Homilist Exodus 14:5-10 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people… I. DIFFICULTY IN DUTY DEEPLY FELT. 1. Our temporary well-being here greatly depends upon the conduct of our contemporaries toward us. 2. The majority of our contemporaries are governed by corrupt principle, 3. The man, therefore, who carries out in his daily life the principles of duty, must more or less excite the anger and create the antagonism of his contemporaries. II. DIFFICULTIES IN DUTY TESTING CHARACTER. 1. Look at the influence of this difficulty upon the Israelites. (1) Their cowardice. (2) Their ingratitude. (3) Their apostacy. 2. Look at the influences of difficulty upon Moses. He now rises into the majesty of the hero. III. DIFFICULTY IN DUTY DIVINELY OVERCOME. Thus it is ever. 1. The nature of moral progress shows this. 2. The promises of God's Word ensure this. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? |
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