November 21, 2025 The Song of Moses" and "The Song of the Lamb."
Dear Heavenly Father, We come before You now and ask for Your help that we might hear Your Word and be ready to receive it. Give me Your grace to speak it truly, and humbly. That You may accomplish all of Your purposes. I ask in Yeshua the Messiah's precious name. Amen. .
I want to start off in the book of Revelation 15:1-8 “"And I saw another
sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last
plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. 2 And I saw as it were a sea
of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast,
and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on
the sea of glass, having the harps of God. 3 And they sing the song of Moses the
servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy
works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 4 Who
shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for
all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made
manifest. 5 And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle
of the testimony in heaven was opened: 6 And the seven angels came out of the
temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having
their breasts girded with golden girdles. 7 And one of the four beasts gave unto
the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for
ever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and
from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven
plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled." As you see, it shows us the
souls of those who have been victorious over the beast, his image and over the
number of his name. They are the redeemed, and the saved. They are those who
have been washed and cleansed in the blood of the Lamb. I would like you all to
take notice of what they are doing. Are they just sitting quietly listening to a
sermon? Oh no, not them, they are playing harps and singing songs to the praise
to Yahweh. I’d like to make it very clear to you, my beloved, that their
response should also be our response. We too have been washed in the blood of
the Lamb. Therefore we also have been given victory. So we should be praising
Yahweh with all we have in us. As we look at the praise given to Yahweh by those
standing beside the sea of glass mixed with fire we learn 2 things. First, we
are told why Yahweh should be praised, and second, we are told how Yahweh should
be praised. Subsequently there are two different songs. 1st off our
scripture reading gives two names to the song that was sung by those standing by
the sea of glass. It is called "The Song of Moses." but it is also called "The
Song of the Lamb" When I first saw this I became curious and wondered how Moses
tied in. Because as I went through the Old Testament nowhere could I find the
words of the song we have in front of us now. As I was studying and preoccupied
on this I came across the song of Moses and Miriam as they stood with Israel on
the other side of the Red Sea. This is the only song of Moses that we find in
scripture. It came to me that even though the words are different the song is
still the same. In fact, Revelation 15 is telling us that they are the same
song. 2nd Here I would like you to take a second to think about that with me.
I’m talking about the similarity between the two songs. The Yahweh Who saved the
people of Israel from the Egyptians is the same Yahweh Who saves His people from
the beast and his image and the number of his name. In both instances it is the
same enemy who is defeated; therefore, the anger of Pharaoh and the fury of the
beast both show the hatred of Satan towards Yahweh and Yahweh's people. Also, in
both instances it is the redeemed of the Lord who are singing the song. In that
way we see that Yahweh gives a great victory to all who seek. As a matter of
fact there is a well-known saying that says, "He has more within His little
finger than you have in your whole body." Well, if that could be true of a human
being, then imagine the amount of power, mercy, judgment, and honor Yahweh has
in His own little finger; metaphorically speaking of course. Yet, we don’t have
to guess for scripture gives us a glimpse into the immensity of all that Yahweh
is and does. And although Yahweh is Spirit, He has broken into our mortal
existence in ways we can see and hear so that He can tell us something
important. I mean if He is going to go through that trouble, we should take a
moment to reflect on what the Finger of Yahweh is saying to us. The Psalmists
knew how to help us humble ourselves as we reflect on the intimate involvement
of the Almighty Yahweh in each of our lives. When I look at Your heavens, the
work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars that You have established; what are
human beings that You are mindful of them, mortals that You care for them? We
see this very question in Psalm 8:3&4 “When I consider thy heavens, the work
of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 4 What is man,
that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?"
Our Creator, who could wipe out
the earth with a poke of His little finger, has instead drafted a plan to bring
heaven to earth and welcome us into His holy and glorious presence forever. Part
of that plan involves keeping the Jewish People as a distinct nation. We know
this from Psalm 137:5 “If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right
hand forget her cunning.”
Therefore we can bet that Yahweh’s plan
for Israel is just as secure as the sun and moon are securely fixed in the sky,
because He is the one who put them there. Thus says the Lord, who gives the sun
for light by day and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by
night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar, the Lord of hosts, Yahweh
Sabaoth is His name. If this fixed order were ever to cease from My presence,
says the Lord, then also the offspring of Israel would cease to be a nation
before Me forever, we see this fact stated in Jeremiah 31:35&36 “Thus
saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of
the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the
waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name: 36 If those ordinances depart
from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from
being a nation before me for ever." From
the very beginning of Israel’s history, Yahweh has stepped in to protect His
chosen people. When Pharaoh, for instance, tried to prevent Israel
from leaving Egypt and becoming a sovereign nation of their own, Yahweh’s mighty
finger came to the rescue. Yahweh used His finger against Pharaoh and his idols.
