LOGISTICS OF THE EXODUS - It is likely that there was some sort of tribal hierarchy in Israel at even that time; since they preserved their genealogies, it isn’t implausible that there would also be some sort of hierarchy within tribes and clans. Perhaps Moses and Aaron gave the orders to the heads of the tribes and clans, who then were responsible for letting the people under them know. If the populace was contained within a fairly small area, it’s not implausible that everyone could be notified in time. While there are some details in the story that might seem implausible on a surface reading I believe that we can have full confidence in the historicity of the Exodus account. Moses tells the Israelites to ask for silver and gold before the last plague — Scripture indicates that they were told to get out very soon after the death of the firstborn, so there probably wouldn’t have been time after. In 12:35-36, we’re told that they had already done it. As for the Egyptians being willing to give valuable items to the Israelites, keep in mind that this is after 9 plagues, which even the average person would know had something to do with the Israelites, so they would probably be inclined to do what the Israelites wanted. As for the ethics of the Israelites ‘stealing’ from the Egyptians, think of it as over 400 years of back payments for their work while in slavery. They wandered around enough that by the time they got to the Red Sea, Pharaoh was having second thoughts. Admittedly, this may not have taken long.

 

 

Logistics of the Exodus

How did Moses organize the Israelites to cross the Red Sea?

It is likely that there was some sort of tribal hierarchy in Israel at even that time; since they preserved their genealogies, it isn’t implausible that there would also be some sort of hierarchy within tribes and clans. Perhaps Moses and Aaron gave the orders to the heads of the tribes and clans, who then were responsible for letting the people under them know. If the populace was contained within a fairly small area, it’s not implausible that everyone could be notified in time.

Lita Cosner

 

How did Moses organize the Israelites for the Exodus on such short notice?

Frank S. from the United States wrote in response to our article Change is not Evolution; and: Could so many Israelites have crossed the Red Sea?

The email is reproduced in its entirety:

I’m also in doubt about this story, who told them to assemble at the midnight hour, and then what about all the wailing mothers who lost their children, did they have the time to give the Israelites all these gifts to take out into the desert, and how far is it they travelled, from Rames to the sea? And then they did detour to pick-up the coffin of Joseph, and what about the old men with the ox carts, how fast do they travel? To me, it’s just too amazing, and that they made it all the way to mount Sinai in 3 days, it’s too much!!!!

Comments from CMI’s Lita Cosner are interspersed below:

Dear Frank,

I’m also in doubt about this story, …

While there are some details in the story that might seem implausible on a surface reading I believe that we can have full confidence in the historicity of the Exodus account.

Let me address your questions one by one:

… who told them to assemble at the midnight hour, …

It is likely that there was some sort of tribal hierarchy in Israel at even that time; since they preserved their genealogies, it isn’t implausible that there would also be some sort of hierarchy within tribes and clans.

Perhaps Moses and Aaron gave the orders to the heads of the tribes and clans, who then were responsible for letting the people under them know.

If the populace was contained within a fairly small area, it’s not implausible that everyone could be notified in time.

… and then what about all the wailing mothers who lost their children, did they have the time to give the Israelites all these gifts to take out into the desert, …

Here, I don’t think you’ve read the text carefully enough.

Moses tells the Israelites to ask for silver and gold before the last plague (Exodus 11:2-3) — Scripture indicates that they were told to get out very soon after the death of the firstborn, so there probably wouldn’t have been time after.

In 12:35-36, we’re told that they had already done it.

A couple of related arguments: As for the Egyptians being willing to give valuable items to the Israelites, keep in mind that this is after 9 plagues, which even the average person would know had something to do with the Israelites, so they would probably be inclined to do what the Israelites wanted.

As for the ethics of the Israelites ‘stealing’ from the Egyptians, think of it as over 400 years of back payments for their work while in slavery.

… and how far is it they travelled, from Rames to the sea? And then they did detour to pick-up the coffin of Joseph, and what about the old men with the ox carts, how fast do they travel? To me, it’s just too amazing, and that they made it all the way to mount Sinai in 3 days, it’s too much!!!!

Indeed, all that with a multitude of that size would be too much to do to reach Sinai in three days.

