Exodus 13-15
Yesterday, I said that this wasn't the climax of the story, but, O my, isn’t it climactic?
Trapped! Their backs to the sea! Their eyes on the enemy! Their hearts fainting! They turn on Moses, “Were there no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness?” (Exodus 14:11)
Only Moses keeps his head: “Stand firm and see the salvation of the Lord…The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” (Exodus 14:13-14) These are the words of a man who knows the power of God, and, who possibly, has a clear vision of what’s coming!
Miracles: the pillar of cloud moves between them and the Egyptians, Moses stretches out his hand over the sea, the wind blows all night, the people cross over on dry ground. And here is, perhaps, the biggest miracle of all: the Egyptian army is destroyed in the collapsing sea.
That, you see, is the subject of the song they sing at the victory celebration on the other side: “I will sing unto the Lord for He has triumphed gloriously, the horse and the rider he has thrown into the sea!” (Exodus 15:1)
Don’t you love it when people’s complaints are turned into songs of victory?
Until tomorrow,
Pastor Gary
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