Exodus 14: 10-14: “And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD. And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt? Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness. And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.”
This section contains a landmark verse from the Bible, “Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord”. Sometimes we have to understand that the situation is outside our ability and we cannot control what is happening. This is the time when we learn to accept that the Lord is the Lord and submit to Him. This is the time when the Lord will work. The Lord specialises in doing the impossible. This was an impossible situation for Israel but it was the time when the Lord came into His own. Moses, guided by the Lord, had led Israel into a long valley that fronted on to the sea. The Egyptians were behind and the sea was in front. They could not climb out of the valley and they could not go back because the Egyptians were there. It seemed as though they would all be drowned in the sea or killed by the Egyptians. The Israeli slaves were scared and complained that they were about to die. Moses did the best things and prayed. The Lord told everyone not to worry and let Him do what He does best. They wouldn’t have to fight but the Lord would do everything that was required to set them free.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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