MIRACLES BEFORE THE
EYES OF THE ENEMY
Exodus 14:21-30
THE LORD IS WORKING FOR US
V:21. " Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea;
and the Lord swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night and turned the
sea into dry land, so the waters were divided."
A. The Lord will
fight your battle.
1. Everything is
at His disposal and under His control.
2. The Lord can
command angels and the forces of nature to work for you.
B. The Lord delivered
the Israelites out of the hands of the Egyptians.
1. He directed the
Israelites to the Red Sea .
a. It was a
place in the wilderness bounded by mountains on the west and the
south and the Red
Sea on the east.
b. They were
boxed end with no where to go.
2.
Pharaoh realizing that the Israelites were out of his land, and no longer his
slaves
had a change
of heart.
a. Pharaoh
assembled his best warriors on horse driven chariots to capture and
bring the
Israelites back to Egypt
b. Some people
never learn that God is in control.
c. Some people
never learn that you cannot fight against God and win.
c. God can use
the evil plans of men to draw them into a trap for their destruction.
C. God harden Pharaoh's
heart so that he would chase after the Israelites.
1. The Israelites
were trapped against the Red sea with the Egyptian army
behind
them.
2. To the
faithless Israelites, their situation was hopeless.
a. They had
witness God's glory through the ten plagues He brought
upon Egypt
b. They were
now free because of the power of God.
c. Yet when
they saw the Egyptian army coming, they complained to Moses.
D. God uses our
hopeless situations to show His power and to give Himself Glory.
1. God uses our
hopeless situations to teach us how to
pray.
2. God uses our
hopeless situations to teach us to trust Him.
3. God uses our
hopeless situations to show the world that He is the one true
God.
E. Moses stretched
out His hand over the sea and by the power of God it parted.
1. God used a
strong wind to push back the sea into a wall of water and to dry
up the sea
bed.
a. God
stationed an angel between the Israelites and the Egyptians.
b. God used a cloud to shine light for the Israelites
and to cause darkness for
the
Egyptians.
2. God worked this
miracle in the night time.
a. God never
sleeps or slumbers.
b. When you
don't know what to do, God is the solution to your trouble.
THE SALVATION OF THE LORD
V:22. " The sons
of Israel
waters were like a
wall to them on their right hand and on their left."
A. God can make a way
out of no way.
1. When you can't
see your way through, God can create a way.
2. There is
nothing to hard for God.
B According to The
Keil and Delitzsch Commentary, about 2 million
Israelites
crossed the Red Sea along with their flocks.
1. They estimated
that Israel
people in
each line.
2. The distance
between the two walls of water would have been at least 1/2
mile wide.
3 Since the
Israelites traveled by night, it would have taken 3 to 4 hours to cross
the Red
Sea .
4. All night long
an angel of the a Lord separated the Egyptian army from the
Israelites.
a. All the
Israelites reached the other side of the Red Sea .
b. I supposed at that point, the angel of
the Lord moved so Pharaoh and his army
could
enter into the sea.
V: 23. " Then the Egyptians took up the pursuit, and
all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots and his horsemen went in after them into the
midst of the sea."
A. What God uses to
protect His people, He can also use to destroy their enemies.
1. The Israelites
went into the mist of the sea under God's
direction and God's
protection.
2. The Egyptian
army went into the midst of the sea under the evil direction of
Pharaoh.
3. We must be
careful not to follow anyone that does not claim that Jesus was
raised from
the dead.
a. If a person
does not claim Jesus as Savior, he is not of God. 2 John 9
b. If a person
does not claim Jesus, he is headed for destruction.
B. Before we travel
into dangerous situations, we must be sure we have directions
from God.
1. God can cause
your enemy to be over confident and draw him into a trap.
2. Pharaoh and his
600 men on horse driven chariots blindly pursued the
the Israelites
into the dangerous bed of the Red Sea .
GOD IS IN CONTROL OF
YOUR ENEMIES
V:24 At the morning
watch, the Lord looked down on the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of
fire and cloud and brought the army of the Egyptians into confusion."
A. If you are not
under God's direction, you can easily become confused.
1. God is
knowledge for His people.
2. God causes
confusion for your enemies.
a. When you
are confused, you can cause trouble for yourself and others.
b. God caused
Pharaoh and his entire army to become
confused.
c. They may
have seen the Israelites safely on the other side of the Red Sea ,
charged after them and then became confused or
frighten on how to get to
them.
B. The Lord keeps
watch over His people and their enemies.
1. God gives
clear directions to His people.
