
Into the Wilderness: The Test
Pastor Pete Keirstead
February 5, 2023
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Exodus 13:17-18 When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” So God led them in a roundabout way through the wilderness toward the Red Sea.
- Lessons from Exodus: God’s path for my life will be
Exodus 14:10 As Pharaoh approached, the people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw the Egyptians overtaking them.
Psalm 121:1-2 (NIV) I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
- Lessons from Exodus: Whatever causes me to doubt, is my
Proverbs 2:3-5 Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.
Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures. Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God.
Psalm 25:14 (NIV) The Lord confides in those who fear Him; He makes His covenant known to them.
Matthew 8:23-26 Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with His disciples. Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke Him up, shouting, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!”
Exodus 14:10-12 …They cried out to the Lord, and they said to Moses, “Why did you bring us out here to die in the wilderness?”…
Lessons from Exodus: A
Lessons from Exodus: Doubt makes us irrational, illogical and just plain
Lessons from Exodus:
Psalm 26:1 (NIV) Test me, Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;
Exodus 15:26 He said, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, obeying His commands and keeping all His decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the Lord who heals you.”
- Lessons from Exodus: Trust His
Exodus 15:27 After leaving Marah, the Israelites traveled on to the oasis of Elim, where they found twelve springs and seventy palm trees. They camped there beside the water.
Lessons from Exodus: Delayed
Lessons from Exodus:
Lessons from Exodus: Being
Exodus 32:4 Aaron took the gold, melted it down, and molded it into the shape of a calf. When the people saw it, they exclaimed, “O Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of the land of Egypt!”
Lessons from Exodus: My
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