The Problems Of Doing Right

Exodus 5:18

Exodus is a God-centered book with a God-centered message that teaches us to have a God-centered life.

Philip Graham Ryken; R. Kent Hughes

Theme: Increased Work

Key verse: v.18

23 verses; 594 words

Grade level: 5.6

Outline:

I. The Problems from Pharaoh. Vs.1-14

II. The Problems from the People. Vs.15-23

To be “led by the Spirit” probably means not to be guided by the Holy Spirit9 but, as in Gal. 5:18, to have the direction of one’s life as a whole determined by the Spirit.

Douglas J. Moo

When we do right and follow the Bible, these are the PROBLEMS we face:

I. The Problems from Pharaoh. vs.1-14

God’s announcement. v.1

The exodus did not come about simply because people were in trouble; it was the result of a prayer of lament for rescue to the only one who could actually do something about it.

Douglas Stuart

God’s adversary. vs.2, 3-14

The omission of Pharaoh’s name is theologically significant. James Hoffmeier writes: “The absence of the pharaoh’s name may ultimately be for theological reasons, because the Bible is not trying to answer the question ‘who is the pharaoh of the exodus’ to satisfy the curiosity of modern historians; rather, it was seeking to clarify for Israel who was the God of the exodus.”

Philip Graham Ryken; R. Kent Hughes

II. The Problems from the People. vs.15-23

They are confounded. vs.15-19

To be placed “in Christ” and to abide “in Christ” are two very different things. You must first be in Him before you can abide in Him. (Adapted)

They are complaining. vs.20-23

Conclusion:

Are you confounded and complaining after wanting to do right?

Psalm 51:10.