Torah Portion--Beshalach/When He Sent, Exodus 13:17-17:16; Judges 5:1-31; Acts 19-23

Exodus 13:17-17:16, Judges 5:1-31; Acts 19-23; Jeremiah 17:9; John 16:23-24, 14:12-14

We are walking in today:  Torah Portion--Beshalach/When He Sent, Exodus 13:17-17:16; Judges 5:1-31; Acts 19-23

Witness heart of man throughout the Bible:  H3824 lebab  inner man, knowledge, inclination, seat of emotions, soul of man, seat of appetite, seat of courage
H582 'enowsh  mortal man, person, mankind
Psalm 104:15; Proverbs 12:25, 18:12, 20:5, 27:19

Fiveamprayer this portion has the famous Red Sea crossing of the children of Israel.  From their liberation from Egypt they come to be flanked by natural obstacles on either side and pharaoh chasing them from behind.  This threw the people into a panic.  Which is not hard to understand and honestly what we often do.  When we come to obstacles that begins to stir up doubt in our hearts.  If left unchecked leads to complaint and falsifying of the situation that we were delivered out of in preference, to what seems insurmountable.  Which in our natural ability is very true--we on our own could not deliver ourselves out, just as the children of Israel could not deliver themselves out.  Yahweh who was leading them, comes behind them to separate them from the armies of Egypt, while the Red Sea was parted with a wall of water on the right and a wall of water on the left.  Not only did Adonai divide the sea but also dried up the ground for the Israelite to cross over!  They were not only fully delivered from Egypt but they did not see the Egyptians as a threat no more, forever!  This drying ground on the sea bed was only for the delivered people.  When the Egyptians pursued them, they got stuck in the mud and their movement was difficult.  Once all of the army of Egypt was in the Red Sea, He closed up the walls on the right and left, swallowed up the chariots, archers, as well as pharaoh himself.  The children of Jacob were able to see their bodies wash up on the shore.  This gave the people even more confidence to know that pharaoh was totally dealt with.  Recalling what Moses said that they would no longer be a threat.  This brought on a joyful celebration of the people who then began to fear and revere Yahweh for by His great power was without question!  The people knew that Moses was sent of Yahweh to the the people.  The mighty acts by the hand of the Almighty while still in Egypt did not elicit this kind of reverence, but did help to build up the people to trust Him.  The path that He led them out was not the shortest distance to the promised land that even Joseph knew they would someday return and required of them to take his bones when they are remembered of Yahweh.  He knew that they were not mentally equipped to face the Philistine army and were lead to the Red Sea instead.  We have to know that the shortest path is not always the path that Yahweh will take us.  Usually there is quite bit in us that needs to be worked out.  Because we don't know our hearts, He works this situation all to His plan and our good.  Allow Yahweh, our Elohim to be our God, the Most High, the Great I AM!  As He leads us out, He is instructing us to trust Him and rely in Him totally.  Once we reach that point we have peace that He is in control and not movable by any other means!  To hear this teaching again click here.