> What does God want to teach you along the road you’re on right now?

Exodus 13:17-18, 20 CSB
17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road to the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearby; for God said, “The people will change their minds and return to Egypt if they face war.” 18 So he led the people around toward the Red Sea along the road of the wilderness… 20 They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.

1. God’s road isn’t always the most

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road.

// God is

and He will not take us anywhere without a

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.

Exodus 13:21-22 CSB
21 The LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to lead them on their way during the day and in a pillar of fire to give them light at night, so that they could travel day or night. 22 The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night never left its place in front of the people.

Exodus 14:1-2 CSB
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses: 2 “Tell the Israelites to turn back and camp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea; you must camp in front of Baal-zephon, facing it by the sea…”

Exodus 14:3-4 CSB
3 [The Lord continued] “Pharaoh will say of the Israelites: ‘They are wandering around the land in confusion; the wilderness has boxed them in.’ 4 I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. Then I will receive glory by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” So the Israelites did this.

2. God’s road doesn’t always

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to us.

// God sees what’s

. He never leads us to a “dead end” with no

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.

Exodus 14:10 CSB
As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and there were the Egyptians coming after them! The Israelites were terrified and cried out to the Lord for help.

Exodus 14:13-14 CSB
13 But Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. Stand firm and see the Lord’s salvation that He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again. 14 The Lord will fight for you, and you must be quiet.”

3. What

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us, doesn’t

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God at all.

// God always pushes us to

, not

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.

Exodus 14:19-20 CSB
19 Then the angel of God, who was going in front of the Israelite forces, moved and went behind them. The pillar of cloud moved from in front of them and stood behind them. 20 It came between the Egyptian and Israelite forces. There was cloud and darkness, it lit up the night, and neither group came near the other all night long.

Exodus 14:21-22 CSB
21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove the sea back with a powerful east wind all that night and turned the sea into dry land. So the waters were divided, 22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with the waters like a wall to them on their right and their left.

Exodus 25:1-9 CSB
1 The Lord spoke to Moses: 2 “Tell the Israelites to take an offering for me… 3 gold, silver, and bronze; 4 blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; 5 ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood; 6 oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; 7 and onyx along with other gemstones for mounting on the ephod and breastpiece. 8 They are to make a sanctuary for me so that I may dwell among them. 9 You must make it according to all that I show you — the pattern of the tabernacle as well as the pattern of all its furnishings.

25:5 Hb “obscure”

Heb. tachash = “obscure”

KJV
“rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood…”

NIV
“ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather; acacia wood…”

LXE
“rams’ skins dyed red, and blue skins, and incorruptible wood…”

JPS
“rams’ skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood…”

NAS
“rams’ skins dyed red, porpoise skins, acacia wood…”

MSG
“tanned rams’ skins; dolphin skins; acacia wood…”

4. God will always give us what we

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along the road.

// We must stay active in

for God’s provision.

// Always be ready to use what God has

you.

Exodus 14:30-31 CSB
30 That day the Lord saved Israel from the power of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31 When Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and believed in Him and in his servant Moses.

Exodus 15:1-2 CSB
1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord. They said: “I will sing to the Lord, for He is highly exalted; He has thrown the horse and its rider into the sea. 2 The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.”

5. When God acts, our response is

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and a deeper

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.

// Always make the connection between our

and His

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.