To help convince Pharaoh to let the Israelites leave, He turned the Nile River
to blood and infested the land of Egypt with frogs. To give you an idea of what
it must have been like I’d want to tell you of a place I found. I went for a
walk in the woods one day and came upon a river. The river’s name was the Bloody
Run. Once every two years the Bloody Run is really something to see. For it is
the largest site of migrating salmon in Washington. During spawning season more
than a million salmon make their way up the Bloody Run. The water is so thick
with salmon that you can hardly see the water. Evidently I arrived a few days
late for by the time I got there only a few salmon could be seen still making
their way upstream and the water was a blood red. But do you know what I did
see? I saw all sorts of birds I suppose they were eagles and maybe falcons or
hawks. I also saw tracks from bears and mountain cats. I saw all kinds of
creatures that enjoyed the meal the river had provided, even wolves and coyotes.
All of them were feasting on the thousands of bloated salmon carcasses floating
in the water and laying on the shoreline. Surprisingly enough there were
numerous salmon skeletons already picked clean by the scavengers. And just like
the salmon there were thousands of the Egyptian army men. floating to shore,
their bodies swollen and bloated. Thousands more were under the water weighed
down by their heavy armor, while the horses and chariots were hopelessly stuck
in the mud and buried beneath the surface of the water. That's what "The song of
Moses" wants us to picture in our mind. The salvation of the Lord Almighty. If
you remember, the Egyptian Pharaoh, after the ten plagues, gave his permission
for the Israelites to leave, however after prompting by his wife decided to
bring back the people. According to "The Song of Moses," Pharaoh and his hosts
were boasting about victory. We see this in Exodus 15:9 “The enemy said, I
will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be
satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.” That
was Egypt's boast and her intent. Yet, the mighty Egyptian army ended up being
like so many dead salmon, just floating in the water. A couple of chapters
earlier we can read about a war in heaven. Listen to the results of this battle
as we read Revelation 12:7-9 “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his
angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels. (8) And
prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. (9) And the
great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which
deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were
cast out with him.” Like the Egyptians, the great dragon and his angels were
like so many dead and bloated salmon. Now I have a few questions for you to
ponder. Do you think it was because the Israelite men fought so valiantly
against the spears, swords and chariots of Egypt? Well we can see that not a
word is said in Exodus about Israel's valor and vigor in battle. Then what
happened? Do you suppose it could have been that Michael and his angels were
better fighters? Then again not a word is said in Revelation about that either.
Could it have been because Moses was a brilliant and cunning general who somehow
surprised and defeated the Egyptians? Not a whisper is heard about Moses. Was
Michael also a great general? Not a word is heard about that either. If we
really want to know the reason for the victory we can find it in the first words
of "The Song of Moses" Let’s take a look. Exodus 15:1 “Then sang Moses and
the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing
unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he
thrown into the sea.” The same with the first words of "The Song of the
Lamb" they tell us the story. Revelation 15:3 “And they sing the song of
Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous
[are] thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true [are] thy ways, thou King of
saints.” I want you to notice, there is no mention here of Israel or Moses.
The defeat of the Egyptians was totally a work of the Lord. It is the Lord who
hurled the horses and riders into the sea. As it is written in Exodus 14:30
"Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and
Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore." Nor is there any mention
of Michael. The defeat of the beast and his image and the number of his name is
totally a work of the Lord. While Yahweh’s finger may have been a figure of
speech for some people, He would soon give His people a gift designed with His
own finger, a lasting reminder of His very personal involvement in their lives.
When Yahweh delivered the nation of Israel out of Egypt, through the Red Sea and
set them at the foot of Mount Sinai, He gave them the 10 commandments to live
by; rules that the rest of the world were eventually supposed to live by too.
Israel witnessed the great victory of the Lord at the Red Sea. She "saw the
Egyptians lying dead on the shore" Exodus14:30.
And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: “and
the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.”
Exodus 14:31. So when you think about it those people really did get a
chance to see a big deal. In Egypt they saw each other being ill-treated and
physically abused by the Egyptian slave drivers. They saw, through tear-filled
eyes, their little boys struggling and drowning in the River Nile. They saw
their workload increased when they were forced to gather the straw for the daily
quota of bricks they had to make. They saw torment, pain, distress, bitterness,;
also oppression, slavery, brutality; they saw whips, and various torture devices
and eventually death. But at the seashore what did they see? They saw thousands
upon thousands of dead Egyptians. "Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the
shore" Exodus14:30. How awesome it must have been for them to have seen the
mighty hand of Yahweh at work. They got to witness the Savior of His people do a
mighty work. What did those standing by the sea of glass mixed with fire see?
