Passage
Exodus 11:1-10 (ESV)
Let All the Earth Be Silent
Habakkuk 2:9-20
Key Verse: 2:20
Trust God and Step out in Faith
Date: Sep. 17, 2015
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 11:1
First, God calls his people to act in faith (1-3). Egypt had now become a total disaster zone, but one more plague would strike. Before this happened, the Hebrew slaves needed to step out in faith and ask their Egyptian neighbors for silver and gold. They were oppressed by their neighbors and now they were to ask for their wealth! It took faith to step out like this. But they believed God was with them and going on ahead of them, fulfilling his word.
Second, never remain stubborn to the bitter end (4-10). Moses gave Pharaoh the final, ominous word of the Lord, warning Pharaoh that all the firstborn sons of Egypt would die. The Israelites, however, would be protected. Moses was angry because he knew that all of this suffering was unnecessary. It was brought on by those who refused to bend their
knee to the demands of God. He reflected God's righteous anger.
Prayer: Lord, I come to you for forgiveness and grace and restoration. Be the king of my life. Help me to live by faith even when it is difficult.
One Word: Soften our hearts to the word of God
