I Will Bring You Out

Exodus 6:2–9 · September 27, 2026 · PM
Ed Rangel · Waupaca Church of Christ · NASB 1995

Memory verse — Psalm 34:18: “The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit.”

Lesson objectives

Explain how God’s identity and covenant support His promise.
Distinguish Israel’s deliverance from the deliverance promised in Christ.
Respond to suffering with prayer, faithfulness, and practical care.

Thesis: God hears His people and keeps His word. We can trust Him and help the weary even when pain makes His promise hard to hear.

1. The Lord has heard His people · Exodus 6:2–5

Pharaoh increased Israel’s burden after Moses spoke to him. God answered with His identity, His covenant, and His knowledge of their groaning. Their suffering had not erased His promise.

1. Abraham had already heard God’s name (Genesis 15:7). How would Israel come to know the LORD through the deliverance He promised?

2. How do Exodus 6:5 and Psalm 34:18 challenge the claim that continued pain means God has forgotten His people?

3. What does Psalm 62:8 invite us to do when we are exhausted or afraid? Name a burden you can bring to God.

God hears before circumstances change. We can ask for relief and strength to obey Him while we wait.

I Will Bring You Out

Exodus 6:2–9 · Continued

2. The Lord will bring them out · Exodus 6:6–8

God promised actual release from Egypt, a life as His people, and the land pledged to their fathers. Freedom from Pharaoh led into belonging to the Lord.

4. What would Israel be delivered from, and what would God bring them into? Why does verse 7 matter?

5. What changes now for those in Christ, and what do they still await? (Romans 6:16–18; Ephesians 5:8; Colossians 1:13–14; 1 Peter 1:4–5; 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17)

Christ frees His people from sin to serve righteousness and belong to His kingdom. He promises an imperishable inheritance and life forever with Him. These promises do not set a date for every earthly hardship to end.

3. Pain can make hope hard to hear · Exodus 6:9

6. Why did Israel not listen? How should this affect the way we respond to a discouraged person?

7. What promise can you hold to, and what practical help can you offer someone this week? (Hebrews 10:23–25)

Our response: Hear Christ’s word, believe and confess Him as Lord, repent, and be baptized for forgiveness (Romans 10:9–10, 17; Acts 2:38). Continue faithfully. Bring your burdens to God and receive the help of His people.