THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MOSES (9 OF 11)
by Zach Terry
Scripture: Exodus 13:1-22, Exodus14:1-31, Exodus 15:1-27
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The Gospel According to Moses (9 of 11)
Series: To the Mount of God
Zach Terry
Exodus 13-15
INTRODUCTION: Holidays always pose a challenge for a Pastor that is committed to an expositional approach to preaching. Do you stay in the series you’ve been working on, or come out of it and do a stand alone sermon that focuses on that particular holiday? But occasionally God in His providence allows the two to line up like they have on this day.
It’s the 4th of July and we are in that portion of Exodus that pertains to the crossing of the red sea. What on earth do those two things have in common? I’m glad you asked!
If one particular passage was instrumental in leading our forefathers to part ways with Great Britain, it was this passage.
If there was one particular passage that heroes of our country have leaned on again and again, it’s this passage.
This has been the, “Go to” spot in times of struggle, when we’ve need courage the most.
Columbus referenced this passage comparing himself to Moses in 1492 when he sailed the ocean blue.
Thomas Paine referenced this passage in his pamphlet, “Common Sense”, comparing King George to the pharaoh.
In 1776, John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, about “a Parallel between the Case of Israel and that of America.” John Adams had heard this preached in a sermon, and he thought it was enlightening because it “indicated strongly the Design of Providence that We should be separated from G. Britain.”
When Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson discussed what should be on a “Great Seal” for the new nation, they both thought of the Exodus story. Franklin wanted the seal to feature the parting of the Red Sea, with Moses raising his staff while Pharaoh and his chariots of soldiers drowned as the waters closed in on them. In contrast, Jefferson wanted another scene from the Exodus, with the Israelites led through the wilderness by a cloud in daytime and a pillar if fire at night.
Many patriots adopted t ...
Series: To the Mount of God
Zach Terry
Exodus 13-15
INTRODUCTION: Holidays always pose a challenge for a Pastor that is committed to an expositional approach to preaching. Do you stay in the series you’ve been working on, or come out of it and do a stand alone sermon that focuses on that particular holiday? But occasionally God in His providence allows the two to line up like they have on this day.
It’s the 4th of July and we are in that portion of Exodus that pertains to the crossing of the red sea. What on earth do those two things have in common? I’m glad you asked!
If one particular passage was instrumental in leading our forefathers to part ways with Great Britain, it was this passage.
If there was one particular passage that heroes of our country have leaned on again and again, it’s this passage.
This has been the, “Go to” spot in times of struggle, when we’ve need courage the most.
Columbus referenced this passage comparing himself to Moses in 1492 when he sailed the ocean blue.
Thomas Paine referenced this passage in his pamphlet, “Common Sense”, comparing King George to the pharaoh.
In 1776, John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, about “a Parallel between the Case of Israel and that of America.” John Adams had heard this preached in a sermon, and he thought it was enlightening because it “indicated strongly the Design of Providence that We should be separated from G. Britain.”
When Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson discussed what should be on a “Great Seal” for the new nation, they both thought of the Exodus story. Franklin wanted the seal to feature the parting of the Red Sea, with Moses raising his staff while Pharaoh and his chariots of soldiers drowned as the waters closed in on them. In contrast, Jefferson wanted another scene from the Exodus, with the Israelites led through the wilderness by a cloud in daytime and a pillar if fire at night.
Many patriots adopted t ...
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