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ABOUT YOU: GIDEON, CHAPTER 34 STAND
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06-06-04 THE
EXODUS (Gk: departure /// the out of road), THE CALLED OUT ONES (Exo
13:17-22) And it came to pass,
when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of
the land of the Philistines [east],
although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent [i.e.
change their minds] when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
But God led the people about [south
east], through the way of the wilderness of the
Red sea [a reed, espec. the
papyrus: flag /// Reed sea (Sea of Reeds)]: and the children of Israel
went up harnessed [armed] out of
the land of Egypt. And Moses took the
bones [bone (as strong); the
substance] of Joseph [let
him add; (adding)] with him:
for he [Joseph] had straitly sworn [taken
an oath of] the children of Israel, saying, [Gen
50:24 “I die: and”] God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up
my bones away hence with you. And they took their journey from Succoth, and
encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. And the LORD went before
them by day in a pillar of a cloud,
to lead them the way; and by
night in a pillar of fire, to give them light
[illumination]; to go by
day and night: He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the
pillar of fire by night, from before the people. A
STONY GROUND PEOPLE, ENTANGLED IN THE LAND (BINDING
AND LOOSING) (Exo
14:1-4) And the LORD spake unto
Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp
before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before
it shall ye encamp by the sea. For Pharaoh will say of the children of
Israel, They are entangled [involved:
be entangled (perplexed)] in the
land, the wilderness hath shut them in [i.e.
trapped]. And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after
them; and I will be honoured upon [because
of] Pharaoh, and upon [because of]
all his host; that the Egyptians [unsaved]
may know that I am the LORD.
And they did so. 1.
(Gal 5:1) Stand fast
therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and
be not entangled [ensnared]
again with the yoke of bondage
[slavery]. 2.
(2 Tim 2:4) No man that
warreth entangleth himself with
the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen
him to be a soldier [to
gather (or select) as a warrior]. 3.
(2 Pet 2:20) For if after
they [Who?] have escaped the pollutions
[foulness] of the world through the
knowledge [recognition,
acknowledgment] of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again
entangled therein,
and overcome [vanquished],
the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. TWO
POINTS OF VIEW (NEITHER COMPLETELY CORRECT) (Exo
14:5-8) And it was told the king
of Egypt that the people fled
[when you show fear, it is
correctly interpreted as the absence of faith]: and the heart of Pharaoh [“the
God of this world” 2 Cor 4:4] and
of his servants was turned against
the people, and they said, Why have we
done this [evil never changes into
good ofitself], that we have let Israel go from serving us [to
serve their Lord]? And he made ready his
chariot [a type of man-made
supernatural power (wheels) under the control and direction of a man], and
took his people with him: And
he took six hundred chosen chariots [Pharaoh’s
personal guard], and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over
every one of them. And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of
Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of
Israel went out with an high hand [confidently
and in defiance of Pharaoh, i.e. cocky and proud]. 1.
The ten plagues upon Egypt: the waters turned to blood, frogs covering
the land, lice covering the people and the beasts, /// the swarms of flies,
the grevious murrain (destroying pestilence) upon the cattle, boils upon man
and beast, the plague of hail mingled with fire, the plague of locusts, three
days of thick darkness, the death of all the firstborn of Egypt. 2.
(Mat 25:41) Then shall he
say also unto them on the left hand [“the
goats” v.32], Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire,
prepared for the devil and his angels
[messengers]: 3.
(Rev 20:15) And whosoever
was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. 4.
(Exo 12:35-37) And [after the
death of all the firstborn of Egypt] the children of Israel did according
to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and
jewels of gold, and raiment: And the LORD gave the people favour in the
sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they
required. And they spoiled [snatched
away, plucked, stripped] the Egyptians. And the children of Israel
journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot
that were men, beside children. THE
FEAR OF DEATH - IS POWER OVER YOU (Exo
14:9-12) But the Egyptians pursued
after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and
his army, and overtook them
encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon. 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 [vehemently:
exceedingly, utterly]: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.
And they said unto Moses [its all your
fault 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. 1.
(Heb 2:14,15) Forasmuch
then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself
likewise took part of the same; that through death he [Joseph]
might destroy him that had the
power of death, that is, the devil
[Pharaoh]; And deliver them who through
fear of death were all their lifetime subject
to bondage [slavery]. 2.
(Rom 8:15) For ye have not
received the spirit of bondage again
to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba,
Father. READ
(REED) THE BIBLE (Exo
14:13-18) And Moses said unto the
people, Fear ye not [80x
in the Bible], stand still, and
see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you to day [Where
do we see the salvation of the Lord today?]: 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 [keep
silence, be silent, hold your tongue]. And the LORD said unto Moses,
Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that
they go forward: But lift thou up thy
rod [symbol of self-control
(temperance), i.e. controlled sin], and stretch out thine hand [power]
over the sea, and divide it: and
the children of Israel shall go on dry ground [in
a straight line] through the midst
of the sea [through the midst of
the waters of the Holy Spirit]. And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of
the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon
Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. And
the Egyptians [the
unsaved] shall know that
I am the LORD [Exo
14:4], when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and
upon his horsemen. 1.
(Exo 4:1-5) And Moses
answered and said, But, behold, they
will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The
LORD hath not appeared unto thee. And the LORD said unto him, What is that
in thine hand? And he said, A rod [Whose
rod was it?]. And he said, Cast it
on the ground. And he cast it on the ground [obedience:
not knowing why, but obeying without regard for knowing why], and it
became a serpent; and Moses fled
from before it. And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand [power],
and take
it [seize it: possess it] by
the tail. And he put forth his hand [obedience],
and caught it [to
fasten upon; to bind, restrain, conquer (exercised power over)], and it
became a rod in his hand: That
they may believe [Why will they
believe??] that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God
of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee. 2.
a rod = Heb: a branch (as extending); fig. a tribe; also a rod, whether
for chastising (fig. correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing
(a lance), or walking (a staff; fig. a support of life, e.g. bread). 3.
(Isa 14:12) How art thou
fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut
down to the ground [i.e. cast to
the ground], which didst weaken [decay:
waste away] the nations! 4.
(2 Tim 2:15) Study [labor]
to show thyself approved unto God, a workman [a
toiler; (fig.) a teacher: labourer, worker] that needeth not to be
ashamed, rightly dividing the word
of truth. 5.
rightly dividing = Gk: to make a straight cut, i.e. (fig.) to dissect
(expound) correctly (the divine message):--rightly divide /// (to cut; more
comprehensive or decisive than G2875, as if by a single stroke; whereas that
implies repeated blows, like hacking); more keen:--sharper. Amen |