Exodus 15

⁸ At the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up; the floods stood up in a heap; the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea. The deeps congealed sounds like the wall of water was like jello. God changed the consistency of the seawater so that it stood up in walls on each side of the path through the sea until Pharaoh’s army was in the middle of it. Then it returned to its normal state and with all their armor on, they sank like a stone.

The victory over the enemy of our soul was no less complete. Just as Pharaoh was out for blood (^9b I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.’) Satan is out to destroy you and me! (John 10:10[notes1] ) They both thought they were about to gain a final victory when it ended up being their demise. You see, God can even forecast what He will do and the enemy is still helpless to change the course of events. (Job 9:10-12[notes2] ) What a mighty God!

¹¹ “Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders? Who indeed! There is no one like our God. Even the descriptions of other so-called gods don’t come close to the majesty and splendor of our holy God. Their deliverance from Egypt was filled with wonders and glorious deeds, but the cross and resurrection surpasses them all. It is THE awesome, glorious deed. It is the wonder of God. The gods of the nations are still in their graves. Our God not only conquered death but He erased our sin debt in the process and credited us with the righteousness of God. (2Corinthians 5:21[notes3] ; Philippians 3:9[notes4] ) What an awesome glorious deed! We should never forget the wonder of that event! It should always be with us like the journey through the sea was with Israel but more so.

¹³ “You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed; you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode. There is that term again, hesed. ESV calls it steadfast love; KJV calls it mercy; NIV uses unfailing love.  All are true. It was God’s merciful, unfailing love that led them out of captivity, and through the wilderness. That is what led us to salvation and leads us through the wilderness of life. And where are we headed? The Promised Land is God’s holy abode. We are going home, to our Father’s house. (John 14:2[notes5] ) It is there that we will live forever. The strength of God will see us safely home. He delivered us and He will see us home, all by His steadfast love and His own strength.

You might get battle-worn and wonder if you can make it. Let me assure you that you can’t! But the strength of the Lord will! His unfailing mercy will!

The testimony of what God had done put the fear of God in many of the surrounding nations. They knew what God did to Egypt and many times they stood back and let Israel pass by because of that testimony.

Your testimony of deliverance is also a powerful tool to get the attention of the world. (1Peter 3:15[notes6] ) If God can bring you out of the slavery of sin, He can do the same for them. It causes them consider the strength of the Lord and His ability to save.

10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

[notes2] Job 9:10-12 (NIV)

10 He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted. 11 When he passes me, I cannot see him; when he goes by, I cannot perceive him. 12 If he snatches away, who can stop him? Who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’

[notes3] 2 Corinthians 5:21 (ESV)

21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

[notes4] Philippians 3:9 (ESV)

9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—

[notes5] John 14:2 (NIV)

2 In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.

[notes6] 1 Peter 3:15 (ESV)

15 but in your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you;

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