what He did to the Egyptian army and horses and chariots when He made the waters of the Red Sea engulf them as they pursued you, and how He destroyed them completely, even to this day; Sermons
I. THREE PHASES OF GOD'S INSTRUCTION OF HIS CHURCH. 1. The shattering of worldly power hostile to the Church (vers. 3, 4). Pharaoh, in his pride and obstinacy, is a type of world-power universally, in its opposition to God's kingdom (Romans 9:17). But though again and again the waves have thus roared, and the floods have lifted up their voice (Psalm 93:3, 4), the Lord on high has shown himself mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea (cf. Psalm 83.; Isaiah 37.; 1 Macc. 4.; Acts 4:23-34; Revelations 19:19; 20:8, 9). 2. The preservation and guidance of the Church itself (ver. 5). In securing the perpetuation of a godly remnant in times of greatest apostasy (1 Kings 19:18; Romans 11:5; Revelations 3:5; 11:3; 12:17); in providing her with a succession of godly teachers (Matthew 28:20; Ephesians 4:11-14); in supplying her necessities, spiritual (John 6:32, 33; 1 Corinthians 10:4; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 3:16; Philippians 4:19) and temporal (Matthew 10:9, 10; Acts 4:34; 1 Corinthians 9:14; Philippians 4:15, 16); in opening up the path of duty (Acts 16:10; Romans 15:30, 31; 2 Corinthians 10:13-17), in conducting her from one stage of attainment to another (Ephesians 4:12, 13). 3. The overthrow of antichristian rebellion within the Church (ver. 6). The insurrection of Korah and his company may be taken as representative of antichristian movements generally. These are bound to arise, but will infallibly be crushed (2 Thessalonians 2:3-13; 1 John 2:18; Revelation 17.). II. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM EXPERIENCE OF GOD'S WONDERFUL WORKS. The older portion of that generation had personally witnessed the wonderful works referred to. This gave them a certain advantage, and made disobedience doubly culpable. These works of God had been: (1) in origin, supernatural; (2) in kind, of stupendous magnitude; and (3) had extended over a long period of time. Those who have lived through any period signalized by remarkable workings of God on behalf of his Church, or whose individual experiences have been remarkable, may learn a lesson. Apply to reformation times, times of religious revival, of deliverance from persecutions, of the forth-putting of God's power in missions, etc. (2 Chronicles 31:25, 26; Ezra 3:10-13; Ezra 6:22; Esther 9:27; Psalm 40:10; Psalm 116:6-9; Acts 15:12). Such experiences: 1. Furnish peculiar evidences of God's grace and power, of the reality of his working in salvation and judgment. These evidences, while not losing their value to later generations, are necessarily of greatest force to those who witness the events. 2. Create impressions of God's character and attributes not so readily created by report. It is much to hear of the wonderful works of God from credible witnesses, but hearing with the ear cannot equal, in impressiveness and force, seeing with the eye (Job 42:5). 3. Imply a personal discipline which others have not had the benefit of. The lessons of our experiences may be conveyed to posterity, but the results of them in personal character remain with ourselves. All this lays on those who have had such experiences very special responsibilities. These relate (1) to personal obedience (ver. 8); and (2) to the education of children (vers. 18-21). How are our children to know of God's mighty works in former days, or get the benefit of our own experiences; how are they to be convinced, moved, or instructed by these things, save as the result of diligent parental teaching? - J.O.
Observe to do. I. It is a breach of the injunction in the text FOR ANY MAN TO SUBSTITUTE ANY CONTRIVANCE OR INVENTION OF HIS OWN, IN THE ROOM OF THAT WHICH GOD HATH PRESCRIBED IN HIS WORSHIP, when such prescription is plain and express.II. By virtue of the injunction in the text, we are bound to take heed, THAT WE DO NOT INTERPRET ANY PORTION OF SCRIPTURE, TO SUCH A SENSE AS TO PERVERT IT FROM ITS TRUE MEANING AND INTENTION. III. By these words WE ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED FROM PRETENDING THAT ANYTHING IS A DIVINE COMMAND, WHICH IS REALLY NOT SO. IV. But though we must not add anything to the Word of God, or detract anything from it, pretending that any such alteration is of Divine appointment, yet where the Lord hath not spoken, I mean in such things as may be left to human prudence and discretion, the lawful magistrates, and THE GOVERNORS OF THE CHURCH LAWFULLY APPOINTED, HAVE AN UNDOUBTED RIGHT TO ORDER AND APPOINT SUCH OBSERVANCES AS ARE NECESSARY AND CONVENIENT FOR EDIFICATION AND EXTERNAL DECORUM IN THE PUBLIC WORSHIP; and to take care that everything be done decently and in order; and so far as their commands are not in opposition or contrary to the Word of God, it becomes the duty of their people to comply with them. (Alex. Grant, D. D.). People Abiram, Canaanites, Dathan, Eliab, Moses, Pharaoh, ReubenPlaces Arabah, Beth-baal-peor, Egypt, Euphrates River, Gilgal, Jordan River, Lebanon, Moreh, Mount Ebal, Mount Gerizim, Red SeaTopics Army, Caused, Chariot, Chariots, Completely, Destroyed, Destroyeth, Egypt, Egypt's, Engulf, Faces, Flow, Force, Horses, Lasting, Overflow, Overwhelmed, Pursued, Pursuing, Red, Ruin, War-carriages, WatersOutline 1. Another exhortation to obedience2. by their own experience of God's great works 8. by promise of God's great blessings 16. and by threatenings 18. A careful study is required in God's words 26. The blessing and curse set before them Dictionary of Bible Themes Deuteronomy 11:4 5854 experience, of God Library Canaan on EarthMany of you, my dear hearers, are really come out of Egypt; but you are still wandering about in the wilderness. "We that have believed do enter into rest;" but you, though you have eaten of Jesus, have not so believed on him as to have entered into the Canaan of rest. You are the Lord's people, but you have not come into the Canaan of assured faith, confidence, and hope, where we wrestle no longer with flesh and blood, but with principalities and powers in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus--when … Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 2: 1856 The God of the Rain Gilgal, in Deuteronomy 11:30 what the Place Was. Josiah, a Pattern for the Ignorant. The Blessings of Noah Upon Shem and Japheth. (Gen. Ix. 18-27. ) Subjects of Study. Home Education in Israel; Female Education. Elementary Schools, Schoolmasters, and School Arrangements. In the Fifteenth Year of Tiberius Cæsar and under the Pontificate of Annas and Caiaphas - a Voice in the Wilderness The Worship of the Synagogue Among the People, and with the Pharisees Covenanting Confers Obligation. The Old Testament Canon from Its Beginning to Its Close. Deuteronomy Links Deuteronomy 11:4 NIVDeuteronomy 11:4 NLT Deuteronomy 11:4 ESV Deuteronomy 11:4 NASB Deuteronomy 11:4 KJV Deuteronomy 11:4 Bible Apps Deuteronomy 11:4 Parallel Deuteronomy 11:4 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 11:4 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 11:4 French Bible Deuteronomy 11:4 German Bible Deuteronomy 11:4 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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