to the word of God.

There was a time when all of humanity were without the word of God and didn’t have a clue of what the will of God was. This was the Egypt of all humanity. This was before the coming of Jesus Christ, and when the Jewish people held exclusive rights to the word of God. For the most part, humanity was living according to the rules, standards, culture, false gods, and desires of this world. God sent Jesus Christ to lead us out of Egypt, out of bondage to this world, and to teach us what the ways of God are.

Since the coming of Jesus Christ, every single person, Jewish and non-Jewish, have been brought to the wilderness to find our way to the promised land. Jesus Christ is the Way and the Light of the world, “Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12 Jesus Christ is the word of God made flesh, and He shows us the ways of God through His word, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 Jesus says, “The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” John 6:63

“My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them…” Proverbs 4:20-21

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11