Heb 3.7-19 'Do not harden your heart!' Rev Chris Duke 2023 07 30 am

In Psalm 95, David is quoting about the time of Moses, recalling the time when the Israelites, we’re wandering in the wilderness. And Psalm 95:7-11 are identical to Hebrews 3:7-11, reflecting Israel's disobedience in the Exodus wanderings. Most of you know the history. Israel's in the land of Egypt, in captivity. They've been there 400 years making bricks. It even got so tough that Pharaoh made them make bricks, without supplying straw which held the bricks together. They were oppressed, they were beaten and God brought in plagues. After a series of plagues that ended with the death of the first-born, Moses was able to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. Pharaoh said - Get out of here, I've had ENOUGH OF YOU, I’VE HAD ENOUGH OF the plagues. And they marched out and God brought them to the Red Sea and parted the waters, and the children of Israel walked across on dry land. God was working miracles, miracle after miracle after miracle. And they marched into the wilderness, and there they immediately didn't believe God. They’d seen, they’d experienced and yet they disbelieved. They hardened their hearts. Let’s make sure that we don’t harden our hearts to God!