Exodus 14:1-9 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,… I. GOD LEADS INTO TRIAL BUT ASSURES Or VICTORY. 1. The command to turn and. shut themselves in between the wilderness and the sea. God leads us where troubles will assail us. Jesus was driven of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. (1) It proves us, and reveals needs which otherwise we might not have suspected. Our weaknesses are manifested. (2) It reveals God. Through experiences of help his glory brightens for us. 2. The circumstances of God's people are taken advantage of by their foes. Pharaoh imagined his time had now come. Earthly foes may strike at such a time; Satan surely will 3. The result will be God's triumph over the foe, not the foe's over us. II. THE WICKED CANNOT BE SAVED BY JUDGMENTS. 1. Terrors are soon forgotten. Repression of evil is not conversion. So soon as the repressive force ceases, evil reasserts its sway. 2. Justice done through fear only is regretted, not rejoiced in, by the doer. "Why have we done this," etc.? "As the dog returneth to his vomit." 3. Past lessons are forgotten. Pharaoh might have asked what armies could do against the God of Israel; yet he assembles his forces, never dreaming that they are only marshalled for destruction. Those who have known only the discipline of terror have not found salvation. They have only heard a cry to flee and seek salvation. To linger upon the way is to allow evil to overtake them and lead them again into captivity. - U. Parallel Verses KJV: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, |
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