They saw the great dragon being hurled down. They saw the beast and his image
and the number of his name going down in defeat. They too saw the mighty hand of
Yahweh at work. They also saw that the Savior of His people had done a mighty
work. There are many times when we, like Israel, can see the mighty hand of
Yahweh at work. We all have heard or know of people whom doctors pronounce
incurable; yet, when His people pray Yahweh can and sometimes does bring about a
miraculous healing. We all have heard of the most hardened of sinners coming to
repentance and faith. And, now I would like you to think of Yeshua along with
the mighty hand of Yahweh at work at the cross and grave of the Messiah. In all
these situations, and many more. I am pretty sure all of you can think of a time
or situation when Yahweh’s finger was at work. It is on occasions like those
that our own eyes see that Yahweh reigns over all: over death and sickness, over
sin and evil as well as Satan. Surely you must admit that Yahweh reigns over His
enemies along with ours. Now, how did the people of Israel respond to Yahweh's
great act of salvation? Were they bothered by the sight and thought of all those
dead Egyptians bobbing about and floating to shore with each wave? Did they sit
on the seashore and disapprove of the violence and death of our sin-filled
world? And, how do those who stand by the sea of glass mixed with fire respond
to the Lord's act of salvation? I believe our response to joy should be to
singing instantaneously. I mean Israel's response was instantaneous. When the
people saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore. Then Moses and the Israelites
sang this song to the Lord Exodus 15:1-3&20. “Then sang Moses and the
children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto
the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he
thrown into the sea.2) The LORD [is] my strength and song, and he is
become my salvation: he [is] my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my
father's God, and I will exalt him. 3) The LORD [is] a man of war: the
LORD [is] his name. 20) And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron,
took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels
and with dances.” We see here that Israel sang, she celebrated, and danced.
Of course Israel did this. That's the only response one can have to salvation.
That's why there is so much singing in the church. And, that's why all the
scenes of heaven that we see in Revelation are filled with hymns and choirs. On
this day we should be able to sing and celebrate with Israel and with those by
the sea of glass. We should be able to say, Exodus 15:1&2 “I will sing unto
the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he
thrown into the sea. (2) The LORD [is] my strength and song, and he is become my
salvation: he [is] my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's
God, and I will exalt him.” Also Revelation 14:3&4 “Great and marvelous
[are] thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true [are] thy ways, thou King of
saints. (4) Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for
[thou] only [art] holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for
thy judgments are made manifest." In closing I would like to say that the
two songs: "The Song of Moses" and "The Song of the Lamb." Even though scripture
says they are the same song. They are only the same song because the Yahweh, Who
saves the people from the Egyptians and the Yahweh, Who saves the people from
the beast are one in the same. They are the same song because it is the same
enemy who must be defeated. The anger of Pharaoh and the fury of the beast show
the hatred of Satan towards Yahweh's people. They are the same song because, in
both instances, it is the redeemed of the Lord that are doing the singing. And
we should know that the finger of Yeshua demonstrates Yahweh’s mercy. I mean how
much more favor should Yeshua have gained for His wisdom in Israel? If more
would have appreciated it. In the Book of John, we read of the pharisees,
scribes, and elders who brought a woman caught in the act of adultery to Yeshua.
They hoped to trap Yeshua into saying something that they could use against Him,
since the Torah required that she be stoned to death. Yet Yeshua, being the Word
of Yahweh Himself, knew the Torah better than these pharisees. He knew that the
law required two righteous witnesses to condemn anyone, as we see in
Deuteronomy 19:15 “One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity,
or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at
the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.”
We see that Yeshua bent down and
with His finger wrote on the ground. We are not told what He wrote, yet those
who looked on may have seen words that convicted them. So, when Yeshua stood up
and said, “Let anyone among you who is without sin throw the first a stone,”
each one dropped their stone and walked off. Then Yeshua asked.“Woman, where are
they? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, sir.” Yeshua said, “Neither
do I condemn you. Go your way, and sin no more.” We see this in John 8:10&11
“She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go,
and sin no more. 12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of
the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the
light of life.” Know in your heart and
mind that Yeshua is the Light of the world. Please join me in prayer. Dear
Heavenly Father, May our praise bring You glory and remind us of Your promises.
We ask this in Yeshua's awesome name, Amen.
May the LORD bless thee, and keep thee;
May the LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee;
May the LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
May you all have a blessed and wonderful day, Amen.