Exodus 14:24
And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
The pillar of fire and of cloud troubled the host of the Egyptians.
Here is a plain example of what happens to those whose hearts are hardened to the things of God.
The hand of God had been heavy upon Egypt as long as Moses had been there. Plague after plague had hit the land, leaving Israel unscathed. Still Egypt hardened their hearts. Over and again they were warned. Over and again they were given opportunity to make things right.
Once chasing Israel they were separated by the pillar but did not see in this hindrance their opportunity to repent.
Into the Red Sea they drive, blindly pursuing Israel to their own hurt. There, in the midst of the sea, as God this last time troubles them they come to cry out that God fought for Israel. Would to God they had learned that generations earlier! But now it was too late. Now it cost the live of them all.
But though the text does not declare it the Word as a whole tells us that even this is not the end if the story. This was only the death of the body. And as violent as it was, it does not compare to the fact that there souls are in hell today awaiting the Great White Throne and the Lake of Fire.
God open the eyes of those so many souls who press themselves into hell roughly ignoring every warning and measure of Your grace on their behalf. Cause them to see and grant them true conversion.
And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
The pillar of fire and of cloud troubled the host of the Egyptians.
Here is a plain example of what happens to those whose hearts are hardened to the things of God.
The hand of God had been heavy upon Egypt as long as Moses had been there. Plague after plague had hit the land, leaving Israel unscathed. Still Egypt hardened their hearts. Over and again they were warned. Over and again they were given opportunity to make things right.
Once chasing Israel they were separated by the pillar but did not see in this hindrance their opportunity to repent.
Into the Red Sea they drive, blindly pursuing Israel to their own hurt. There, in the midst of the sea, as God this last time troubles them they come to cry out that God fought for Israel. Would to God they had learned that generations earlier! But now it was too late. Now it cost the live of them all.
But though the text does not declare it the Word as a whole tells us that even this is not the end if the story. This was only the death of the body. And as violent as it was, it does not compare to the fact that there souls are in hell today awaiting the Great White Throne and the Lake of Fire.
God open the eyes of those so many souls who press themselves into hell roughly ignoring every warning and measure of Your grace on their behalf. Cause them to see and grant them true conversion.
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