Extremely important term in the Bible

Several main ideas in the Bible concerning this term from the world and context of slavery. 3 essential points.

1. Owned by someone
2. Price is paid to owner by another
3. Belong now to new owner

So, Before we look at the Bible this morning I would like to share a story that I read about thus past month.

Read a story in the news recently
In Norwich England
34000 piece puzzle built by 200 people
4 pieces missing!
Had to gave them made special before going on tour

To build a puzzle
1. You need an idea of the final big picture
2. You need all the pieces

And so...

It is the same with Redemption in the Bible

We need to have an idea of the BIG picture and consider EACH of its pieces

What is interesting is that the book of Exodus contains all the pieces for the idea of redemption.

All these pieces are necessary to have full redemption as God desires

These pieces are repeated and retold in different ways throughout the story of the Bible.

Exodus 12 and the story of the Passover and its lamb is only part of the story of Exodus
We need to understand all of its pieces to understand the full story of Redemption

So, let's look at Exodus in the story

How do we understand Exodus in the overall story of the Bible

GENESIS
God's purpose in the Bible:
Genesis, God s creating the world and calling it "good," In Rev 21-22, Gods "makes all things new" (21:5).

HUMANITY'S PURPOSE
In Gen 2 he gives humanity a job to do—a mission—from which he never releases humanity.

There the holy God creates humans in his own image to reflect his gracious rule over creation so that it would flourish with well-ordered life (Gen 1:28; 2:15), reach its full potential, and thereby bring proper honor and glory to God.

THE PROBLEM
humankind refuses to live under Gods rule and reflect that gracious rule and image to the rest of creation,

Gods purposes for creation as a whole are delayed.

THE RESULT
Humanity's refusal to engage in this image-bearing pattern of activity bars them from the tree of life, making them susceptible to the forces of death. It alienates people from the life-giving God, the created order, and each other, all of which leads to evil, violence, and more death (Gen 4:1-16; 6:5-6, 11-12).

WHAT GOD DOES
After Gen 3, therefore, Gods mission involves saving humanity from its guilt, as well as saving humanity and the entire created order from the consequences of human rebellion.

This part of God s mission, however, becomes a subplot to the main plot of the story of God's mission, namely, to bring creation to its intended destiny through the agency of humanity in a way that brings proper honor and glory to God.

THE FLOOD & BABEL
Even after the flood, when God attempts to wipe creation clean, humanity remains inclined toward violence and death-dealing forces (Gen 8:21; 11:1-9). The disorder and chaos introduced into the garden are then magnified at Babel when "all the people on earth" are gathered together in one place, refusing to fulfill the creation mandate to move out and fill all the earth with the fruitful blessing of new life that expresses itself in diverse peoples and ways.

So God has to forcefully divide and disperse them in order to restart the process of fulfilling his dream of bringing his whole creation to its intended destiny through the agency of humanity.

GOD CHOOSES A MAN : Abraham and sons
through Israel, to engender life in all its fullness for the nations and creation as a whole.

We come to Exodus and how God frees Israel for himself to fulfill his eternal purposes.

So, How does he do that? What are the pieces of the puzzle?