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Ep. 54 | EXODUS 14 | The Story of the Gospel: Facing the Impossible (Red Sea)
God demonstrated His power to the newbie nation of Israel as they came up against the Red Sea on one side—and the ferocious Egyptian army on the other. They felt desperate. Bamboozled. Did Moses lead them out of Egypt just to have them die in the wilderness?
Listen to the account of the Israelites crossing the Red Sea and strengthen your own trust in God’s power and plan.
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Welcome to the Well Soul Podcast, where we pause to drink in scripture, reflect, and pray. I am your host, Seana Scott, and sometimes life leaves our souls feeling parched.
So come to the well of living water that never runs dry.
In today's episode, we will continue the Story of the Gospel after the Passover, where God led his people out of Egypt. We will see the Israelites first major testing of their faith on this journey and consider our own testing in our faith journey.
God miraculously delivered the Israelites through the Passover to leave Egypt. We can only imagine the excitement as the people of God set out on this great adventure—until God led them to the edge of the Red Sea with no way to cross and Pharaoh's army coming after them.
When have you been in a situation where you needed to trust God more than your senses or perspective?
Keep this in mind as we read the story today in Exodus 14:10-31.
Before I read, take a deep breath and pray for the Holy Spirit to speak to you through God's word.
Come Holy Spirit, come.
Exodus 14:10–31
10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord. 11 They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 12 Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!”
13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
15 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. 16 Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. 17 I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen. 18 The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen.”
19 Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them, 20 coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.
21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided, 22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.
23 The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots and horsemen followed them into the sea. 24 During the last watch of the night the Lord looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion. 25 He jammed[a] the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, “Let’s get away from the Israelites! The Lord is fighting for them against Egypt.”
26 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.” 27 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place. The Egyptians were fleeing toward[b] it, and the Lord swept them into the sea. 28 The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
29 But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left. 30 That day the Lord saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore. 31 And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
What thoughts did the Holy Spirit bring to mind? Sit with this for a moment.
When we follow God, we will face difficulty. Maybe not as tangible as a body of water casing us in. Maybe a difficult work situation, or a desperate need of provision. Maybe even deliverance from our own sin. But God delivered the Israelites through His power and demonstrated his glory so that his people would fear Him and put their trust in Him.
When we face our impossible situations and call out to God, may we put our trust in Him as well.
Now take a moment to reflect and pray. What impossible situation have you seen God deliver you through—or a loved one, even though it was difficult? Or what impossible situation are you needing God's power to show up like he did for his people, the Israelites?
Pray about this or whatever else the Spirit brings to mind.
Let's pray.
Father, Son, Holy Spirit. One and only true God, we worship you. Thank you, Father for your Word, which reminds us that You are powerful and we can trust You because when we follow You like the Israelites did, we will see Your power at work. Please forgive us for mistrusting You when we don't see you working in the ways that we imagine you should.
And help us, O Lord, to persevere in faith, whatever we go through. In Jesus' name, amen.
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In closing, I remember my late friend, Brian Vasquez, who made this podcast possible.
God bless you and I pray that you have a well soul.
