(Exodus 1 & 2) “A New Chapter”
Published 4 September 2025
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⚠️ Lessons Learned – The 5 Greatest Mistakes
- 1️⃣ Calling “temporary” permanent — delay hardened into decades (Gen. 50:24–26 → Ex. 1:6–14).
- 2️⃣ Comfort over calling — bounty eclipsed going home (Gen. 50 context → Ex. 1 opening).
- 3️⃣ Forgetting the signals — Joseph’s coffin was a standing reminder to leave (Gen. 50:26).
- 4️⃣ Underestimating leadership gaps — “who leads?” left unanswered (00:01:04; Ex. 1:8).
- 5️⃣ Misreading the times — a new pharaoh “knew nothing” and policy flipped (Ex. 1:8–14).
💥 Lessons Learned – The 5 Greatest Failures
- 1️⃣ Failure to act on known good — James 4:17 applied (00:02:45).
- 2️⃣ Failure of memory — covenant identity dulled across generations (Ex. 1:7–14).
- 3️⃣ Failure of vigilance — prosperity masked policy risk (Ex. 1:8).
- 4️⃣ Failure to protect the vulnerable — babies targeted by decree (Ex. 1:15–22).
- 5️⃣ Failure of righteous systems — injustice institutionalized (Ex. 1:11–14).
🚫 Lessons Learned – The 5 Greatest Sins
- 1️⃣ Envy & fear (mental) — a ruler threatened by growth (Ex. 1:9–10).
- 2️⃣ Cruel policy (overt) — enslavement, mistreatment, intimidation (Ex. 1:11–14).
- 3️⃣ Murder of infants (overt) — “killing Hebrew babies” (Ex. 1:16,22).
- 4️⃣ Cowardly silence (verbal) — withholding truth when lives hang in the balance (contrast the midwives, Ex. 1:17–19).
- 5️⃣ Covenant amnesia (mental) — living as if God had not spoken (Gen. 50:24–26 → Ex. 1–2).
🏆 Lessons Learned – The 5 Greatest Successes
- 1️⃣ Providential rescue — the basket in the reeds (Ex. 2:1–10).
- 2️⃣ A name with a story — “I drew him out” (Ex. 2:10).
- 3️⃣ God’s hearing — “God heard their groaning” (Ex. 2:23–24).
- 4️⃣ God’s memory — “He remembered His covenant” (Ex. 2:24).
- 5️⃣ God’s concern — He looks and cares (Ex. 2:25).
🌱 Lessons Learned – The 5 Greatest Spiritual Growth Lessons
- 1️⃣ Act on the good you know (Jas. 4:17 echo in narrative).
- 2️⃣ Let providence reframe delay — God may right now be working logistics (00:06:00; Ex. 2:1–10).
- 3️⃣ Guard the vulnerable — align with God’s heart to rescue (Ex. 1:15–22; 2:3–10).
- 4️⃣ Repent of comfort-drift — comfort is a tool, not a destination (Ex. 1 backdrop).
- 5️⃣ Pray honest groans — God hears, remembers, looks, and cares (Ex. 2:23–25).
🧭 Lessons Learned – The 5 Greatest Leadership Principles
- 1️⃣ Anticipate regime change — build plans that outlast leaders (Ex. 1:8).
- 2️⃣ Create rescue logistics — baskets, watchers, timing (Ex. 2:3–5).
- 3️⃣ Train in obscurity — Midian years forge future deliverers (Ex. 2:15–22).
- 4️⃣ Measure policies by people — oppression signals failed leadership (Ex. 1:11–14).
- 5️⃣ Lead with prayer data — God hears real groans; leaders must too (Ex. 2:23–25).