Exodus 14;1-9
September 2, 2024
Crossing the Red Sea
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the people of Israel to turn back and encamp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, in front of Baal-zephon; you shall encamp facing it, by the sea. For Pharaoh will say of the people of Israel, ‘They are wandering in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.’ And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will pursue them, and I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, and the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord.” And they did so.
When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the mind of Pharaoh and his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done that we have let Israel go from serving us?” So he made ready his chariot and took his army with him, and took six hundred chosen chariots and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them. And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he pursued the people of Israel while the people of Israel were going out defiantly. The Egyptians pursued them, all Pharaoh's horses and chariots and his horsemen and his army, and overtook them encamped at the sea, by Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.
Exodus 14:1-9 ESV details God's command to the Israelites to encamp by the sea, setting up a tactical trap. Believing they are confused and trapped by the wilderness, Pharaoh hardens his heart and pursues them with his entire army, overtaking them at Pi-hahiroth. (From the Internet)
Has there been a time in your walk with the Lord when you just felt trapped? You were crying out to the Lord for help, but it was only much later that you realized God had use you real life example to change or show Himself strong in the lives of others? Well that where the chosen of God find themselves, and looking back, they will have a better understanding of God. And the people of Egypt will know that He is God, not the images they have been worshiping.
From our Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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