Focus: - [[Exodus 13]]:17-end - [[Exodus 14]] - [[Exodus 15]] - [ ] TODO recap question # [[Exodus 13]]:17-22 [[Yahweh]]'s leading - [x] What is [[Yahweh]] concerned about in [[Exodus 13]]:17? What question(s) might this set up for the rest of this week's passage? - Concerned [[Israel]]ites will balk at battle with [[Canaan]]ites and want to return to [[Egypt]] - TODO question - [x] In v. 21-22, he leads as a pillar of fire and cloud. How is [[Yahweh]]'s relationship with his people evolving here? - Overtly supernatural and physical presence, personally leading as opposed to delegating # [[Exodus 14]] Battle at the [[Red Sea]] - [x] What is [[Yahweh]]'s purpose, according to v.1-4? - Gain honour and recognition in military victory against [[Pharaoh]] - [x] What do the [[Israel]]ites say as the [[Egypt]]ian army approaches? Why is this concerning (esp. v. 12)? - Doubt's [[Moses]]' (and therefore [[Yahweh]]'s) leadership, thinking he lead them here to die despite everything they've seen and heard thus far - [x] What does [[Moses]] tell them to do in v. 13-14? How will this "solve" their doubts? - "Do not fear! Stand firm and see... [[Yahweh]] will fight for you, and you can be still" - [x] What happens in the rest of the chapter? Which details make this account so exciting to read? - Parting of [[Red Sea]] - [[God]] via [[Angel]] and pillar of fire/cloud physically sabotaged the [[Egypt]]ian chariots - The [[Red Sea]] gets closed upon the [[Egypt]]ians killing them - v. 31 "When [[Israel]] saw the great power that [[Yahweh]] had exercised..., they feared [[Yahweh]] and believed in [[Yahweh]] and his servant [[Moses]]" - [x] What are we learning about [[Yahweh]] here? How does this build on what we saw in the plagues (v. 25, 30)? - [[Yahweh]] is a warrior who fights for us - [x] When [[Israel]] see the rescue, they fear [[Yahweh]] (v. 31) How optimistic do you think we are supposed to feel about this? Why? - Quite -- seems like faith in [[Yahweh]] is pretty well established with these awesome deeds # [[Exodus 15]] [[Song of the Sea]] - [ ] Reading the first half of the song (up to v. 12), what is being emphasized about [[Yahweh]] here? - [[Yahweh]]'s unrivaled military warrior prowess - [ ] Why is this exciting, given everything we've seen so far in the book? - Now everyone knows who [[Yahweh]] is unlike the start of the book -- an incomparable warrior who fights for his people! - Battle with [[Canaan]]ites is ahead, but [[Yahweh]] has proven dependable in this regard - [ ] In the second part of the song, we look forward to [[Canaan]]. What is going to happen there? - Battle with [[Canaan]]ites is ahead - [ ] What will be the eventual outcome (v. 17-18)? How does this compare to what [[Abraham]] was promised? - Victory is inevitable due to [[Yahweh]] promising it # Application - [ ] What are some of the enemies that we face in the [[Christian]] life? Why do we struggle to believe that [[God]] will save us from them? - [ ] How does it help to look back to the [[Red Sea]] rescue? - [ ] The song in [[Exodus 15]] -- is this how you would have described [[God]]? Why/why not?