Waking up this morning after my bible reading and going through some parts around Egypt, so I talk to just breathe it here on brethreign.

Why does Egypt repeatedly appear as a place where men flee for safety? Why do people escape there when their lives are threatened, sometimes remaining until the death of a king, only to emerge when the danger has passed?

The same Egypt that was called the house of Bondage for Israel is a place of Preservation for many and even was once a place of preservation for the generation of Israel.

I was like Could it be that Egypt represents something deeper in the dealings of God with men than just house of bondage or "Grave?

So let's follow it chronologically!

1. Abraham ran to Egypt from Famine
Genesis 12:10–20
When a grievous famine arose in Canaan, Abraham went down into Egypt to sojourn there.
Egypt offered a means of survival when the land where Abraham was dwelling could no longer sustain him.

2. Joseph and Jacob
Genesis 37; 41; 45–47
Joseph did not flee into Egypt. He was sold into slavery and taken there against his will.
Yet through a remarkable chain of events, God raised him to a position through which many lives would be preserved.
When famine threatened Jacob's household, Egypt became their refuge.
What is even more striking is that God specifically told Jacob in Genesis 46:3–4 not to fear going into Egypt.
God promised to go down with him, make his descendants a great nation there, and bring them up again.

Furthermore I noted this: Joseph named his firstborn son Manasseh, declaring that God had made him forget his toil and the troubles of his father's house (Genesis 41:51).
In that sense, Egypt became a place where Joseph experienced relief from the memory of his suffering.
Yet he also called Egypt the land of his affliction (Genesis 41:52).
The same land witnessed both his suffering and his preservation.

In between I was like this Egypt neeed Everlasting google for it..lol, Egypt was a place God asked his people never to return to, could that mean second death🤔🤔? let's contnue...

The generations passed, and another Pharaoh arose who did not know Joseph.

The land that had once preserved Israel became the land of their oppression.

This presents a remarkable contrast.

But after their departure. In Exodus 14:11, the Israelites asked Moses whether there were no graves in Egypt that he had brought them into the wilderness to die.

In Numbers 14:2–4, they even expressed a desire to have died in Egypt and proposed returning there.

3. Hadad the Edomite: Egypt as Refuge Until David and Joab Died

1 Kings 11:14–22

During David's reign, Joab led a military campaign against Edom.

Hadad, who was still a child, escaped with some Edomite servants and fled into Egypt.

Pharaoh received him, provided him with a house, food, and land, and eventually brought him into close association with the royal household.

4. Jeroboam: Egypt as Refuge Until Solomon Died

1 Kings 11:26–40; 12:1–3

Here the pattern becomes even more interesting.

After the prophet Ahijah announced that Jeroboam would receive authority over ten tribes of Israel, Solomon sought to kill him.

What did Jeroboam do?

He fled into Egypt, to Shishak, king of Egypt.

And Scripture expressly records that he remained there until Solomon's death.

When Solomon died, Jeroboam returned and eventually became king over the northern tribes.

Once again, Egypt provided refuge during a threatening king's lifetime.

Although Jeroboam later led Israel into idolatry, his experience remains another striking example of Egypt's role as a place of political asylum.

Now Finally Jesus Christ Our Lord and Saviour Left to Egypt as Refuge Until Herod Died

Matthew 2:13–21; Hosea 11:1

Now we arrive at something extraordinary.

When Herod sought to destroy the young Jesus, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and instructed him to take the Child and His mother into Egypt.

Joseph obeyed.

And where did the family remain?

In Egypt, until the death of Herod.

Once Herod was dead, an angel instructed Joseph to return to the land of Israel.

Matthew connects this event with Hosea's declaration:

"Out of Egypt have I called my son." — Matthew 2:15

So to fulfill the prophesy of saving Humanity Jesus also visited Egypt.

What do you think? Why does Egypt appear so frequently as a refuge in Scripture, yet also as a place from which God calls His people out?🤔

WHAT, THEN, DOES EGYPT REPRESENT?

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