The book of Exodus, “Going out” offers a vivid picture book of God’s deliverance, restoration, and redemption for a nation and for an individual. From Genesis chapter 50 to exodus chapter 1 we see a time gap of over 400 years in which the Lord takes a family of seventy and makes them into a nation of 2 to 3 million. Exodus 1:7 “And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.” For a time in Egypt, the land is safe and conducive for the nation to be birthed. We witness the perfection of God’s timing and location. For a duration of time, the warm fertile land gave birth to a people chosen by God, “Gen 15:5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.” We also see that the land that the Hebrews would soon go to was still in the process of being prepared. Gen 15:16 “But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites [is] not yet full.” The Lord was still being gracious and patient with the Amorites national sin for over 400 years. This is the land that the Amorites had occupied that would be handed over to the Israelites in God’s perfect timing. The Lord was longsuffering with the Amorites even with their messed up culture of child sacrifice and personal torture. But the consequences for an individual and nation that does not repent and take advantage of God’s everlasting grace and mercy through Jesus Christ will have to reckon with the same fate as Sodom and Gomorrah. But look at God’s patience here. 400 hundred years is older than our nation. So many misunderstand God’s judgments and timing. I thank God for his patience with me. I’m thankful that He endured 21 years of a vile heart and self-serving conquest. I thank God for additional 15 years of Him dealing with my vile heart and self-serving conquest. This births a prayer in my heart of patience. Lord, will you grant me a longsuffering patience attitude in my life for this life?