Slaves — The Cry of God for a People Who Forget Their Freedom Throughout the Bible there is a repeating story—one that begins in chains, moves through deliverance, and yet strangely returns again and again to bondage. The Book of Exodus tells us that the children of Israel lived under Egyptian oppression for 430 years . “Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.” — Exodus 12:40 (KJV) But the deeper truth of scripture is that bondage is not always broken when the chains fall off the body . Sometimes the chains remain in the mind and the heart. This song reflects that eternal struggle. SLAVES MY PEOPLE ARE SLAVES From the beginning God spoke these words to Moses concerning Israel: “I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry… for I know their sorrows.” — Exodus 3:7 (KJV) God saw His people suffering under Pharaoh. Yet the ...
