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Triumph and Worship After Deliverance 0:10 Good morning. Welcome to Stand on the Word. Thanks for for joining me this morning as we look at Exodus chapters 15 and 16. And the children of Israel said to them, oh, that we had died by the hand of the Lord in0:22 the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the fool. For you have brought us into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger. Alright. The first truth we encounter0:34 here is that, we see that you can take the children of Israel out of Egypt, but taking Egypt out of them was going to be a long 40 year process. Alright. Let's start on a0:46 high note. God miraculously delivers Israel out of Egypt, which impacted the children of Israel. Let me start by reading the last verse of chapter 14 so we got the total context.0:58 Verse 31 chapter 14. Thus Israel saw the great work which the Lord had done in Egypt so the people feared the Lord and believed the Lord and his servant Moses.1:10 It'd be great if that's where it stayed, but we see the ups and downs that we're going to see in their journey to the promised land. Alright. They saw1:21 here at the end of chapter 14, they saw the mighty hand of god at work, which caused him to fear and to believe, which manifest itself here in chapter 15 and and what we could describe as a national anthem for this new1:32 nation. Verse 1, chapter 15. Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the lord and spoke saying, I will sing to the Lord for he has triumphed gloriously. The1:44 horse and the rider he has thrown into the sea. This is worship. They were singing not only about the Lord, they were singing to the Lord. Verse 2, the lord is my strength and song. He has become1:56 my salvation. He is my god, and I will praise him. My father's god, and I will exalt him. I mean, this is a a sermon in the making here. The lord is my strength. The lord is my song. The lord is my2:08 salvation. Verse 3, the lord is a man of war. The lord is his name. Oh, wait a minute. This verse probably needs to be taken out of the Bible because it doesn't fit the theology of many today.2:20 I I thought god was a god of love. Well, maybe we need to change that prevailing theology to be in alignment with scripture. Yes. God is a god of love. Therefore, he is2:32 a god of war. Jehovah is his name. Verse 4, Pharaoh's chariots and his army, he has cast into the sea. His chosen captain captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.2:44 The depths have covered them. They sank to the bottom like a stone. Your right hand, oh lord, has become glorious in power. Your right hand, oh lord, has dashed the enemy in pieces. Verse 11. Who is like you,2:56 oh lord, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? Now remember, they had just come out of Egypt, the land of many gods who were the and3:08 many of those false gods were exposed in part by the plagues. So who won the contest? Well, it really wasn't a contest because there was no 1 like the lord. And so they're singing to the lord about who is3:20 like you, oh lord, among the gods. Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders. Verse 12, you stretched out your right hand. The earth swallowed them. You3:32 and your mercy have led forth the people whom you have redeemed. You have guided them in your strength to your holy habitation. The people will hear and be afraid. Sorrow will take hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.3:44 Verse 16. Fear and dread will fall on them by the greatness of your arm. They will be as still as stone till your people pass over, oh lord, till the people pass over whom you3:56 have purchased. When god's power is seen through the events that were led through these death defying events that the lord delivers us from, dread4:07 and fear fall upon our enemies. We we move now, in the latter part of chapter 15 from the anthem to the beginning of the travel log of their what will become a 40Bitter Waters and the Promise of Healing 4:19 year journey. And guess what? At the first rest stop rest stop, the, water fountain is not working and the grumbling begins. Verse 22. So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out4:31 into the wilderness of shore, and they went 3 days in the wilderness and found no water. Verse 24, and the people complained against Moses saying, what4:43 shall we drink? Now they're about to see the power of god, the same power of god that delivered from the destructive water of the Red Sea, which took life. They're gonna see that the power of god can4:55 deliver life through refreshing water, which he gives. Here, verse 25. So the so he cried out to the lord and lord showed him a tree. When he cast it into the water, the water waters were made5:07 sweet. There, he made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there he tested them. Now look at this next verse, verse 26. And he said, if you diligently heed the voice of the5:19 lord your god and do what is right in his sight, give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians,5:31 for I am the Lord who heals you. Now this is a this is a conditional promise. If you, I will. If you will hear the voice of God, listen to the commands of God,5:43 and do what is right in the sight of God. God says, I will put none of the diseases of Egypt upon you. I will be the God who heals. Now this was a promise to the nation. Right?5:54 You you you say, you mean God can keep a nation from diseases? He healed the water that gave them life and said that if you will obey me, the same healing power will be upon you as a6:06 people to keep you from disease. Now disease is facilitated by a departure from god's ways. I mean, just 1 example. Just 1 example.6:18 Would America have the epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases that it has today if the nation embraced god's design for human sexuality? I would say it would6:30 not. And and and it should be noted that there are individuals who do not engage in behavior that runs counter to God's instruction that still suffer as a result of the diseases.6:42 You see, eventually, when a nation departs from God, even even some of the faithful people or the innocent people that that did not engage in that behavior are affected, all of society6:54 suffers. That's why we need to advocate that our nation, our cities, our states align with biblical truth because everyone benefits. Even those7:06 who are disengaged are not paying attention. Even those who are just going about their business not worshiping god. But if a if a nation will align itself with god, there are benefits7:17 that come to everyone in that society. Alright. 