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Israelites Leave Egypt
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The Redeemed Will Sing
“Whoever offers praise,” says the Creator, “glorifies Me” (
Psalm
50:23
). All the inhabitants of heaven unite in praising God. Let us
learn the song of the angels now, so that we may sing it when we
join their radiant ranks.
God brought the Hebrews into the mountain strongholds beside
the sea that He might show His power and unmistakably humble the
pride of their oppressors. He chose this method to test their faith
and strengthen their trust in Him. If the people had held back when
Moses called them to go forward, God would never have opened
the path for them. It was “by faith” that “they passed through the
Red Sea as by dry land” (
Hebrews 11:29
). In marching down to the
very water they showed that they believed the word of God spoken
by Moses—then the Mighty One of Israel divided the sea to make a
path for their feet.
Often life is plagued by dangers, and duty seems hard to perform.
We imagine that we are on the verge of ruin, yet the voice of God
speaks clearly, “Go forward.” We should obey this command, even
though our eyes cannot see through the darkness, and we feel the
cold waves about our feet. Those who put off obeying until every
uncertainty disappears and there remains no risk of failure or defeat
will never obey at all. But faith courageously urges us to go forward.
The path where God leads may lie through the desert or the sea, but
it is a safe path.
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