What a great Sunday School lesson today, and what a joy to teach it!
Pride and revenge prompted Pharaoh to force the fleeing Israelites back to slavery in Egypt. He made ready his 600 some chariots for a hot pursuit into the desert, certain to pin them between the mountains and the sea.
Moses had confidence in divine intervention, though he never imagined deliverance through the Red Sea.
Exodus 14:13-14 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
[14] The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
The waving of the rod was important in the presence of the Israelites, to the character of Moses and the divine mission. God spoke to Moses.
Exodus 14:16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
And that’s what happened. When Pharaoh pursued the Israelites, wheels came off their chariots. It was chaos. Moses raised his rod again and the sea returned from both sides, drowning all of them.
Do you have a problem? The battle is the Lord’s. Give it to Him.
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