2. God can cause
your enemies to become unfocused, confused and unable to carry
out any plan
against you.
V:25. " He caused their chariot wheels to swerve, and
He made them drive with difficulty; so the Egyptians said, "Let us flee
from Israel
A. Pharaoh and his army
went into the middle of the Red Sea with a wall of water
on
both sides of
them.
1. It was a
mighty wind that God used to part the waters.
2. The sound
of the wind and the height of the walls
of water were probably
troubling to them and their horses.
B. God may have
caused the wheels of the chariots to sink into the sea bed making
the chariots
swerve out of control.
1. They suddenly
realized that God was fighting against them.
2. They suddenly
realized that they were not going to get to the Israelites because
God was on
their side.
3. They suddenly
realized that they needed to turn around and go home.
a. They
realized the power of God, but it was to late to escape.
C. It is sad when we
know God, but ignore Him until we get into trouble.
1. It is sad when
our disobedience get us into trouble, then we remember God.
2. Disobedience
is the road to trouble.
THE WRATH OF GOD
V:26. "Then the
Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters
may come back over the Egyptians, over their chariots and their horsemen."
A. The Lord waited
until all the Egyptian army and Pharaoh was in the Red Sea
before He
released the waters to turn back to their normal position drowning them.
1. God created a
death trap for the Egyptians.
2. What became a
death trap to the Egyptians was the way to safety for the
Israelites.
3. God blesses
and He curses according to His sovereign will.
B. The Egyptians
heard the word of God.
1. The Egyptians
saw the power and the glory of God through the 10 plagues.
2. The Egyptians
would not listen to God.
3. The Egyptians
would not recognize God as God.
4. As a result,
the Egyptians suffered the wrath of God.
V:27. " So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea,
and the sea returned to its normal state at daybreak, while the Egyptians were
fleeing right into it; then the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of
the sea."
A. Moses following
God's command, lifted his hand over the sea and the waters to
drown all of the
Egyptian army.
1. Our distress is
God opportunity to be glorified.
2. The Israelites
witnessed the power and the glory of God.
3. The Israelites
were protected by God's grace and mercy.
4. The Israelites
witnessed God destroying their enemy.
5. The Israelites
witness God coming to their rescue.
6. The Israelites
witnessed the salvation of the Lord.
B. A relationship
with God is the way to a successful life.
1. A relationship
with God is the way through the troubles of life.
2. When you follow
God, you can expect Satan to be busy devising
trouble for
you.
3. The purpose of
your troubles is to draw you closer to God.
V:28. " The waters returned and covered the chariots
and the horsemen, even Pharaoh's entire army that had gone into the sea after
them; not even one of them remained."
A. God is complete in
what He does.
1. God leaves no
doubt in our minds that He is in control of all our circumstances.
2. The blind fall
into a ditch because they refuse to see.
a. Even the
blind are blinded because God controls the flow of His divine Light.
b. We have
that light through the love of Jesus for us.
c. The world
cannot receive the light of the Lord because they do not know Jesus.
3. Pharaoh was led
to destruction because he refused to recognize God as the only
true and living
God.
B. God chose some for
salvation and some He leaves in their state of misery.
1. God chose some
for heaven and some for hell.
2. God chose some to bring into the marvelous light
and some for darkness.
THE GLORY OF THE LORD
V:29. " But the
sons of Israel
A. God is the shield
for His elect.
1. God can make a
dangerous situation safe for those He loves.
2. There should
be no fear in those who love the Lord.
3. When I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil.
4. No weapon
formed against me can prosper. Isa 54:17
B. The hands of the
Lord are with them that honor Him.
1. We walk through
God's miracles daily.
2. The faithful
give God credit for His works.
3. Unbelievers
take the works of God for granted.
4. This is the
confidence we have in Jesus, that whatever we ask, the Father
according to His will,
we have. 1 John 5:13-15
30 Thus the Lord
saved Israel Israel
A. There are times
when God lets us see the defeat of our enemies.
1. When we see
God work in our favor, we should give Him glory and honor.
2. We should honor
God not just with our lips, but with our service and our
substance.
B. God is our wall of
freedom.
1. God is our
wall of salvation.
2. God is our
wall of hope.
3. God is our
wall of Joy.
4. God is our
wall of protection.
5. God is our
wall of provisions.
6. God is our
wall that falls down on our enemies.
7. God is our
wall of mercy.
8. God is our
wall of grace.
9. God is our
wall of love.
10. God is our
wall of forgiveness.
LETS GIVE GOD THE GLORY AND HONOR HE DESERVES.
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