Exodus 19:1-6

To show the implication that comes from the phrase “I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself”.

In the animal kingdom, there are many lessons for homo sapiens about living. Today’s Scripture is one of those cases in point.

The Hebrew nation that had been living in Egypt for 430 years as slaves had just been set free by means of the ten plagues that God had sent to bring their king to the place of willingness to let the people go. It was now 60 days into their freedom when God spoke to Moses, the Hebrew leader, and instructed him in the way the people were to conduct themselves.

God says to Moses, “You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you up on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.”

At a certain stage in the development of their young, the parent eagles break up the comfortable nest and force the eaglets to fly. The young birds may not be anxious to leave the security of the nest, but they must learn to fly if they are going to fulfill their purposes in life. The adult birds stay near the fledglings, and if they fall, carry them on their strong wings until the young birds learn to use their wings, ride the air current, and enjoy the abilities God gave them. *

God is using the experience of the eagle to show Israel (and us) how He guides His people to growth and well-being.

1. Implies a plan for development
   • The plan is to get out of the nest
     • The parent eagle takes action to make the nest uncomfortable
     • The process of softening Pharaoh made it harder on the slaves
   • The purpose
     • For the eagles is to fulfill the purpose they were created for
     • For the people to fulfill God’s purpose in them
       • Fulfill His promise to Abraham
2. Implies protection from falling
   • The power is support when faltering
     • The eaglet at first does a lot of flopping and little flying
       • Adult eagles swoop down and catch them on their wings and deliver them to safety to try again
     • Israel couldn’t make it on their own. God was their protection against failure.

God is reminding us that He will and does bring us to Himself for the purpose of relating to us personally. There is one thing God wants. He wants us to have a personal relationship with Him.

Therefore, having seen the implications in the phrase, we should place our confidence in God, who is the source of guidance for our daily lives.

* Credited to The Bible Exposition Commentary – Old Testament