That’s not what Scripture said happened. Here’s the time information we’re given about the Exodus departure:

Ø They wandered around enough that by the time they got to the Red Sea, Pharaoh was having second thoughts (Exodus 14:1-12). Admittedly, this may not have taken long.

Ø  For three days after the crossing of the Red Sea (most likely the three days you’re thinking of), they wandered around in the Wilderness of Shur (Exodus 15:22).

Ø  They took an un-recorded amount of time to get to Elim, camped there for an unrecorded amount of time, and came to the Wilderness of Sin 1 month and 15 days after leaving Egypt (Exodus 16:1).

Ø  On the way to Sinai they were given manna for the first time, and they were on the way to Sinai long enough for there to be at least one Sabbath (Exodus 16:13-30).

Ø  They journeyed ‘by stages’ to Rephidim where they camped for an undisclosed amount of time (Exodus 17:8).

Ø They didn’t actually come to Sinai before the third month after they left Egypt (Exodus 19:1).

So the Bible’s account isn’t as implausible as you make it out to be.

I believe that we should not appeal to supernatural events without evidence from Scripture that something supernatural took place.

Some are inclined to also appeal to supernatural organization and endurance to march for longer periods of time, etc.

I don’t buy into those, because I believe that we should not appeal to supernatural events without evidence from Scripture that something supernatural took place.

Therefore, it is legitimate to say that the Red Sea parting was a miraculous event that involved the direct influence of God, but since there is no indication of anything supernatural about the trek to Sinai, I would be very inclined to try to explain this without appealing to miracles, which I believe can be very plausibly done.

I hope this is helpful for you, and has given you more confidence in the historicity of the Bible’s record of the Exodus.

Sincerely,

Lita Cosner

 

Lita Cosner

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Creation Ministries International

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BIBLICAL MYTHS? - Commemoration of the Exodus was primarily intended for Israel. They had fallen into cruel slavery in Egypt, yet had been delivered and molded into a great nation. Many Israelis and evangelicals deny this event actually took place. God had told them to remember, but many have forgotten. As with the Exodus, most Christian leaders today do not believe creation took place as Scripture records, and feel that they must twist or supplement or ignore the plain sense of revealed history. Throughout the Old Testament, God often reminded His children to remember His mighty acts on their behalf. Sometimes visible memorials were set up to facilitate their recall, such as the pile of stones taken from the middle of the Jordan River when God held back the waters to allow them to enter the Promised Land. This extraordinary event really happened, and God desired them to remember it forever. He based important commands on true events. But there were two greater events in history that God most often used as an impetus to praise, faith, and trust. These He expressly wanted us to remember. God had told them to remember, but many have forgotten. Only true events can be remembered. If God has based His commands on myth then they are not to be obeyed either. The time has come for Christian leaders to "remember" that they serve a God of truth.

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Biblical Myths?

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Commemoration of the Exodus was primarily intended for Israel. They had fallen into cruel slavery in Egypt, yet had been delivered and molded into a great nation. Many Israelis and evangelicals deny this event actually took place. God had told them to remember, but many have forgotten. As with the Exodus, most Christian leaders today do not believe creation took place as Scripture records, and feel that they must twist or supplement or ignore the plain sense of revealed history.

BY JOHN D. MORRIS, PH.D.    

"remember. . ." 

Throughout the Old Testament, God often reminded His children to remember His mighty acts on their behalf.

Sometimes visible memorials were set up to facilitate their recall, such as the pile of stones taken from the middle of the Jordan River when God held back the waters to allow them to enter the Promised Land (Joshua 4:6).

This extraordinary event really happened, and God desired them to remember it forever.

He based important commands on true events, not myths.

But there were two greater events in history that God most often used as an impetus to praise, faith, and trust. These He expressly wanted us to remember.

Commemoration of the Exodus was primarily intended for Israel, His chosen people.

They had fallen into cruel slavery in Egypt, yet had been delivered and molded into a great nation.

Often they were told: "Remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm" (Deuteronomy 5:15).

Unfortunately, many scholars today -- even Israelis and evangelicals -- deny this event actually took place.

The seeming disharmony of biblical history with secular Egyptian chronology as established by archaeology causes most scholars to fully discount Scripture.

At a recent archaeological convention, Jewish lecturers taught that the nation of Israel has no recorded history.

