Song of Triumph Part 4 – GOD has Won the Next Battle

Song of Triumph Part 4 – GOD has Won the Next Battle

Exodus 15 ¹⁴ “The people will hear and be afraid;
Sorrow will take hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.
¹⁵ Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed;
The mighty men of Moab,
Trembling will take hold of them;
All the inhabitants of Canaan will melt away.
¹⁶ Fear and dread will fall on them;
By the greatness of Your arm
They will be as still as a stone,
Till Your people pass over, O Lord,
Till the people pass over
Whom You have purchased.
¹⁷ You will bring them in and plant them
In the mountain of Your inheritance,
In the place, O Lord, which You have made
For Your own dwelling,
The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established.

¹⁸ “The Lord shall reign forever and ever.”

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Moses ends the song with encouragement that GOD is more powerful than the enemies the children of Israel will face.

 

My Observations:

• Even though GOD wiped out the Egyptians, the children of Israel knew there were other groups who were similar to their recent defeated enemy.
• Moses mentioned that GOD’s demonstration of power would put fear in all the surrounding enemies.
• Moses sung about GOD “purchasing” the people as a reference to what JESUS would do to redeem humanity.

 

As the promised land was to the children of Israel, heaven is to you and me. The mountain of GOD’s inheritance could represent HIS eternal rewards for those who cling to their faith and persevere through tribulation.

 

GOD inspired Moses to sing about facing the immediate near future opposition from all sides. The promised land was heavily guarded and was supernatural. It produced fruit larger and more plentiful than anywhere else. Very strong people found this treasure on earth and would fight anyone who wanted to take the land. GOD had already defeated this enemy before the battle began. HE shall reign forever and ever. amen

 

Challenge

• Why does GOD remind Moses about other enemies of the children of Israel?
• Have you ever faced victory and then immediately faced fear because of the existence of other enemies?
• Are you replaying fear of the future in your mind, or remembering GOD’s powerful performance?

Lasting Decisions

Lasting Decisions

Genesis 19: ³⁰ Then Lot went up out of Zoar and dwelt in the mountains, and his two daughters were with him; for he was afraid to dwell in Zoar. And he and his two daughters dwelt in a cave. ³¹ Now the firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man on the earth to come in to us as is the custom of all the earth. ³² Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve the lineage of our father.” ³³ So they made their father drink wine that night. And the firstborn went in and lay with her father, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose.

 

³⁴ It happened on the next day that the firstborn said to the younger, “Indeed I lay with my father last night; let us make him drink wine tonight also, and you go in and lie with him, that we may preserve the lineage of our father.” ³⁵ Then they made their father drink wine that night also. And the younger arose and lay with him, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose.

 

³⁶ Thus both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father. ³⁷ The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day. ³⁸ And the younger, she also bore a son and called his name Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the people of Ammon to this day.

 

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Not having much time to think, Lot asked the angels if he could escape to a small, insignificant suburb of Sodom and Gomorrah. JESUS and the Angels told Abraham they would destroy Sodom because the people were deeply involved in sin. Lot, his wife and daughters were taken out of the city. Lot’s wife looked back, longingly, during the destruction and turned into a pillar of salt.

 

Everything happened so fast! There was no time to think. When Lot and his daughters arrived in the town he named Zoar, he realized that the people there would be against him, just like he feared the people in the mountains would. He left Zoar and fled to the mountains, just like the angels told him.

 

My Observations:

• Lot’s short-term decisions seemed to be disastrous.
• Lot chose to go to Sodom, knowing how evil the people were.
• Lot fled in fear to the mountains with his daughters and they followed in his footsteps of decision making.

 

Raised as Sodomites, Lot’s daughters devised a plan to get what they wanted without thinking of GOD. This had been the issue with Cain, Canaan and many others who saw GOD as a problem versus an answer. Because of this decision to get Lot drunk and have a child by him, the Moabites and the Ammonites would be born.

 

Something drove Lot’s decision making. When he chose Sodom, he saw something that looked like success and was willing to overlook evil to obtain it. Same with Lot’s daughters. They were willing to get what they wanted, overlooking anything that would go against GOD’s desires.  They cared deeply about their father. They obeyed by not looking back and followed him into the mountain. They thought they were doing right by have a child by him. GOD gave this history to Moses.

 

Challenge

• Why does GOD mention what happened to Lot and his daughters to Moses?
• Have you ever thought about doing something that would please yourself short-term without considering if GOD wants you to do that thing?
• Will you place your short-term thinking before GOD and accept HIS long term answer?