Israel learns the truth of Mosses' words: The Lord will fight for you; there is no need for you to do anything

Exodus 14:1-31

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.

When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and have lost their services!” So he had his chariot made ready and took his army with him. He took six hundred of the best chariots, along with all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.

Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.

The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them, 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.

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, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.

That day the Lord saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore. And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.

Hemmed in between sea and mountains, with water before them and Pharaoh's forces at their backs, the people of Isreal meet their first big test of faith - and they panic, crying out to God and accusing Moses of betrayal. But God drives back the waters so that they can cross in safety, sending a wall of water rushing down upon Pharaoh's forces, and Israel learns the truth of Mosses' words: "The Lord will fight for you; there is no need for you to do anything.

Why?

Israelite learned that the Lord will fight for you, there is no need for you to do anything.

God is great and when we trust in the Lord do not fear God will fight for us and lead our way forward.

All of these events and miracles are let us know that the great of the Lord. God is the Lord.

Even huge people move slowly, but God's cloud pillar and fire pillar set between Israelite and Egyptian force. so people of Israelite may cross the sea safely.

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靠近海邊安營，從人的角度來看是迷路了，是愚蠢的路線，沒有退路的路。人在嘲笑神時沒有想到這是神特別設計的，人自以為聰明時，反而是愚昧的。有時候連基督徒也不明白，神自有主張。

法老的心剛硬所以派追兵。人員以為能力強大可以抵擋神，愈抵擋愈成就神的大事。今天教會要抵擋的不是外在逼迫，反而是內部的腐敗。此事埃及帝國完全被打敗了。

以色列人開始埋怨摩西了。這是人在危險時認為沒有信耶穌比較好，神沒有幫助我，居然以為成為罪的奴僕比較好。這是人的想法。人怎麼知道埃及追兵來，神沒有作為呢?人先怪摩西，其實在責怪神，我們是否也常懷疑神的帶領是錯誤的。不要懼怕，只管站住！只管靜默，不要作聲。看神的作為。這是摩西的回應，也是我們在危難中該有的態度。

神所帶領的路絕對是安全的路，人看是危險的。埃及追兵就差一步，但是被隔開了。紅海分開對以色列人是得救的道路，對埃及人卻是滅亡的道路，同樣一條路卻是不一樣的結果。同樣在神的作為中，有人得救，有人卻滅亡了。

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How?

Gave thanks to the Lord and trust in Him for God loves us and blessing is from the Lord.