1 month later, verse 16 of chapter verse 1 rather, chapter 16. And they journeyed from Elim andGrumbling and God's Manna Provision 7:29 all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai on the fifteenth day of the second month after they departed from the land of Egypt. Then the whole7:40 congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. See this grumbling never ends. It never ends well. Alright? Verse 3, and the children of Israel said to7:52 them, oh, this is to to to Moses and Aaron, Oh, that we had died by the hand of the lord in the land of Egypt when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full for you have brought us out into8:04 this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger. I mean, don't miss this. They preferred the pots of the past rather than the promise of the future. This is this is8:16 quite frankly the nature of man. We we we long for the past even because we distort what the past is rather than the promise of the future which god has given us. Verse 4, then the lord said to8:28 Moses, behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day that I may test them whether they will walk in my law or not. Just going out8:40 and getting bread was a test. And it shall be on the sixth day that they shall prepare what they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily. Now the provisions of the daily bread was a test of8:52 obedience. Would they follow God's instructions? Daily bread, except on the sixth day, they would gather enough for 2 days. Verse 7. And in the morning, you shall see the glory of the Lord, for he9:03 hears your complaints against the Lord. This is Moses talking to them. But what are we that you complain against us? Also, Moses said, this shall be seen when the lord gives you meat to eat in the evening and in the9:15 morning bread to the full for the lord hears your complaints, which you make against him. And what are we? Your complaints are not against us, but against the lord. Now Moses makes very clear that complaints and the9:27 grumbling were against god, not him. Verse 22, I have heard the complaints of the children of Israel. Speak to them, this is the lord, saying, at twilight, you shall eat meat. In the morning, you shall be filled with9:38 bread, and you shall know that I am the lord, your god. Verse 15. So when the children of Israel saw it, they said to 1 another, what is it? For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, this is the bread9:50 which the lord has given you to eat. Manna actually means, what is it? Verse 6 verse 18. So when they measured it by Omer's, he gave he gathered much10:02 he who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little lacked nothing. Every man had gathered according to each man's need. Now god's god provides according to the10:14 need. Now here comes the heart of this the heart of the test of obedience. Verse 23. Then he said to them, this is what the lord has said. Tomorrow is a Sabbath rest, a holy Sabbath to the lord.10:26 Bake what you will bake today and boil what you will boil and lay up for yourselves all that remains to be kept until morning. Verse 26, 6 days you shall gather it, but on the seventh, the Sabbath,10:38 there will be none. Now this is this is for the first time introducing instructions to this new nation10:52 seventh day to gather, but they found none. Hello? Didn't I just tell you, on the sixth day gather enough for the seventh? They failed the test. Verse 28. And the lord said to11:04 Moses, how long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws? Verse 32. Then Moses said, this is the thing which the lord has commanded. Fill an omer with it to be kept for the11:16 generations that they may see the bread which I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt. And Moses said to Aaron, take a pot and put an omer of manna in it and lay it11:27 up before the Lord that it may be kept for your generations. These were to be reminders of God's grace and his provisions, and that's something that we should be doing as11:39 well. Keeping record of God's grace and his provision to our family so that we can share that with our children and our grandchildren. Father, thank you for your word. Once again, we're grateful.11:51 And we're grateful for the holy spirit leading us on this journey. We pray that we would learn, Lord, how to apply the truths of your scripture to our lives in this world in which we're living.12:03 Lord, as we see in the children of Israel, it's easy to see, and and and criticize them. But, lord, you know, oftentimes, we lack the faith. We grumble.12:16 We forget what you have done for us. May we not forget. May we always keep before us the great sacrifice that was made on the cross by Jesus12:28 Christ, the grave that is empty, and the glorious future that awaits those who trust in you. Father, thank you. Continue to lead us on this journey. Use us for12:40 your kingdom and glory this day we pray. Amen. Thanks so much for joining me today. Until next time, keep standing on the word.12:51 Today's study comes from the stand on the word bible reading plan available for free at f r c dot o r g slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you13:03 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at frc dot org slash bible.In this video 0:00 Triumph and Worship After Deliverance4:13 Bitter Waters and the Promise of Healing7:22 Grumbling and God's Manna ProvisionComments No comments yet. Start the conversation.
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