Archive for month: January, 2022

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Today’s passage is Exodus 14:15-31.  Let’s go!

Exodus 14:15-22 (NIV)
15  Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.
16  Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.
17  I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen.
18  The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen.”
19  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,
20  coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.
21  Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided,
22  and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.

On verses 15-22:  In arguably the most incredible scene in all the Old Testament, God parts the seas so that the Israelites can walk right through to safety on the other side, with a wall of water on their right and left.  Get ready for THRIVE Church online today (www.thrivechurch.ca/online) as we take a close look at this passage together.  You don’t want to miss this powerful message!

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Today’s passage is Exodus 14:1-14.  Let’s go!

Exodus 14:1-4 (NIV)
1  Then the LORD said to Moses,
2  “Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp near Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. They are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal Zephon.
3  Pharaoh will think, ‘The Israelites are wandering around the land in confusion, hemmed in by the desert.’
4  And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will pursue them. But I will gain glory for myself through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So the Israelites did this.

On verses 1-4:  At first the fleeing Israelites were heading southeast (according to some historians), and now Moses’ GPS (the LORD) tells Moses to lead the Israelites in a new direction, which is north toward the sea.  Knowing that Moses and the Israelites would question this move, God tells Moses the reason why: He was making the Israelites look like they were lost and confused in order to bait Pharaoh to go out and pursue them (v3-4a).  God reassures Moses, “I will gain glory for myself through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.”