Looking Back: Our Great Rescue from Egypt
Month 3: The Great Rescue · Family Worship
Today's Scripture
Read together: Psalm 78:11-16
11 They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them. 12 He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. 13 He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall. 14 He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night. 15 He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas. 16 He brought streams from the stone and made water flow down like rivers.
Memory Verse
“The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a sign; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.”— Exodus 12:13 (BSB)
📖 Bible-in-a-Year (optional)
Today's reading: Judges 1–2
Reading the whole Bible in a year — do this when you have extra time. (Around Day 89 of 365 — Israel settles the land, and we see why they needed God so badly.)The Heart of It
Today we stop and remember. For a whole month our family has walked through the great rescue. The cruel slavery. The burning bush. The plagues. The lamb's blood on the doorposts. The dry path through the Red Sea. The cloud and fire. The bread from heaven. The thundering mountain. And God moving into a tent right in the middle of His people. is a worship song that does exactly what we're doing now. It looks back and says, "Remember the works He has done!" The writer is teaching his children not to "forget the works of God" (). A forgetful heart is a wandering heart. Worship begins with memory.
And what do we remember? Not that Israel was strong, clever, or deserving. We remember that God is a Rescuer. He split the sea (). He led them with light (). He brought water from a rock (). Every one of those wonders points past Egypt to a greater rescue. The blood of a lamb saves us from death. That was fulfilled when Jesus, our Passover Lamb, shed His blood for us. That's why we keep coming back to : "when I see the blood, I will pass over you." Israel was kept safe by a lamb's blood on a door. We are kept safe by Christ's blood over our lives. Looking back isn't living in the past. It's stacking up reasons to trust the same God tomorrow.
Around the Table
God saved His people from Egypt because He loves them — and He loves us too! Let's say thank You.
Let's do it: Count on your fingers and name three things God did to rescue His people (sea, blood, bread!).
is a song that helps people remember what God did so they won't forget Him.
Let's talk: What is one rescue story from this month you never want to forget — and why?
The Red Sea and the Passover lamb both point forward to Jesus, our true Rescuer ().
Let's go deeper: How does looking back at what God has done help you trust Him with what's ahead?
💬 Conversation Starter
What's the best surprise rescue you've ever had, like being lost and then found? How did it feel when help finally came?
🛡️ Defending the Faith
How do we know these rescues really happened? Israel built their whole calendar, their songs, and who they were around remembering them. Nations don't make up an embarrassing story of being slaves and then celebrate it every year for thousands of years. treats the Exodus as real history because it was. And Jesus Himself spoke of it as true ().
For Dad · Go Deeper
Biblical worship is overwhelmingly about remembering. is what scholars call a "historical psalm." It is a deliberate act of handing down the family story, so the next generation will "set their hope in God" (). That is precisely your job this month. Not just teaching facts, but rehearsing God's faithfulness until your children's trust is built on it. Notice the warning woven through the psalm. The generation that saw the miracles still forgot and hardened. Memory must be tended, or it leaks. Tonight, lead your family in actually naming what God has done. Name it in Scripture, and name it in your own home this year. Worship that flows from remembered grace is the most lasting obedience there is.
Draws on: Tony Evans, Raising Kingdom Kids.
Let's Pray Together
"Father, thank You for being our great Rescuer. Thank You for the lamb's blood that saves us. Thank You for opening the sea. And most of all, thank You for Jesus, our Passover Lamb. Help us never forget what You have done. And help us trust You for tomorrow. In Jesus' name, amen."
Remembering what God has done is the fuel for trusting what God will do.