13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
This is a total drop the mic moment.
Can you imagine the fear? On one hand it makes me laugh that just behind all the plagues where God has shown up time after time....they still don't trust.
But, I love what Moses says. In essence, I know this is the scariest thing you've ever experienced. Death is certainly coming at us. But, if you sit here and do nothing, God will deliver us! WHAT!? If I do nothing!? I'm not sure I could do nothing in that circumstance. I would probably be finding out how my sprinting skills line up to everyone else's.
31 And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
So, this verse talks to my first point. Now the fear God? What about all those other miracles? We are such weak minded beings, aren't we? What have you done for me or showed me in the last 10 minutes? That's really what it comes down to.
tp
You right on the money with what have you done for me in the last 10 minutes. I read your comments before re-reading this chapter.
ReplyDelete19 Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them,
it occurred to me that Israelites had been following the pillar cloud which was still in their presence while they were having doubts. So in fact the what have you done for me in the last ten minutes was even worse than that--they were still in the presence of his miraculous power as they were doubting.
i'm sure I've done the same, obviously to a much less grand extent. but my doubts occur even as he is with me. weakness to forever struggle with.
knut