DELIVERANCE AT THE RED SEA
“…the Lord brought us forth ….with great
terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders…” (EZEKIEL 13:3 KJV).
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God DELIVERED Israel
out of BONDAGE mightily and he used miraculous signs and wonder to do it. What message was God sending through his GREAT
DELIVERANCE? “…I’ve also done it so you can tell your
children and grandchildren about how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and
about the signs I displayed among them—and so
you will know that I am the Lord…” (Exodus 10:1-2 NLT). “…your deliverer…” (Psalms 18:3 NASB).
“… “I AM WHO I AM ’ This is My name forever,
and this is My memorial-name to all generations…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…I am the Lord, the God of all flesh…”
(Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). "… I
am the Alpha and the Omega,"
says the Lord God…" (Revelation 1:8 NASB). “… I the LORD … the first, and with the last. I am He...'" (Isaiah 41:4 NASB). “…there is none like unto thee…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV). “…You are very
GREAT…”
(Psalm 104:1-2 NASB).
“… he [THAT] hath done marvellous things…”
(Psalm 98:1 KJV).
After the Israelites left Egypt, King
Pharaoh and his army attempted to come after them and bring them back into
bondage.
“…When word reached the king of Egypt that the Israelites had fled,
Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds. “What have we done, letting all
those Israelite slaves get away?” they asked. So Pharaoh harnessed his chariot and called up his
troops. He took with him 600 of Egypt’s best chariots,
along with the rest of the chariots of Egypt, each with its commander. The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, so he chased
after the people of Israel, who had left with fists raised in defiance. The Egyptians chased after them with all the forces in Pharaoh’s
army—all his horses and chariots, his charioteers, and his troops. The
Egyptians caught up with the people of Israel as they were camped beside the
shore near Pi-hahiroth, across from Baal-zephon. As Pharaoh approached, the
people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw the Egyptians overtaking
them. They cried out to the Lord, and they said to Moses, “Why did you bring us out here to die in the
wilderness? Weren’t there enough graves for us in Egypt? What have you done to
us? Why did you make us leave Egypt? Didn’t we tell you
this would happen while we were still in Egypt? We said, ‘Leave us alone! Let
us be slaves to the Egyptians. It’s better to be a slave in Egypt than a corpse
in the wilderness!’” (Exodus 14:1-14 NLT).
EVEN AFTER ALL GOD HAD ALREADY DONE, THE
PEOPLE PANICKED. But God, the GREAT DELIVERER, gave Moses and Aaron A WORD for
the people. “Don’t be afraid. Just stand still and watch
the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see
today will never be seen again.
The Lord himself
will fight for you. Just stay calm.”
(Exodus 14:13-14 NLT).
“…BY THE
WORD of the Lord the heavens were made…”
(Psalms 33:6 NASB).
“…BY THE
WORD of the Lord the [the Israelites were rescued] …”
(Psalms 33:6 NASB).
“…Don’t be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord
rescue you today...”
(Exodus 14:13-14 NLT).
“..The
Egyptians you see today will never be seen again…” (Exodus 14:13-14 NLT).
“…The Lord
himself will fight for you. Just stay calm…”
(Exodus 14:13-14 NLT).
“…The people of Israel …walked through the
middle of the sea on dry ground, as the water stood up like a wall on both
sides. That is how the Lord rescued Israel
from the hand of the Egyptians that day. And the Israelites saw the bodies of
the Egyptians washed up on the seashore. When the
people of Israel saw the mighty power that the Lord had
unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put
their faith in the Lord and in his servant Moses …
(Exodus 14:29-31 KJV).
“…All
things (including the parting of the RED SEA) came into being
through Him,
and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being
… (John 1:1-4 NASB).
“…Since the CREATION of the world God’s INVISIBLE
QUALITIES—HIS
ETERNAL POWER AND DIVINE NATURE—have been “CLEARLY SEEN”, being UNDERSTOOD FROM WHAT HAS
BEEN MADE (the parting of the RED SEA)…” (Romans 1:20 NIV). “…Then Moses raised his hand over the sea, and
the Lord opened up a path through the water with a
strong east wind. The wind blew all that
night, turning the seabed into dry land. So the people of Israel
walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on each
side!…” (Exodus 6:7 KJV). “…When the people of Israel saw
the mighty power that the Lord had unleashed against the
Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put their faith in
(dependence upon) the Lord and in his servant Moses …
(Exodus 14:29-31 KJV).
