Moses is to declare to the Israelites that God is going to free them from their yoke of slavery. He would redeem them with "an outstretched arm" (ie His acts of power against Pharaoh) and acts of judgement. So why did God allow the Egyptians to increase their oppression of the Israelites in the first place? Perhaps it was to make them aware of the position they were in. Maybe they had got used to living under oppression, so the oppression needed to be increased in order for them to realise their situation. This may seem crazy, but it happens. It is amazing what we can get used to. God wants to bring us out into complete freedom.
The Israelites were set free by acts of judgement against Pharaoh, we were set free by acts of judgement against our sin, ie by the cross.
"I will take you as my own people and I will be your God". Salvation is not about getting things (healing, deliverance, etc), but about coming into a relationship with God. This will involve practical blessings, but the relationship is the key. It is vital that we know that it is God who saves us. Why is this? Why does this matter? Because we need to know that God is the source of our life, nothing and no one else. If we live as if anything else is the source of our salvation we will go wrong.
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