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Text: Exodus 14: 19-25

MEDITATION

Exodus 14:19-25

19 And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before them and stood behind them.
20 So it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. Thus it was a cloud and darkness to the one, and it gave light by night to the other, so that the one did not come near the other all that night.
21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 23 And the Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
24 Now it came to pass, in the morning watch, that the LORD looked down upon the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and He troubled the army of the Egyptians.
25 And He took off their chariot wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians.”

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. God’s protection of the children of Israel

a. The Angel of God was there.

i. Moved in front of them.

ii. Moved behind them too.

iii. He was actively involved.

b. Pillars

i. Cloud

ii. Fire

c. The Egyptians could not see because of the darkness of the cloud.

d. The Children of Israel could see because of the light that came from the pillar of fire.

2. The parting of the sea

a. A strong east wind blew on the sea the whole night.

b. The sea parted and the seabed was dry land for them to walk on safely.

c. The children of Israel walked through the dry seabed.

d. The waves stood like walls as they walked through the sea.

3. The Egyptians

a. The Egyptian army followed them into the sea.

b. The chariots and the cavalry as well.

4. God’s great help

a. He troubled the Egyptian army.

i. The chariot wheels came off.

ii. They could not drive the chariots properly.

b. God was protecting His people as He promised.

5. Response of the Egyptians

a. They wanted to flee.

b. Fear gripped their hearts.

c. They realised again that they were facing the God of the Hebrews.

d. The LORD was fighting the Egyptians!

<经文：出埃及记 14：19-25

沉思

《出埃及记 14：19-25》
19 在以色列营前行走神的使者，转到他们后边去，云柱也从他们前边转到他们后边立住。
20 在埃及营和以色列营中间有云柱，一边黑暗，一边发光，终夜两下不得相近。
21 摩西向海伸杖，耶和华便用大东风使海水一夜退去，水便分开，海就成了干地。
22 以色列人下海中走干地，水在他们的左右做了墙垣。
23 埃及人追赶他们，法老一切的马匹、车辆和马兵都跟着下到海中。
24 到了晨更的时候，耶和华从云火柱中向埃及的军兵观看，使埃及的军兵混乱了，

25 又使他们的车轮脱落，难以行走，以致埃及人说：“我们从以色列人面前逃跑吧！因耶和华为他们攻击我们了。”

在生活里有意义地应用

1．上帝给予以色列人的保护

a．上帝的使者与他们同在

i. 祂在他们的前方行走

ii. 祂也转到他们的后边

iii. 祂积极地参与一切

b．柱

i. 云

ii. 火

iii. 埃及人因为云柱的黑暗而看不见

iv. 以色列人因为火柱的光而看得见

2. 海水分开

a. 一阵大东风整夜地吹着大海

b. 海水分开，海底成了干地，以便让以色列人安全地行走

c. 以色列人下海中走干地

d. 水在他们的左右做了墙垣

3. 埃及人

a. 埃及人跟着他们下海中

b. 马匹、车辆和马兵都跟着下到海中

4. 上帝极大的帮助

a. 上帝使埃及人的军兵混乱

i. 他们的车轮脱落了

ii. 他们不能够驾驶车辆

b. 就如上帝所应许的，祂保护了祂的子民

5. 埃及人的反应

a. 他们想要逃跑

b. 他们的心中充满着惧怕

c. 他们在此领悟到他们面对的是希伯来人的上帝

d. 上帝在与埃及人争战！