Israel set out with all that was his, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “I am God, the God of your father, Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph’s own hand with close your eyes.”
With the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family, which went to Egypt, were seventy in all.
When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’ You should answer, ‘Your servants have tended livestock from our boyhood on, just as out fathers did.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the region of Goshen, for all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”
The people of Israel, Jacob’s;household, set out for Egypt with God’s reassuring promise that he will accompany them and bring them back - by then a nation.
Why?
Israel offered sacrifices to God, which means he respects the Lord, and God show in the vision at night to Jacob.
This is the plan of God to Israel, they will be a nation and his people will become numerous in Egypt, and God will bring them back to Cannon.
Because shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians so they could be isolated in Egypt. To be a pure nation.
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獻祭有兩個意義，1)感恩 :神所預備的，超過我們所求所想的，心中充滿感恩！ 2)求問神：求主觀的證據。離開應許之地很重要，不因為迎接的陣丈大。
在迦南不能成為大國嗎？一定要去埃及嗎？雖然埃及象徵世界，埃及比較穩定，有中央政府，有豐富物產。迦南地不穩定，有一定的道德觀。埃及比較適合以色列人在那裏由家族變成一個國。
神允許，不一定同在。神同在一定是神的同意。進入埃及好像進入世界，不要如此想，神與他們同在。他們在埃及，卻不受埃及影響、持有自己的語言、文化、血統等。基督徒生活在世界卻不受世界影響。神答應還要帶他們回來，埃及只是他們暫時居住地。基督徒也相同，地上只是我們暫時住的地方，不是應許之地。
人口75人，使徒行傅也寫75人，這裏是70人，70人是好的數字，人口數是大約數。
埃及人不喜歡遊牧民族。因此埃及人與以色列人隔離。以色列可以保有純正文化、信仰。在迦南地反而難持有自己的文化、血統。埃及人也不會和他們交往。
後來埃及人苦待他們，讓他們想離開。當我們不被人喜歡也表示我們與他們不同，這也是神的安排。
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How?
God’s plan always is perfect and with love and mighty hands. Obey God’s command and honor God’s holy name is our obligation.
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