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
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.
Who is the Lord?
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Galatians 6:7. Pharaoh sowed obstinacy, and he reaped obstinacy. He himself put this seed into the soil. There was no more need for
God Sent Him
Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. Exodus 3:10. The time for Israel’s deliverance had come. But God’s purpose was to be accomplished