I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. 1 Timothy 2:8. Because of Israel’s disobedience and departure from God, they were allowed to be brought into close places and to suffer adversity;
Complaining Again
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. Exodus 16:2. Many look back to the Israelites, and marvel at their unbelief and murmuring, feeling that they themselves would not have been
The Song of Moses and the Lamb
The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: this is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him. Exodus 15:2, R.V. From the most terrible peril one night
A Safe Path
And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward. Exodus 14:15. God in His providence brought the Hebrews into the mountain fastnesses before the sea, that He might
Cloud and Fire
He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night. Psalm 105:39. “And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a
Free at Last!
And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness. Psalm 105:43. With sandaled feet, and staff in hand, the people of Israel had stood, hushed, awed, yet expectant, awaiting the royal mandate that should bid them
Hardening of the Heart
But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go. Exodus 10:20. How does the Lord harden the hearts of men? In the same way in which the heart of Pharaoh was hardened.