God HEARD the cries of
his people at the entrance of the RED SEA. He DELIVERED them mightily by parting
the RED SEA so they could get to safety.
“… You heard their cries from
beside the Red Sea. You displayed miraculous signs and wonders against
Pharaoh, his officials, and all his people, for you knew how arrogantly they
were treating our ancestors. You have a glorious reputation that has never been
forgotten. You divided the sea for your people so they could
walk through on dry land! And then you hurled their enemies into the depths of
the sea. They sank like stones beneath the mighty waters…”
(Nehemiah 9:9-12 NLT).
He also defeated their
enemies once and for all so they would NEVER be bothered by them again!! “..The Egyptians you see today will never be
seen again…” (Exodus
14:13-14 NLT).
God NEVER wants his
people to always REMEMBER he is their GREAT DELIVERER!! “…I’ve also
done it … so you will know that I am the Lord…” (Exodus 10:1-2 NLT). “…your deliverer…” (Psalms 18:3 NASB). “…For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our
learning…” (Romans 15:4 KJV).
“… They [were to remember] those days of old when Moses led his
people out of Egypt. [When] they cried out, “Where is
the one who brought Israel through the sea, with Moses
as their shepherd? Where is the one who sent his Holy
Spirit to be among his people? Where
is the one whose power was displayed when Moses lifted
up his hand—the one who divided the sea before them, making
himself famous forever? Where is the one who led them
through the bottom of the sea? They were like fine stallions racing through
the desert, never stumbling. As with cattle going down into a
peaceful valley, the Spirit of the Lord gave them
rest. [God] led [his] people … and gained a magnificent
reputation…” (Isaiah 63:11-14 NLT).
“…… I am God, and there is none like me…"
(Isaiah 46:9-10 KJV). “… “I AM” WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB).
“… [God] … is Your rock and Your
fortress, your deliverer, Your GOD, Your rock, in whom [you] … take refuge; Your
shield and
the horn of Your salvation, YOUR
stronghold.…" (Psalms 18:3 NASB).
The Israelites were FREE when they were
DELIVERED from the Egyptians, but the RED SEA erased any lingering doubts or
concerns!! “..The
Egyptians you see today will never be seen again…” (Exodus 14:13-14 NLT). “…The people of Israel …walked through the middle of the sea on dry
ground, as the water stood up like a wall on both sides. That is how the Lord rescued Israel from the hand of the Egyptians that day. And the Israelites saw the bodies of the Egyptians
washed up on the seashore. When the people of
Israel saw the mighty power that the Lord had
unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put
their faith in the Lord and in his servant Moses … (Exodus 14:29-31 KJV).
God bought them OUT and
DELIVERED them permanently at the RED SEA by erasing ALL the past and giving
them a NEW start as FREED people of God! “…your deliverer…” (Psalms 18:3 NASB).
“…I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered [THEM] out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out
of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you…”
(1 Samuel 10:18 KJV). “…When your ancestors arrived at the Red
Sea, the Egyptians chased after [them] with chariots and charioteers. When [the] ancestors
cried out to the Lord, [HE[ put darkness between [them] and the Egyptians. [He] brought the sea crashing down on
the Egyptians, drowning them. With [their]
very own eyes [they] saw what I did…”
(Joshua 24:6-7 NLT). “… Thus the
Lord
saved
Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians
dead upon the sea shore. And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and
the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses.…”
(Exodus 14:30-31 KJV). “…Blessed be the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the
Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who
hath delivered
the people
from under the hand of the Egyptians…”
(Exodus 18:10 KJV). “…the Lord loved [his people], and he…
[kept] the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers… the Lord
brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed
you out of
the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt…”
(Deuteronomy 7:8 KJV).
God has NOT changed. He
STILL DELIVERS!! “… [God]
… is Your rock
and Your fortress, your deliverer, Your GOD, Your rock, in whom [you] … take refuge; Your
shield and
the horn of Your salvation, YOUR
stronghold.…" (Psalms 18:3 NASB). “…I
am the Lord, I change NOT…” (Malachi 3:6 KJV). “Jesus Christ (THE WORD) is the same yesterday and today and forever”
(Hebrews 13:8 NIV).
