Living in Exile | Exile

Living in Exile series introduction

1. Israel’s Exile

1. The stipulations for Israel’s life in the land – obedience to their covenant with the Lord

2. Israel’s faithlessness to the covenant

3. Israel’s exile and its implications – most importantly their banishment from God’s presence

1. Adam’s and Eve’s Exile

1. Humanity’s intended home: a perfect garden where they have harmony with God, each other, and creation

2. Adam’s and Eve’s stipulations for life in the land – obedience to the Lord’s instructions

3. Adam’s and Eve’s disobedience – each of the harmonies broken (with God, people, and creation)

4. Adam’s and Eve’s exile is parallel to Israel’s exile

1. Our Exile and Longing for Home

1. Each of us replays the story of Adam/Eve and of Israel in our own lives – we rebel against God’s instructions

2. The result is a broken world

Brokenness in our world

Brokenness in our state/city

Brokenness in our homes

Brokenness in us

1. CS Lewis on our longing for our True Home; the world as it exists isn’t as it’s supposed to be

2. Sitting in the tension: pay attention this week to the world’s brokenness