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Title: FEAR YE NOT

Introduction: Moses words to the Israelites was to Fear ye Not.

This is coming after the Israelites had just spent 400 years as slaves in Egypt.

They had no military training and, as slaves, they were forbidden from possessing weapons.

They, themselves, were powerless and defenseless against an army who was dominant over them for generations.

All they knew was slavery.

Anything outside of slavery was foreign or unknown to them.

Now Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

9 And Moses said to Joshua, “Choose us some men and go out, fight with Amalek.

Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.” 10 So Joshua did as Moses said to him, and fought with Amalek.

And Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

11 And so it was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

12 But Moses’ hands became heavy; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it.

And Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

13 So Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

But in the midst of their slavery, God sent Moses to lead them from Egypt to the Promised Land.

After the 10 plagues Pharoah releases Moses and the Israelites out of Egypt.

Once they had took a step out of Egypt, Pharaoh changed his mind and pursue after them.

The children of Israel are now fearful for their lives and begins to complain to Moses as to why did he bring us out of the land of Egypt.

For the moment it seemed has if they were going to be enslaved again or even killed.

They felt that their lives were in danger.

Title: “Three Steps to Your Miracle”

Fear will allow you to assume the worst in any situation.

But through Moses’ faith in God, he bids people to fear not.

Calming words to settle the troubled hearts of the Israelites.

It was sounds words to still the anxieties the people had.

But why was Moses not fearful and it everybody else was feared the Egyptians?

Moses knew that the Lord was with Him.

Moses was a witness to the 10 plagues so he saw first hand what the God alone can do.

The Israelites did not need any special military training or weapons of mass destruction to defeat the Egyptians.

All they need was God Himself.

Faithful Moses knew that this is but a light thing for God.

Moses was a witness to the 10 plagues so He saw first hand what the Almighty God can do.

He was confident that if the Lord God was on his side there is no reason to fear.

He was confident that if God be for us, than who can stand against us?

The almighty God will indeed fight for us, and Pharaoh’s army is no match for God and His almighty power.

he was confident that if the Lord God was on his side there is no reason to fear.

He was confident that if God be for us, than who can stand against us?

The almighty God will indeed fight for us, and Pharaoh’s army is no match for God and His almighty power.

Moses knew that God was the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

The God of Abraham, who God said would be a Father of a great nation and the that He would bless thee and make his name great..

He was the same God of his Fathers.

He knows about the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

The God of Abraham, who God said would be a Father of a great nation and the that He would bless thee and make his name great..

So the words ‘Fear Ye Not’ are not empty words but his words are backed up by God’s protection of the Israelites for generations.

These words are strong in that it is packed with God’s promise dating back to the Covenant God made with Abraham.

Fear ye Not simply holds weight and was enough to calm the children of Israel who ultimately crossed the Red Sea.

So the words ‘Fear Not’ are not empty words but words are backed up by God’s protection of the Israelites for generations.

These words are strong in that it is packed with God’s promise dating back to the Covenant God made with Abraham.

Fear Not simply holds weight and was enough to calm the children of Israel who ultimately crossed the Red Sea.

Moses was an eye witness to what God can do.

He had a real encounter with God at the burning bush.

He saw with is own two eyes all ten plagues that befell upon Pharaoh and the Egyptians.

The Lord knew that Moses was on his side.

And because of what God has done already, we too, can reassure that through our faith in God, He will is able to bring us through.

No matter the situation He is able.

We may have our own fears in life but word of God comes to us this year which is to Fear Not.

What God has done already, we too, can reassure that through our faith in God, He will is able to bring us through.

No matter the situation He is able.

And because God is the same yesterday, today and forever, He too will bring us out of all our fears.

If the Lord had done it before, He can surely do it again.

Because of what God has done already, we too, can reassure that through our faith in God, He will is able to bring us through.

No matter the situation He is able.

And because of what God has done already, we too, can reassure that through our faith in God, He will is able to bring us through.

No matter the situation He is able.

Introduction: The Hebrews had just spent 400 years as slaves and servants in Egypt.

Their captors made sure that they had no military training and, as slaves, they were forbidden from possessing weapons.

In the midst of their slavery, God sent Moses to lead them from Egypt to the Promised Land.

The Hebrews left Egypt, crossed the Red Sea after it had become dry land and began to journey toward the Promised Land.

As they were making their way through the wilderness, they were attacked by the Amalekites, men who were well-trained in warfare, well-equipped with weaponry and men who stood as giants over their diminutive stature.

Though the Hebrews and the Amalekites were the offspring of the same parents, (Isaac and Rebecca) they shared little beyond that in common.

Jacob fathered the Hebrews and his twin brother Esau fathered the Amalekites and while Jacob and Esau were in the womb, they were fighting then.

It should be no surprise that the offspring of Esau is attacking the offspring of Jacob now.

Israel was no match for the superior forces of the Amalekite army, but instead of fleeing in retreat, Moses and the Hebrews arose to the battle and they made THREE tremendously important steps that led to their miraculous deliverance.

Maybe there are some persons here today who need God to work a miracle for them.

If so, let me assure you that you are as close to yours as the people of this text were to theirs.

Look with me in and see how God worked this situation out for these people and maybe you can also see how God can work a miracle for you.

Point 1: If we expect the Lord to work miracles for us, We Need to Have Faith in God.

The text says that the far better trained and equipped army of Giant Amalekites attacked Israel but Moses did not panic.

The miracles he saw God work during the 10 Plagues in Egypt had grown him.

The miracle at the Red Sea had developed him.

Turning the bitter water at Mara to sweet water had enhanced him; and, when the Amalekites attacked, Moses knew Who had brought him thus far.

Moses immediately responded by taking his first step toward his miracle and it was a STEP OF FAITH.

Notice in the text the acts of great faith:

1. Moses exercised faith in God by instructing Joshua to fight against an insurmountable enemy.

Knowing all of this who knows that the promise is beginning to be fulfilled and His promises do not come back to Him void.

For the Lord is on our side.

Moses did not know how God was going to deliver them out of the hands of Egypt but He definitely knew that He would.

And because God is the same yesterday, today and forever, He too will bring us out of all our fears.

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Though the Egyptians were coming after them.. Fear Not.

2. Joshua exercised faith in God and in Moses by proceeding to mobilize an army.

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Though the Egyptians were coming after them.. Fear Not.

3. The men of Israel exercised faith in God, faith in Moses and faith in Joshua by preparing themselves to fight against an insurmountable enemy.

4. Aaron and Hur exercised faith in God and faith in Moses by following him up the hill while Joshua and the army confronted Amalek in the valley below.

Every one of these actions was a STEP OF FAITH on the part of the Hebrews and that step brought them one step closer to their miracle.

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Though they afraid.. Fear not.