Attendees rightly asked, "If the Exodus isn't history, then who are we? What right do we have to exist?"

God had told them to remember, but many have forgotten.

Here's the dilemma. If the Exodus and Israeli history are mythological, how can they be remembered?

Only true events can be remembered. If God has based His commands on myth -- which are not to be taken as literal truth -- then evidently, they are not to be obeyed either.

Even many evangelical seminary professors, to their shame and the detriment of the church, teach that the Exodus did not actually take place as Scripture records, that it was allegorical at best.

Mainline denominations have long denied Israel's identity. Must literalists join them?

The second primary "remembrance" of Scripture involves creation.

Inscribed in stone, the fourth commandment reads "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy… For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day" (Exodus 20:8, 11).

All of creation was commanded to set aside this day to remember.

Yet as a people and church we have forgotten, in direct disobedience to the Creator's command.

As with the Exodus, most Christian leaders today do not believe creation took place as Scripture records, and feel that they must twist or supplement or ignore the plain sense of revealed history.

Most leading evangelical seminaries today teach The Framework Hypothesis, which holds that Genesis only vaguely implies God's involvement and contains no true history.

Such teachers cannot rightly obey the fourth commandment for they consider the creation account to be merely figurative, and you can't "remember" an indefinite event.

The time has come for Christian leaders to "remember" that they serve a God of truth Who acted in true history, and not a mythological god of fantasy.

Dr. Morris is President of the Institute for Creation Research.

The Institute for Creation Research (ICR) wants people to know that God’s Word can be trusted in everything it speaks about—from how and why we were made, to how the universe was formed, to how we can know God and receive all He has planned for us.

After 50 years of ministry, ICR remains a leader in scientific research within the context of biblical creation. Founded by Dr. Henry Morris in 1970, ICR exists to conduct scientific research within the realms of origins and Earth history, and then to educate the public both formally and informally through professional training programs, through conferences and seminars around the country, and through books, magazines, and media presentations.

https://www.icr.org/article/biblical-myths/

SPLIT LAYERS - THE SPLITTING OF THE SEA - The splitting of the sea was more than a utilitarian measure to save the Israelites. Why did G-d choose this method? We have times when G‑d's presence is revealed and times when G‑d seems concealed from us. There are times when we are spiritually inspired and feel close to G‑d, and times when we are uninspired and feel distant from G‑d. A "splitting of the sea" in our lives would mean that the inspiration of prayer stays with us throughout the day — that we experience Divine awareness and revelation even in a time and place where G‑dliness is typically concealed. "We should be grateful to G‑d for the doubled and redoubled goodness that He has bestowed upon us! For He has ... split the sea for us, and took us through it on dry land." G‑d could have saved us in another way. Why did G‑d choose this method? The answer is that the splitting of the sea was the manifestation of a profound revelation of G‑d at that time. This revelation of the concealed was mirrored by the splitting of the waters, where what is normally concealed (the seabed) was revealed. Divine revelation of this kind would cause a person to be so overwhelmed that he would cease to exist with an independent consciousness at all. How was this possible? At the sea, G‑d revealed more than what is revealed in prophecy — He revealed His essence, which transcends all rules.

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Split Layers - The splitting of the sea

The splitting of the sea was more than a utilitarian measure to save the Israelites. Why did G-d choose this method?

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We have times when G‑d's presence is revealed and times when G‑d seems concealed from us. There are times when we are spiritually inspired and feel close to G‑d, and times when we are uninspired and feel distant from G‑d. A "splitting of the sea" in our lives would mean that the inspiration of prayer stays with us throughout the day — that we experience Divine awareness and revelation even in a time and place where G‑dliness is typically concealed

By Yanki Tauber

"We should be grateful to G‑d for the doubled and redoubled goodness that He has bestowed upon us! For He has ... split the sea for us, and took us through it on dry land." (Passover Haggadah)

Is there any significance to the splitting of the sea independent of G‑d taking us through it?

Is it not essentially one act of kindness?

Why are they listed as two separate acts of kindness?

G‑d could have saved us in another way.

Chasidus [and Kabbalah] explains that the splitting of the sea was more than a utilitarian measure to save the Israelites.

Indeed, G‑d could have saved us in another way. Why did G‑d choose this method?

