Exodus 15:14-16

Exodus 15:14-16

The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina

Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.

a. This is exactly what happened to the inhabitants of Canaan. We must remember that it was 40 years after this event that Israel entered Canaan. When Rahab is talking to the spies and making a deal for her own life and the life of her family she recounts the effect of the Red Sea crossing upon her countrymen  and the more recent [about one year previous] account of the wars with the Amorite kings Sihon and Og.

1). Joshua 2:8-11 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.

b. The effect on Rahab was the effect God that God desired. Compare Rahab’s reaction to Israel’s deliverance from Egypt with the following passages in Romans .

1). Romans 9:17  For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.

2). Romans 10:13-15 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

a.    Do I believe that it was God’s will that the  whole city of Jericho get saved and not just Rahab and her family? Yes

1). Rahab’s family were spared and God is no respecter of persons.It is His will that none perish.

a). 1 Timothy 2:4-6 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

b). 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.