Exodus Chps 12 to 14
Through direction by God, Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt. Pharaoh then chases the Israelites, who are overcome with fear as they see Pharaoh's army rushing towards them. They quickly turn on Moses:
10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the LORD. 11 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? 12 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!" (Exodus 14:10-12)
Unless we develop a deep relationship with Him, our faith will always be fickle, just as it is for the Israelites here - see also Sermon on the Mount.
After God parts the Red Sea and saves the Israelites from Pharaoh's army, the Israelites have renewed faith in God, and trust in Moses:
And when the Israelites saw the great power the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant. (Exodus 14: 31)
What is important here is while the Israelites trust in Moses, they first trust in God. As we will see in the forthcoming chapters, when we stop trusting in God, we quickly fall prey to false Gods and lose both direction and purpose.
My Prayer: Lord, please help me maintain trust in you and help my trust in you be unwavering.