The answer is that the splitting of the sea was the manifestation of a profound revelation of G‑d at that time.

As our Sages taught, even the most spiritually illiterate amongst us experienced prophetic visions at the sea of the sort that our later prophets never experienced.

This revelation of the concealed was mirrored by the splitting of the waters, where what is normally concealed (the seabed) was revealed.

Generally, Divine revelation of this kind would cause a person to be so overwhelmed that he would cease to exist with an independent consciousness at all. How was this possible?

More Than Prophecy

At the sea, G‑d revealed more than what is revealed in prophecy — He revealed His essence, which transcends all rules.

The Israelites were therefore able to remain conscious — to walk through the sea during this immense revelation.

Hence the two acts of kindness:

1) He split the sea for us — i.e., revealed to us the Divine reality that is normally concealed;

2) He led us through the sea on dry land — i.e., He revealed His essence, which transcends the conflicting properties of "sea" and "dry land," thereby enabling us to remain conscious during this revelation.

On dry land:

In contrast to the above interpretation, another perspective is that we are thanking G‑d for:

1.    Splitting the sea and providing us an escape from Egypt, and

2.    for drying the seabed for us so we would not have to walk in mud.

But sparing us a muddy walk seems a relatively insignificant miracle in comparison to the other miracles enumerated here.

Why then is it included?

... this inspiration slowly escapes once we close the prayer book and enter the "real" world...

As mentioned, the splitting of the sea represented a revelation of the G‑dly reality that is usually hidden.

In a personal sense, we also have times when G‑d's presence is revealed and times when G‑d seems concealed from us.

There are times when we are spiritually inspired and feel close to G‑d, and times when we are uninspired and feel distant from G‑d.

Generally, we experience Divine "revelation"--awareness and inspiration — during the times of prayer, especially through meditative prayer.

But this inspiration slowly escapes once we close the prayer book and enter the "real" world, where G‑d is concealed.

A Personal Revelation

A "splitting of the sea" in our lives would mean that the inspiration of prayer stays with us throughout the day — that we experience Divine awareness and revelation even in a time and place where G‑dliness is typically concealed.

But this can occur in two ways:

In the first, the perspective gained during prayer is enough to affect our behavior during the day but does not transform our feelings and inclinations.

This can be compared to a splitting of the sea in which the waters of concealment have not been completely removed from the seabed — it remains wet and muddy.

This means that the hidden has been revealed, but not entirely — a residue of the waters of concealment remains.

Yet, as we say in the Haggadah, even if G‑d only granted us this "small" spiritual achievement — Dayenu!

He gave us the ability to experience an absolute "splitting of the sea"...

But G‑d accorded us an even greater kindness: He gave us the ability to experience an absolute "splitting of the sea," a revelation of the concealed, where no "water" remains at all and we can walk on "dry land."

Our meditative prayers can "part the sea," enabling us to see through the "concealing waters" of the world even outside the times of prayer.

We are then able to see the world as the handiwork of its Creator and to perceive the purpose He intended for it in its creation.

From The Kehot Passover Haggadah: Translator--Rabbi J. Immanuel Schochet; Commentaries—Yanki Tauber; Editor—Rabbi Yosef Marcus. By Yanki Tauber

Based on the talks and writings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson; rendered by Yanki Tauber.

Yanki Tauber served as editor of Chabad.org

https://www.chabad.org/kabbalah/article_cdo/aid/4358627/jewish/Split-Layers.htm

SAVE YOUR FORK - The Best is Yet to Come – Many a time, we pray and expect God to do exactly we ask Him to do. Sometimes, we pray and don’t expect God to do anything. Mary prays and acts as if her prayer is fulfilled, but she does not know how it would be fulfilled and she just prepares for whatever means Jesus would use to fulfill her prayer. Your sincere prayer can change God’s mind and God’s plan. God can still fit your prayer into his plan. This is how Jesus fit his schedule with Mary’s prayer. He sent a message along with his answer to Mary’s prayer. He asked the servants to filled the six stone jars that the Jews use for purification rites. They filled it to the brim and then Jesus asked them to draw some out and take it to the steward. The steward didn’t know where the wine came from, but was shocked to find out it was a top-quality wine. The best is not just yet to come but to come abundantly.

