Not One Hoof (No Compromise)
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26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God; and we know not with what we must serve the Lord, until we come thither.
I want to consider several texts from the book of Exodus this morning.
The main text is 10:26 is God’s answer which Moses told Pharaoh that “Not a Hoof shall be left behind”
23 They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
24 Then Pharaoh called to Moses and said, “Go, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be kept back. Let your little ones also go with you.”
25 But Moses said, “You must also give us sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.
25 But Moses said, “You must also give us sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.
The others are Pharaoh's offers in response to God’s demand to let His people go, which are really the devil’s attempt through compromise, to keep the people in bondage.
Moses had served Pharaoh with God’s command: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me?”
His first response was a blunt “no”, saying Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go....
serve God here in the land
Then he says, serve God here in the land
Then he offers, OK, you can go, but don’t go very far away
don’t go very far
Then in he says, only let the men go, but leave the women and children
Finally, he agrees, but with the condition that the flocks and herds be kept back
Paul tells us in Corinthians that all these things happened for examples to us
so it is appropriate that we look at these passages as examples of how these same spiritual forces work in our lives today
leave the livestock here
Let My People Go, That They May Serve Me
Let My People Go, That They May Serve Me
The people of Israel had been in Egypt 430 years
They had gone in as friends, and grown into a great many people
then another king arose who did not know Joseph, and began to afflict them
they became slaves, and were afflicted with hard bondage
built the cities and pyramids
God heard their cries and sent Moses with a command and ultimatum
God’s will for us is that we be free
Free to serve HIm
Free from the bondage of sin
sin is a bondage - Jesus said whoever sins is a slave to sin
Like Moses came to set them free, Jesus has come to set us free -
Stand fast in the liberty where with Christ has set you free
Pharaoh’s response:
2 And Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, nor will I let Israel go.”
Who is The Lord, that I should obey His voice?
This is the answer of the carnal mind…
the mind blinded by the god of this would, the prince of the power of the air
This is the natural state of man, lost in sin, separated from God, deaf to His voice, though He speaks daily
This is the reply of our sinful flesh to that still small voice that calls us to serve Him....
This is the reply of those who do not know Him, who have not yet tasted that goodness and mercy, and felt the embrace of His love and grace
This is also the reply of those demons which have fallen from His grace, condemned to eternal fire, having wrath and knowing they have but a short time...
Pharoah went on to say: YE are idle from the works, why are they resting from their labor...
This is another of the devil’s tactics. How many people think the same way in the world today
The attitude that serving the Lord is not as important as serving the world
Even among Christian’s this attitude is often apparent, as it was with Martha.
Go Sacrifice in The Land
Go Sacrifice in The Land
After the first four plagues had taken place, Pharaoh appears to be giving in
He says OK, you can worship your God instead of ours, but stay here and sacrifice in the land
He offers to accept their worship, yet, places the condition
This is the state of a good many people...
A person is may be living under the power of the devil, that Pharaoh who says “Who is the Lord?”
the some trouble or affliction may come that causes them to think about God,
perhaps a thought comes to the mind that troubles them, pierces the heart, and they find themselves in church on a Sunday
They cannot find peace, now the knowledge has come that they are not saved…
So they understand they must be saved - freed from this burden, and this can only happen through Christ
Then the devil, like Pharaoh, realizing that he is beaten, attempts to offer compromise, which will still keep him in control
The first compromise is this one:
25 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.”
Yes, the devil says, you must be a Christian. That inner voice of God that is calling you cannot be silenced
“But don’t go any further - stay in the world.”
You can, he says, still live in sin, and be a believer. You can stay right here and be a Christian.
Go ahead and believe in Jesus, go to church on Sunday if you must, and continue to indulge yourself with whatever you heart desire. After all, Jesus saves sinners.
My friends, please do not be fooled by anything such as this
Christ came to save us from our sins, not in our sins.
Maybe you can just give up the big sins, but still fit in with the world, hang out with them, be comfortable in the presence of evil...
The bible says that “if any man loves the world the love of the Father is not in him”
“friendship with the world is enmity with God”
The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Sermons, Vol. XXXI All or None; or, Compromises Refused: A Sermon with Five Texts (No. 1,830)
What would you think of a man who went as near as he could to burning his house down, just to try how much fire it would stand? Or of one who cut himself with a knife, to see how deep he could go without mortally wounding himself? Or of another, who experimented as to how large a quantity of poison he could take? Why, these are extreme follies; but not so great as that of a man who tries how much sin he may indulge in, and yet be saved. I pray you, do not attempt such perilous experiments. “Come ye out from among them; be ye separate, and touch not the unclean thing.”