Eventually God’s people
abandoned him and forgot all about his GREAT DELIVERANCE. After Egypt, they
went into bondage over and over again. “….They ABANDONED the Lord, the God
of their ancestors, who had brought them
out of Egypt. They went after other gods …” (Judges 2:12
NLT).
“…Ever since I brought them from Egypt they have continually ABANDONED ME and followed other gods…” (1
Samuel 8:8 NLT). “…They ABANDONED the Lord to serve
Baal …” (Judges 2:13 NLT). “…They ABANDONED the Lord… they turned
their backs on him….” (2 Chronicles 29:6 NLT). “… [They] became
proud and FORGOT [God]….” (Hosea 13:6
NLT). “…Does a young woman forget her jewelry, or a bride her wedding dress?
Yet for years on end my people have FORGOTten ME…”
(Jeremiah 2:32 NLT).
“…I called my son (children) out of Egypt. But the more I called to
[them[, the farther [they] moved from me, offering sacrifices to the images of Baal and
burning incense to idols. I myself taught Israel how to walk, leading [them] along by the hand. But [they don’t]
know or even care that it was I who took care of [them[. I led Israel along with my ropes of kindness and love. I lifted
the yoke from [their] neck, and I myself stooped to
feed [them]. “But
since my people refuse to return to me, they will return to
Egypt (a type of bondage) and... [The bondage] will
destroy them, trapping them in their own evil plans.
For my people are determined to desert me. They call me the Most High, but they don’t truly honor me. “Oh, how can I give you up, Israel?
How can I let you go? How can I
destroy you …My heart is torn within me, and my
compassion overflows. No, I will not unleash my fierce anger. I will not completely destroy Israel, for I
am God and not a mere mortal. I am the Holy One living
among you, and I will not come to destroy. For someday the people will follow me. I,
the Lord, will roar like a lion. And when I roar, my people will return …And
I will bring them home again,” says the Lord….” (HOSEA 11 NLT).
Some people say: “…I
want to do what is right, but I can’t.
I want to do what is
good, but I don’t. …I [am] …a slave to the sin (the Egypt) that
is … within me. Who will free me from
this life that is dominated by sin? …” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “….O … God, what can we say after all of
this? …ONCE AGAIN we have ABANDONED
your commands!” (Ezra 9:10 NLT). NOW, “the whole world lies under
the power (the bondage) of the evil one”
(1 John 5:19 RSV).
“…BY THE
WORD of the Lord … [God will DELIVER YOU] …”
(Psalms 33:6 NASB). “… I
will bring them home again,” says the Lord….” (HOSEA 11 NLT). “…… I
am God, and there is none like me…" (Isaiah 46:9-10 KJV). “… “I AM” WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB).
“… [God] … is Your rock and Your
fortress, your deliverer, …" (Psalms 18:3 NASB).
This TIME he SENT his Son!! “…[God]…sent His Son...” (1
John 4:10 KJV). God …sent His Son to be
the propitiation (substitute, intervention) for our sins.” (1
John 4:10 KJV). “…He gave his only begotten Son,…”
(John 3:16 KJV).
“…For Christ … died for
sins ONCE for all, the just for the
unjust, so that He might bring us [home again] to God…” (1
Peter 3:18 NASB). “… I will bring
them home again,” says the Lord….” (HOSEA 11 NLT).
“… [He sent the] …one
… who can
reconcile
God and humanity—the
man Christ Jesus…” (1
Timothy 2:5 NLT).
As great as the Egyptian and Red Sea
deliverance was, God had an even GREATER DELIVERANCE planned through Jesus
Christ.“…Great is his love … and the faithfulness of the LORD
endures forever.
Praise the LORD” (Psalms 117:2 KJV). “…[GOD]
remembered his covenant with
them (THROUGH ABRAHAM) …”
(Psalms 106:42-48 NLT). To Abraham he said: “…I will BLESS thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a BLESSING: And I will BLESS them that BLESS thee …in
thee shall all families of the earth be BLESSED…”
(Genesis 12:2-3 KJV).
