Ex 14:2 "Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and camp before Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal Zephon; you shall camp before it by the sea.
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Researchers who went and explored the actual site specified in this verse discovered that this land area is actually a cul-de-sac. It is a dead-end. God led them to a place where it was humanly impossible to escape.
From the human standpoint, Israel’s position was a hopeless case. They were actually cornered. In front of them was a sea, behind them were the Egyptians coming after them, flanking them on the sides were mountains. And it was all God’s plan.
God intentionally placed them there to make them realize how helpless and hopeless they were in themselves in saving themselves from the Egyptians. At this point, all they could do was look up, stand still and totally rely on His mighty saving arm to deliver them. Their only hope was Him.
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In the salvation of a sinner, God always works toward this end. He seeks to bring us to the end of ourselves and make us realize that we have always been like that ever since----helpless and hopeless in ourselves to save ourselves.
Spiritually speaking, we can’t escape God’s judgment. We are all cornered. We are all shut up in one corner awaiting destruction. Our only hope is the grace and mercy of God in Christ Jesus manifested when He died on the cross for our sins.
Spiritually speaking, have you been at your Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea; in front of Baal-zephon, opposite it, by the sea?
Come to Christ. He's your only hope.