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 Save Your Fork

The Best is Yet to Come!

Samuel Stone

This miracle is our opportunity to learn how to pray from someone who gave birth to and raised the Son of God.

Check it out and make miracles happen with your prayers.

There was a woman who was diagnosed with a terminal illness and the doctor gave her three months to live.

She had a gift of evangelism and she always loved to share her faith, but now realizing that her life was cut short, she decided to use her funeral as her final opportunity to give a testimony.

She gave her pastor her funeral plan, including her favorite hymns to be sung and scriptures to be read. She also wanted to be buried with her favorite Bible next to her.

Then she took out a silver fork and asked the pastor to make sure that she had the fork in her hand when they laid her in the casket.

Surprised by her requested, the pastor asked why she would want to be buried with a fork in her hand.

The woman explained, “Each time I was at a dinner party, after the meal, the servers would come to clear the plates. I would give them everything, but every now and then, they would say, ‘Ma’am, keep your fork.’ I knew right away they were serving dessert.

“Keep your fork means to me the best is yet to come.

“So, I just want people to see me there in my casket with a shiny fork in my hand and I want them to wonder, ‘What’s with the fork?’ I want them to know my life doesn’t end here and now.

“The best is yet to come. This will be my final opportunity to share my faith because I know where I am going and it’s the best place after all at the presence of my Lord, Jesus Christ.

“So, pastor, I want you to be my voice. When they see the fork in my hand and ask the question like the one you just asked me. I want you to tell them that it means my life does not end here and now.

“The best is yet to come because of Jesus Christ, and that I want them to have the same faith and enjoy the same future as I do.”

Sure enough, as the pastor stood next to the casket and watched, one after another who came to view her for the final time asked the same question.

He answered them one by one, and he also included the story in his funeral sermon to let everyone know that the fork in her hand means the best is yet to come.

End of the story.

The scripture that we read this morning tells the story about Jesus’ first miracle recorded in John’s Gospel.

You might have noticed that his miracle is very different from other miracles in a sense that most miracles are about Jesus helping the poor, the sick, and the suffering.

This miracle, however, is about celebration, and based on the situation, it’s about a wedding of a seemingly wealthy family.

There’s no poor, sick, and suffering involved. So, it intents to deliver a unique message, and the message is, “The best is yet to come.”

The arrival of Jesus is God’s best plan for the world because Jesus is the very best yet to come. Our life in Jesus Christ from now on will be like drinking the best wine at the end.

According to the Bible, wine is a symbol of joy. It’s a gift from God for our pleasure, to be enjoyed responsibly of course.

You know that I don’t drink. I had enough of my drunken days during my youthful years.

Today, I have other ways to enjoy life. However, the Bible does say that wine is a gift from God for our pleasure.

Look at Psalm 104:14–15

“You cause the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for people to use, to bring forth food from the earth, and wine to gladden the human heart …” (Psalm 104:14–15a).

So, wine is a symbol of joy. That means when Mary came to Jesus and say, “They have no wine,” it means “they have no joy anymore.”

We have often heard the Chinese idiom, “There’s no never-ending feast.”

This story seems to remind us that there’s no never-ending wine, or there’s no never-ending joy in human life.

We all know that human joy is fleeting. No matter how much money you have, or how much power you have, you cannot create a lasting joy.

Sophie put an orchid plant in front of my office. I water it faithfully and enjoy the amazing beauty of the orchid blossoms.

I can tell you that when I observe the beauty of an orchid blossom, I can see God’s glory. But sooner or later, the flowers fade away one after another. They have a life span.

The first century Jewish wedding lasts about a week. They have to prepare a lot of wine to please the guests for as long as the wedding last.

It’s an embarrassment of the groom if the wine runs out because it means the joy runs out. It also indicates that the groom is disorganized and a poor planner.

So, Mary came to tell Jesus, “They have no wine.”

Mary and Jesus were guests at this wedding, but Jesus sensed the tone of Mary’s statement. It’s more like a request than just information.

So, Jesus said, “It’s none of our business. They have no wine, so what?”

Jesus added that, “If I do something, they will find out my divinity and I will be killed before my schedule.”

It’s what Jesus mean by saying, “My hour has not yet come.”

It’s not yet for Jesus to reveal his divinity. Performing a miracle would expose him.