No matter how many times God had to
deliver HIS people, it couldn’t KEEP them free from bondage. “Again and again [God] rescued them, but they chose to rebel against him, and they were finally destroyed
by their sin…”
(Psalm 106:39-43 NLT).
If God’s deliverances, alone, could keep
them free from bondage they wouldn’t have cried out for his help over and over
and over again. “…the righteous CRY and Lord
the heareth and delivereth them out of ALL their troubles…” (Psalms 34:17
KJV). “…Again and again [God]
rescued them…” (Psalm 106:39-43 NLT).
Instead, they would forget and abandon
God, their GREAT DELIVERER and he would have to repeatedly rescue them. “… Their enemies (SINS) [would
crush] them and
[bring] them under their cruel power. Again and again [God] rescued them, but
they chose to rebel against him, and they were finally destroyed
by their sin…”
(Psalm 106:39-43 NLT).
God planned to send a DELIVERER that could
RESCUE the people from BONDAGE once-for-all!! “… [His Son]… gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according
to the will of God and our Father…” (Galatians 1:4 KJV). “…Christ … died for sins ONCE for
all…” (1 Peter 3:18 NASB).
The deliverance from sin is the GREATEST
DELIVERANCE of all. GREATER than when the Israeli’s were bought out of Egypt.
GREATER than the parting of the Red Sea. “…Many
prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but they didn't see
it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn't hear it…”
(Matthew 13:17 NLT).
Biblical ancestors LONGED to see Jesus
Christ, the Messiah and to HEAR him speak the WORDS of God.
They LONGED to experience the mystery and
secret deliverance of God’s plan of GRACE through Jesus, but could ONLY imagine
it, by faith, from a distance. “…And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything
together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth…” (Ephesians
1:9 NLT).
God has NOW revealed to you his mysterious
will of DELIVERANCE through Jesus Christ. “…Having made known unto [you] the mystery of his will, according to his GOOD PLEASURE which he hath purposed in himself…”
(Ephesians 1:9 KJV). “…it is GIVEN unto you to know the
mysteries of the kingdom of heaven…”
(Matthew 13:11-12 NASB). “….resulting in a true knowledge of God's MYSTERY, that is, Christ
Himself…” (Colossians 2:2 NASB). “…The MYSTERY that has been kept hidden
for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord's people…”
(Colossians 1:26 NIV). “….the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of THE MYSTERY
which has been kept secret for long
ages past…” (Romans 16:25 NASB). “…by revelation there was made known to me THE MYSTERY… when you read you can understand my
insight into THE
MYSTERY of Christ… to bring to light what is the administration of THE MYSTERY
which for ages has been hidden in
God who created all things…” (Ephesians 3:3-4, 9 NASB). “….attaining to all the wealth ….resulting in a
true knowledge
of God's MYSTERY, that is, Christ Himself…”
(Colossians 2:2 NASB). “…praying …that
God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth THE MYSTERY of
Christ…” (Colossians 4:3 NASB). “…God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of THIS MYSTERY …which
is CHRIST IN YOU, the hope of glory…” (Colossians 1:27 NASB).
“…BY THE
WORD of the Lord … [God will DELIVER you from SIN] …”
(Psalms 33:6 NASB). “…… I am God, and there is none like me…"
(Isaiah 46:9-10 KJV). “… “I AM” WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB).
“… [God] … is Your rock and Your
fortress, your deliverer, …" (Psalms 18:3 NASB).
The world and sometimes
God’s OWN people desperately seek signs, and wonders, and miracles seeking the
secret of DELIVERANCE from wickedness, but God gave the SECRET to his Children. “…THE SECRET of the Lord is
with them that fear him…”
(PROVERBS 25:14). “… but HIS SECRET
is with the righteous…” (PROVERBS 3:32). “And I will give [my people] … HIDDEN
RICHES of SECRET PLACES…” (ISAIAH
45:3). God has “… [MADE] KNOWN… [TO his
people]...the RICHES of the glory … which is Christ IN YOU…” (Colossians 1:27
KJV).
“…Jesus Christ IS IN YOU…” (2
Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…Christ in you, …” (Colossians 1:27 KJV). “…THE SECRET of the Lord is with [YOU]…” (PROVERBS 25:14).
“… [God]
… is Your rock
and Your fortress, your deliverer, …" (Psalms 18:3 NASB).
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