Exodus 23:20-21
“Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. Pay careful attention to him and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression, for my name is in him.
Tag: God's Guidance
Where God guide us we can be assured we are safe and secure. And, where God guides us He is always with us. In the Old Testament we see it was through, as above, an angelic being. In the New Testament it is the indwelling of the Spirit of God. The key lesson in the above verses is that God is leading the nation out of Egypt and into the promise land and is doing so with a personal guide. We are not told much about this angel. We do know that God has been leading them with a cloud by day (which would not only be a guide but a way to block the hot sun as they traveled) and a pillar of fire at night (which would not only guide them but provide light and heat in the desert at night). Apparently this "angel" either resided in the cloud and pillar of fire, above it, around it, under it, or separate from it. We are not told. We are told that God would provide a guide, and this guide would NOT be able to pardon their rebellion. Only God could do that. So, we know that God guides us. He sends, today, the Spirit of God. We are to seek the guidance and look for it as we move in this world. We have the Word of God, directed by the Spirit of God to care for us and guide us. It is up to us, like the Israelites of old, to look for that guidance and obey it.
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