Application & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- How does today’s passage speak truth into your life and challenge you personally?
- What will you do (specifically) in response to hearing God’s Word today?
- Why did God not lead Israel in the most direct path to Canaan? (see 13:17) Instead, God led them into what looked like a trap. Why? (see 14:4)
- What seemingly impossible scenarios has God placed you into? How was your faith been strengthened by going through these circumstances?
- The people of Israel cried out in terror at the pursuing Egyptian army on one side and the vast Red Sea on the other side. What did they fail to see?
- In Exodus 14:13-14, Moses makes a beautiful declaration that the people of Israel should not fear but trust that the LORD would fight for them. How do these words encourage you in your own life and circumstances where you are tempted to fear?
