Exodus 15:14-16
The peoples have heard; they tremble;
pangs have seized the inhabitants of Philistia.
Now are the chiefs of Edom dismayed;
trembling seizes the leaders of Moab;
all the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.
Terror and dread fall upon them;
because of the greatness of your arm, they are still as a stone,
till your people, O Lord, pass by,
till the people pass by whom you have purchased.
Tag: The Fear of the Lord
God gives us miracles in our lives for many reasons. Mostly it is to show His grace to us and His power to us. However, in the above story we see something God did for the surrounding nations of Israel. Israel was set free from the Egyptian bondage by miracle after miracle. The final miracle was the crossing of the Red Sea. While Pharaoh was in hot pursuit, it seemed that Israel was trapped: The Egyptians were on one side and the Red Sea on the other. There is no doubt that those nations on the other side of the Red Sea could observe this "war" about to happen. Egypt was a fearful foe of their armies, as well. They would have seen and heard that the Egyptians were experiencing some "challenges" with all the miracles of Moses. Now they observed that God parted the Red they, too, feared. God used a powerful miracles to catch the attention of the people of Israel (14:31). However, in the above passage, God did the same thing to the nations that they were about to encounter. God was working on multiple levels. God is working in our lives. Since the world is watching it is important that we honor God and fear the Lord. As we Fear the Lord, so, too, will the people around us as they see God work in our lives.
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