Relocation as metaphor

Our current message-series, Relocation, is all about people dealing with wanted and unwanted change before, during, or after a move. So the idea is relocation as metaphor for change. We've received a number of questions about the metaphor or even how we chose the examples we did, etc.

So far we've talked about Abraham, Lot, and Joseph.

They departed from and arrived at different places.

• Abraham relocated from Ur to Canaan.
  
• Lot from Sodom to Zoar.
  
• And Joseph from Canaan to Egypt.

They relocated under different circumstances.

• Abraham had a choice.
• Lot had little choice.
• Joseph had no choice.

Abraham is mentioned over 300 times in the Bible. Of the last 14 chapters of Genesis, Joseph's story takes up all but one. So, in a single message, we provide backstory but focus on some pivotal part of the story. For example, in Joseph's case, we presented his relocation to Egypt as backstory and focused on his pivotal interpretation of Pharaoh's dreams resulting in his relocation from prison to palace.

This weekend we get Moses who relocated several times.

• Egypt to Midian
• Midian to Egypt
• Egypt to Canaan

The Egypt-Midian-Egypt part will be presented as backstory. We'll focus on the pivotal event that delayed the arrival at Canaan by decades. If you want to read ahead, you'll find the story in Numbers 13-14. See you at one of our weekend gatherings!