Don’t you find it interesting that this world cannot handle the real presence of God?

It seems too evil to receive goodness, or too dark to welcome the light.

As John says in the first chapter that Jesus is the light of the world. “The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.” (John 1:9).

However, the world was not ready to embrace the light. Jesus knew that the moment he revealed his light, his divinity, the power that be would put him down.

He needed some time to train some disciples and spread the good news of the gospel before he let the dark elements take him to the cross in his own time.

Interestingly, Mary’s response sounds disjointed. She turned around and told the servants to do according to what Jesus would tell them to do.

There’s a serious lesson for us to learn from Mary on prayer. Many a time, we pray and expect God to do exactly we ask Him to do.

Sometimes, we pray and don’t expect God to do anything.

However, Mary prays and acts as if her prayer is fulfilled, but she does not know how it would be fulfilled and she just prepares for whatever means Jesus would use to fulfill her prayer.

There are many examples of requesting or praying like this, but we are learning from the mother of God here.

She gave birth and raised Jesus Christ and she knows exactly how to ask Jesus and what to expect from him.

By this time, Jesus is about 30 years old, and she has been with Jesus for that long.

Can we do the same? Can we ask and believe our wish is fulfilled?

In fact, Wayne Dyer titled one of his bestsellers, “Wishes Fulfilled,” in which he wrote about praying and believing that wishes have been fulfilled. It’s a prayer of faith and Mary exemplified it here.

What’s extraordinary about this request is that she totally ignore Jesus’ excuse.

Jesus said my hour has not yet come. I have my own schedule. God has a plan and a timetable.

However, Mary ignored it and Jesus broke his own schedule as a result. Mary believes, since God made the plan, God can change the plan.

It’s as if Mary is saying, “My job is to submit the request and wait for the outcome. As far as how it is done, it’s Jesus’ problem, not mine.”

So, the question comes, “Can God alter his plan in order to fulfill your prayer?”

We learned in the catechism that God is unchangeable. Really? Maybe, it means God is unchangeable in a sense that God is love and God’s love is unchangeable.

Maybe, it means God’s grace is unchangeable. God’s plan is obviously changeable, or at least tweakable.

If you remember the Exodus story. The Israelites were in the wilderness and, at one point, they made a bronze cow to worship.

God was mad and decided to kill them all with poisonous snakes. Moses stood up and asked God, “Really? You are going to kill these people that you brought out of Egypt?

Really, God? You will be a laughing stock for the Egyptians.

Can you imagine the Egyptians laughing at you saying, “See the so called the Lord took our slaves out of Egypt and killed them all in the desert? What kind of God is that?”

If you read the story, you know Moses was able to persuade God to change his mind and let the Israelites lived.

Your sincere prayer can change God’s mind and God’s plan. God has a plan but it doesn’t mean God is stubborn. God can still fit your prayer into his plan.

This is how Jesus fit his schedule with Mary’s prayer. He sent a message along with his answer to Mary’s prayer.

He asked the servants to filled the six stone jars that the Jews use for purification rites. They filled it to the brim and then Jesus asked them to draw some out and take it to the steward.

The steward didn’t know where the wine came from, but was shocked to find out it was a top quality wine.

Totally astonished by the quality of the wine, the steward called the groom and said, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.” (John 2:10).

He is saying, “You are unusual, you didn’t tell me that the best is yet to come.”

You know the story got even better. The Bible says each jar holds 20 to 30 gallons. Can you imagine Jesus actually made nearly 180 gallons of wine?

The best is not just yet to come but to come abundantly.

I think the bride and the groom can open a wine store after the wedding and make a good living out of it, since everyone knew by then already that the wine was topnotch.

Jesus said, “I came so that they (you) may have life and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10)

Jesus planned it carefully and performed this miracle without revealing his divinity to the public. Nobody noticed it except the disciples.

They saw for the first time and first hand account of their master being the Messiah and the believed him.

Today, I am serving as your steward, and I am telling you, “Ma’ams and sirs, save your fork. The best is yet to come and it’s coming abundantly!”

Amen!

Samuel Stone

Pastor  •  Trinity Presbyterian Church  •  North Jersey  •  Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

https://sermons.faithlife.com/sermons/348534-the-best-is-yet-to-come!