(Exodus) Exodus 15:4-21

Notice, he says, Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea. His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea. The depths have covered them.

They sank into the bottom as a stone. Thy right hand, O Lord, has become glorious in power. Thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.

They're celebrating their deliverance, you see. The Egyptians in Egypt represented for them the slavery that they were in in the world, their hopelessness, their helplessness. And now they've been delivered.

They have been redeemed. And that is the sum and substance of their song. And then in verse 11, and I'll drop down, who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? Now they've come out of a land of idolatry.

And we've seen the battle of the gods, each one of these plagues leveled against them. All right, what is the conclusion they've come to now? Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? No comparison. Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? Now God was teaching then His people a great lesson concerning Himself.

And He says, Thou stretchest out Thy right hand, the earth swalloweth them. And verse 13, Thou in Thy mercy hast led forth the people which Thou hast redeemed. You see, they were a redeemed people.

There had to be the redemption of the people. And that is the thing that's important today. God is not asking you to do one thing for Him, friends, until you've been redeemed, until you've accepted His salvation.

And He's not asking you for anything. God has the world today shut up to a cross. And He's not demanding of the world to do something.

He's not saying, now, if you'll improve yourself and come up a little higher standard, wash your face, rake your yard, and put up a good front. God says, I'm willing to be your good neighbor. That's not it.

God's not asking the world for anything. God has the world shut up to a cross. And He's saying to a lost world, what will you do with My Son who died for you? Listen again to verse 13.

Thou in Thy mercy hast led forth the people which Thou hast redeemed. Thou hast guided them in Thy strength under Thy holy habitation. Just as if they're already in the land.

And as far as God is concerned, they are, because He's going to take them there. Then they recount their experience this year and what they've seen. Over in verse 18, the Lord shall reign forever and ever.

For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea. And the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them. But the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.

Now we're introduced to a girl we haven't seen since the birth of Moses. Verse 20. And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand.

And all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously. The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

So you can see that there's great praise and thanksgiving to God for His deliverance.