The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Exodus 14:21-22,
"Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left."
Did this really happen? Did the Red Sea actually part with a wall of water on the right and left of the Israelites as they crossed over on dry ground, escaping Pharaoh?
Miracles are those events that intentionally violate the physical laws of the universe. Moses stretched out his hand and the sea parted. That is a miracle. It violates what we know about the world we live in. Many of us tend to disbelieve the miracles we hear about because they disrupt our understanding of the laws of physics, etc. that we have become comfortable with.
The Bible records a number of miracles. And, yes, each and every miracle we read of in the pages of Scripture actually happened, in time and space, exactly as documented for us. The miracles we find in Scripture took place for a number of reasons, a chief one being the authentication of something God desired. For instance, when Jesus healed the paralytic, he did it to demonstrate he had authority to forgive sins, Luke 5:17-26. He often performed miracles to prove he was who he said he was.
In this instance, at the parting of the Red Sea, the Lord told Moses why he would perform this miracle, "Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen. The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen." Verses 16-18.
"Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left."
Did this really happen? Did the Red Sea actually part with a wall of water on the right and left of the Israelites as they crossed over on dry ground, escaping Pharaoh?
Miracles are those events that intentionally violate the physical laws of the universe. Moses stretched out his hand and the sea parted. That is a miracle. It violates what we know about the world we live in. Many of us tend to disbelieve the miracles we hear about because they disrupt our understanding of the laws of physics, etc. that we have become comfortable with.
The Bible records a number of miracles. And, yes, each and every miracle we read of in the pages of Scripture actually happened, in time and space, exactly as documented for us. The miracles we find in Scripture took place for a number of reasons, a chief one being the authentication of something God desired. For instance, when Jesus healed the paralytic, he did it to demonstrate he had authority to forgive sins, Luke 5:17-26. He often performed miracles to prove he was who he said he was.
In this instance, at the parting of the Red Sea, the Lord told Moses why he would perform this miracle, "Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen. The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen." Verses 16-18.
It is not hard to accept and embrace the miracles we read of in the Scriptures when we reflect on the reality that the Son of God (see John 1:1-3) created the cosmos, and therefore he also created the physical laws that govern it. Things like specific gravity, friction, the laws of thermodynamics and so forth.
He who creates it can do whatever he pleases with it!
Yes, I have absolutely no doubt that the miracles we read of in Scripture took place exactly as recorded for us, including the parting of the Red Sea.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know. A blog with all my posts can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
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