CROSSING (6 OF 10)
Scripture: Exodus 13:1-22, Exodus 14:1-31
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Crossing (6 of 10)
Series: From Here to There - Exodus
Dave Gustavsen
Exodus 13-14
Good morning Chapel family. Great to be with you all today! We're taking this summer to walk through the book of Exodus, which is the historical account of how God took the Hebrew people from where they were-slavery in Egypt-to where he wanted them to be-their new homeland. So it's this epic drama of God moving the people from here to there. Why does that matter to us? Well, because our lives are really a miniature version of the book of Exodus. Wherever you are now, there is a different and better future that God has for you. That doesn't necessarily mean you're supposed to physically move thousands of miles like the Israelites did; God might want you to stay in the same town for the rest of your life. But in some way, God is always moving us from here to there. That's why following God is never boring. There's always the next step.
So today we come to a very well-known event: the crossing of the Red Sea. I believe that in the course of our lives, every one of us experiences what I call ''Red Sea situations''-where we find ourselves in a position that feels just as impossible and just as terrifying and just as confusing as what the Israelites faced on that day. Those situations tend to be very pivotal points in our lives. And there are so many ways we can handle those moments badly; this story teaches us to handle them wisely.
So remember: after 430 years of slavery and ten plagues, the Pharaoh of Egypt has finally released the Israelites from slavery. So let's pick up the story in Exodus 13, verse 18, and once again we'll skip a few parts but we'll get the main flow of the story. I invite you now to hear the Word of God...
18 So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea. The Israelites went up out of Egypt ready for battle. Skip down to verse 21: 21 By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night ...
Series: From Here to There - Exodus
Dave Gustavsen
Exodus 13-14
Good morning Chapel family. Great to be with you all today! We're taking this summer to walk through the book of Exodus, which is the historical account of how God took the Hebrew people from where they were-slavery in Egypt-to where he wanted them to be-their new homeland. So it's this epic drama of God moving the people from here to there. Why does that matter to us? Well, because our lives are really a miniature version of the book of Exodus. Wherever you are now, there is a different and better future that God has for you. That doesn't necessarily mean you're supposed to physically move thousands of miles like the Israelites did; God might want you to stay in the same town for the rest of your life. But in some way, God is always moving us from here to there. That's why following God is never boring. There's always the next step.
So today we come to a very well-known event: the crossing of the Red Sea. I believe that in the course of our lives, every one of us experiences what I call ''Red Sea situations''-where we find ourselves in a position that feels just as impossible and just as terrifying and just as confusing as what the Israelites faced on that day. Those situations tend to be very pivotal points in our lives. And there are so many ways we can handle those moments badly; this story teaches us to handle them wisely.
So remember: after 430 years of slavery and ten plagues, the Pharaoh of Egypt has finally released the Israelites from slavery. So let's pick up the story in Exodus 13, verse 18, and once again we'll skip a few parts but we'll get the main flow of the story. I invite you now to hear the Word of God...
18 So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea. The Israelites went up out of Egypt ready for battle. Skip down to verse 21: 21 By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night ...
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