When I consider the numbers of the Israelites leaving Egypt, it is staggering! I'm not a mathematician, but 600,000 men probably translates to something in the neighborhood of more than three million people when one considers wives and children. That's more than the entire populations of South Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming combined! And, all of these people, carrying all of their possessions, along with the plunder of Egypt, pushing their flocks and herds ahead of them, are being led by an eighty-year-old man! Talk about a logistical nightmare! God is able to do immeasurably more than we can ever hope or imagine.
It sometimes helps to put things into perspective when we consider the mighty deeds of our God, when we take a few minutes and allow ourselves to actually see the big picture. In all that He was doing on that momentous day when delivering the Hebrew captives, we read that He was actually holding each individual accountable for keeping His Passover regulations, making sure that there was no leaven in this massive throng of people. If, in a single twenty-four hour period, God is able to kill all the firstborn of Egypt, while avoiding those with the blood marking their doors, then leading an entire nation out of hostility, while monitoring their obedience, I think it's safe to say that He can handle anything we can throw at Him. Thank you, Lord, for being the big God we need in times of trouble and distress. Amen.
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