You can continue to live for yourself and be a Christian is another form of this same attempt at compromise
You don’t have to go and be on drugs, or steal.
Charles Spurgeon went on to write:
The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Sermons, Vol. XXXI All or None; or, Compromises Refused: A Sermon with Five Texts (No. 1,830)
Believe in Jesus Christ, of course, in order that you yourself may be saved, and then live all the rest of your life trying to hear sermons that, will feed you, and read books that will comfort you, and become a great man among religious folks.” Hateful advice! Do you not know, dear friends, that the very essence of Christianity is for a man to deny himself? Self can never properly be the end-all and be-all of a man’s existence. Self is to religion, in fact, nothing but the flesh in a pretendedly spiritual form. If a man lives to himself, he is under the dominion of an evil spirit just as much as if he went out into open sin. So you must come out of that
Don’t Go Very Far
Don’t Go Very Far
So, when you realize that you must come out from the world and come out of sin
Now that slave master, the devil, recognizing he has been defeated at that level, will continue to try tactics of compromise
Don’t go very far away — you may want to come back
Don’t make it public, don’t join a church, don’t commit.
Just have a secret religion, pray and worship at home -
Some change is OK, but lets not be labeled a fanatic
Friends, this also is a trap.
Who are they that shall Go?
Who are they that shall Go?
Finally, after a few more plagues, he concedes - yet attempts another condition
So, you must be saved, the devil cannot keep you from becoming a Christian, coming out of the world and sin, committing to the church, being baptized
But keep it to yourself
no need to take it home, or to work
OK, he says to the woman, if you are going to serve Christ, go ahead, but don’t be troubled about your husband, or your children.
So many people fall for this compromise -
How can you be a Christian if you are not troubled by your loved ones going to hell?
Do not be deceived by such lies -
A person that cares not for his own family is worse than an infedel
Of course Pharaoh understood, if the children were left behind, they soon would have to come back....
How many Christians have compromise their faith in order to come back to their loved ones instead of standing fast for their loved ones to be freed?
Consider the doctrines of so many mainline denominations being changed to capitulate.
We must live in such a way that our whole family will see and know Christ
In holiness
in love
in forgiveness
in prayer
in worship
Moses said “our women and our children will go with us”
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved and your house!
Let your Flocks and Your Herds Be kept back
Let your Flocks and Your Herds Be kept back
The last compromise he attempts was this one.
So, you shall be saved and your family also. You are going to worship, attend church, come out of the world, abstain from sins
But don’t use your property and your money from Christ
Don’t use your talents and time and ability to worship and serve Him
Keep that for yourself, you may need it sometime...
Make sure there are healthy boundaries in your life - keep your balance
You deserve a normal life after all -
Friends do not buy into that foolishness either:
Not one Hoof shall be left behind
The true Christian say “When I gave myself to Jesus, I gave Him Everything I had”
You are not your own you are bought with a price
Everything I have or ever will have is Holy Unto The Lord, as a dedicated thing, it is His.
It is my free will offering to Him. It is not a thing I begrudge, or regret, but it is my joy and delight to devote everything to Him.
Consider His example is redeeming us.
Not one hoof shall be kept back.
We Know Not With What We Must Serve The Lord
We Know Not With What We Must Serve The Lord
Finally, I will point out this explanation that Moses offered Pharaoh:
We do not know with what we must serve The Lord
When you are completely sold out to Him, this will not trouble you
I don’t know what the Lord may require of me tommorow
Job had no idea what was in store - but he trusted in The Lord and would not turn
I made an agreement years ago - Whatever you require Lord.
We do not know what tomorrow may bring
An anti-Christ world, the mark of the beast?
laws limiting our faith? Penalties for speaking out?
Laws against the bible? We do not know.
So, do not let even one hoof be held back.
Serve Him without compromise!
28 So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Intercede for me.”
11 Not so! Go now, you who are men, and serve the Lord, for that is what you desired.” And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.
8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the Lord your God: but who are they that shall go? 9 And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the Lord. 10 And he said unto them, Let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you. 11 Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the Lord; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.
24 Then Pharaoh called to Moses and said, “Go, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be kept back. Let your little ones also go with you.”