_Encamp before Pi-hahiroth._ THE GOOD IN THE TRYING SITUATIONS OF LIFE I. That the good are often brought, by the providence of God, into the most trying situations in life (Exodus 14:1). It is in the trying situations of life that we get the best revelations of the love and power of God. When men... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Egyptians marched after them._ ISRAEL PURSUED Notice some analogies between the flight of Israel from Egypt and the progress of the sinner from the captivity of the devil. In both eases we have a debased condition of mankind, a powerful enemy, a pursuing foe, a perilous road, a human ministry... [ Continue Reading ]
_Hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness?_ THE FOOLISH WAY IN WHICH MANY PEOPLE ANTICIPATE DIFFICULTIES I. That many people meet anticipated difficulties in a spirit of great fear. II. That many people meet anticipated difficulty in a spirit of complaint against those who have generously... [ Continue Reading ]
_Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord._ THE TEMPER FOR THE CRISES OF LIFE I. The question was once asked by an eminent thinker, whether nations, like individuals, could go mad. There certainly have been movements, like the Reformation or the French Revolution, of which no one... [ Continue Reading ]
_Wherefore criest thou unto Me?_ .. . Go forward. GO FORWARD Men are more ready to cry out for help than to help themselves. They are more ready to call for more light, means, privileges, than to use faithfully what they possess. They are more ready to complain than to exert themselves; to wonder... [ Continue Reading ]
_Through the midst of the sea._ THE RED SEA I. God’s deliverance of Israel. II. Judgment on God’s enemies, as well as a deliverance of His friends. III. God’s separation of Israel for his service. IV. The unity of God’s redeemed ones. (_E. N. Packard._) THE RED SEA I. Protection at the Red Se... [ Continue Reading ]
_Between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel._ LESSONS 1. God in Christ moveth Himself in His hand or work where the Church doth most need help. Before and behind Israel is He. 2. God by Christ the Angel of His Covenant hath given and doth give all help to His Church (Exodus 14:19).... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thus the Lord saved Israel _ THE GREAT DELIVERANCE Had it not been for this great deliverance, the children of Israel would only have been remembered in the after-history of the world as the slaves who helped to build the Pyramids. Their religion was fast perishing among them, their religious ri... [ Continue Reading ]