Exodus 14:11
“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?” The children of Israel had been eye-witness to the tremendous power and glory of the Lord just a few days before. They had been miraculously delivered with many signs and wonders from the hand of a tyrant, only to find themselves at the point of doubt and fear at this moment. It’s difficult to be fair with the Hebrews as we observe their sin. Our first reaction is to judge them harshly for lacking faith after such a tremendous deliverance by their God. They were wrong to question the Lord and lash out at Moses, and their behavior here and in future trials is easy to criticize. Believers in Christ have seen even greater deliverance from bondage to sin. We have been partakers of the gift of salvation through the sacrifice of God’s only son on the cross. Our experience is one of miraculous, life-changing transformation not unlike this departure of Israel from its slavery. Why then should we choose to simply throw rocks at these people rather than learn from their failure in our moments of fear? If pursued in the wilderness by the powers of darkness, will we become bitter or remember the faithfulness of our God and turn to Him?
Tags: Exodus, Faithfulness
September 23, 2008 8:00 am 
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