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If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :The Song of Moses [1] Bible Verse:Exodus 15:1-12 (ESV) "Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying, “I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father‘s God, and I will exalt him. The Lord is a man of war; the Lord is his name. “Pharaoh‘s chariots and his host he cast into the sea, and his chosen officers were sunk in the Red Sea. The floods covered them; they went down into the depths like a stone. Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power, your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy. In the greatness of your majesty you overthrow your adversaries; you send out your fury; it consumes them like stubble. 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 enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them. I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.’ You blew with your wind; the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the mighty waters. “Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders? You stretched out your right hand; the earth swallowed them.”" Message:
This very early psalm, also called The Song of the Sea, is probably the oldest (i.e., first composed) part of Exodus. Moses‘ sister, Miriam, taught it to the women of Israel and it would have been a well-known song already when Moses wrote the narrative. Jews reading the Book of Exodus for the first time would have enjoyed coming across it and learning how it came to be written — like hearing “She Loves You” in a film biography of the Beatles.
The song, like many enduring songs, was written in a short period. It gave the Hebrews something to sing for the next forty years: It would help to keep their spirits up during a time where despair loomed around every corner, by reminding them of their purpose and heartening them to their ordeal. Also, we must remember that people not yet born who would share this hardship; the song would serve to brand the history into the minds of those who had not lived it.
God saves girl from a storm
And they needed heartening. The Israelites have now been tossed into a hostile and primitive world, both geographical and socio-political. They are utterly alone in a desert, a roaming band of marauders; and on either side of them are strong empires (Egyptians and Philistines) used to dealing harshly with such bands. But, unlike most warlike nomads, they are thoroughly unprepared. These are not Tatars or Vikings. They are sedentary slaves and laborers, not foragers and soldiers accustomed to constant movement and combat.
Yahweh is unmistakably their only hope; and so, this combination of creed, history, and worship is vital to their determination and morale. “The LORD” (original YHWH) “is my strength and my song.” God being their “strength” meant more to them than to most of us; for it was every day apparent that, if they did not have God‘s hand, their own strength was so lacking that they faced quick annihilation. And He is their song; He is at the forefront of their minds, and the first word from their lips, as they prepare to move forward.
Meditation : Prayer : Now to Him who has given me grace in accordance with His gospel, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for many ages past, but now revealed and made known by the command of the eternal God, so that all mankind might find the obedience that comes from faith; to the only God, the God of wisdom and truth, be glory forever through His only son, Jesus Christ.......Amen |
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