God proposes redemption. God proposes possession. Yet, that is not all. Consider the emphasis of verse eight.
God proposes provision (6:8). “And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession.” God assured them that He would provide the land for them. In addition, He assured them that He would provide all their needs in that land. The word “possession” has the idea of an inheritance. God asserts that He will take care of them, give them all that is necessary as their inheritance.
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Today we think of verses like Philippians 4:19, that God will supply all we need – not our greed – but our need, “according to his riches in Christ Jesus.” How often do we contemplate the ramifications of this promise? The promise is “according to,” not “out of.” Think of it like this. Suppose I have a personal relationship with Bill Gates, billionaire founder of Microsoft. Suppose we are really great friends, and I am having some financial difficulty. So I go to my friend, Bill Gates, and I say, “Bill, I have a serious financial problem.” To that he immediately replies, “Wait a minute, Larry, don’t say any more.” He reaches into his pocket, whips out his checkbook, writes “Larry Overstreet” on a check, then fills in the amount of $1,000, hands it to me and says, “I hope this helps.” Now that is giving me “out of” his riches. Instead of that, let us suppose another scenario. I come to my friend, Bill Gates and say, “Bill, I have this serious financial problem.” This time he responds, “Wait a minute, Larry, don’t say anything else.” He takes out his checkbook, writes “Larry Overstreet” on a check and signs his name. He hands me the check and says, “Fill in the amount.” That is “according to” his riches. The difference is significant. God promises to take care of His people “according to” His riches. That is basically what God is doing with Israel in Exodus, and He is still doing it for me and you today.
In our imagination, we heard Moses say, “Lord, just give me three good reasons why I should not quit.” God responded, “Okay, here they are.” “Don’t quit because of who I am. Don’t quit because of what I remember. Don’t quit because of what I propose.” You can almost see Moses as he listens to this. You can almost see him as he begins to smile, and think, “Praise Yahweh, this is wonderful. This is marvelous. I must go and tell somebody else these wonderful assurances from our majestic God.” And so he does.