They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?They said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you treated us this way, to bring us out of Egypt?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?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 bring us forth out of Egypt?
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… They were terrified and cried out to the Lord. They said to Moses, Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? Didn't we say to you in Egypt, leave us alone? Let us serve the Egyptians. It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert. You may be seated in the presence of the Lord. As Pharaoh approached the Israelites, they looked up and there were the Egyptians marching after them. They were terrified and they cried out to the Lord. They said to Moses, was it because there were no graves in Egypt, you brought us to die in the desert? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? I want to preach today using as a subject, I'm tired of being taken for granted. I'm tired of being taken for granted. Elbow your neighbor, tell him, I got to hear this. …
… You've been through a lot of things, and you'll get through this too, but I want to get much more specific today. I'm going to share from Exodus chapter 14, verses 10 through 16, and then one more verse as well. I'll give you the title in just a moment, but read with me here. The people of God are looking forward to a brand new beginning. God has sent them a deliverer named Moses, he has unleashed ten plagues on Pharaoh and the Egyptian households. God's people are no sooner out of Egypt than Egypt starts trying to get back into them. I have found out that it's one thing for you to let Pharaoh go. It's another thing for Pharaoh to let you go. Sometimes Pharaoh lets you go, and you still don't let him go. Sometimes God sets you free from something, but it has an effect in your life. You're thinking, man, I thought I was starting over. I thought this was a fresh beginning for me. …
… the edge of their escape route in Exodus chapter 14, verse... 11. They said to Moses, was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? They thought that water was going to kill them. That's what they thought. Now look at chapter 15, verse 1, when they got to the other side, and the Egyptians were all dead behind them in the thing they thought was going to kill them. Exodus 15, verse 1. And circle the word. Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord. I will sing to the Lord. That's fine. But you have to sing that same song on the other side so you can get through this. It is the hinge of the Scripture for the people of God. They remembered their exodus. This deliverance motif sets the entire story for Jesus, who would be the greater Moses, who would bring us out of the slavery to sin. It's all set up here, and the psalmist is looking back and saying, I could not see your footprints. I remembered that your hand was working in the night." And you've been looking at the wrong level, and you have been thinking at the wrong level, and God's thoughts are not our thoughts, and his ways are not our ways. …