TEXT: Exodus 6:1- 8:32, KJV

SUBJECT: “Headed in the Wrong Direction”

Key Verse: Exodus 8:15, KJV “But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.”

Introduction:                                                                           

Question: How can we explain someone having it all and throwing it away with one bad decision? The answer is that it wasn’t one bad decision rather a host of wrong turns on a highway “headed in the wrong direction!”                                                                                                                                                                

REFERENCE TEXT THOUGHT
Ps119:10, Ps 119:2, Ps 119:145, Jer 24:7, Jer 29:13, Prov 8:17 MK 7:6, Isa 29:13 Rev 3:15 “With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.” DAILY READING & PRAYER         
WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY & WORHIP ATTENDANCE                                                                   MONTHLY FASTING 		LOOKING LEARNING
1 Sm 16:7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” LOVING
Prov 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. LEANING
Matt 6:21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. LOVING
Jer 17:10 I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve. LOADING
Prov 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.                {No Hebrew word for brain/healthy heart flows right direction} LOCKING
Rm 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; … Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. LOST MY HEART

Chapter Six (1-3)

1 Then the Lord said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.                                                                                      

2 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord:                                                                                                 

3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name Jehovah was I not known to them.

HEBRW DEFINITIONS:  El Shaddai

Phonetic Spelling:    (shad-dah’-ee)    NOUN    Transliteration: El shadday      MEANINGS: God Almighty/Powerful

HEBRW DEFINITIONS:  YHVH    became the artificial Latinized name Jehovah (JeHoWaH)

Phonetic Spelling:  (Yah-Weh)             NOUN    Transliteration: YHWH                MEANINGS: Lord

*GOD IS THE ALL POWERFUL LORD WHO WANTS TO BE LORD OVER OUR LIVES WHO WILL NEVER LEAD US THE WRONG DIRECTION

SIX INDICATORS THAT YOU’RE HEADED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION

Chapter Seven (1-25)

1 And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.

3 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

FOUR SIGNS OF A REPROBATED MIND

  • The Scriptures of God no longer convicts you.
  • Your own conscience no longer convicts you when you do wrong. …
  • Starts losing the ability to discern from right and wrong.
  • Starts calling “GOOD” evil and “EVIL” good.

4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

6 And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they.

7 And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

8 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.

10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.

12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.

Point 1:      When Prayer is no longer your Priority

13 And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart,that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.

14 And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.

16 And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.

17 Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

18 And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.

19 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.

20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

21 And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

Point 2:      When you’re hurting yourself 

22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the Lord had said.

Point 3:      When the signs of God no longer shock you back into reality

23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.

24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

25 And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river.

Chapter Eight (1-32)

1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

2 And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

3 And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:

4 And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.

5 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

6 And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

7 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the Lord, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the Lord.

Point 4:   When you won’t do what you know what you should do

9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?

10 And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the Lord our God.

11 And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.

12 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the Lord because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.

13 And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.

14 And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.

15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.

16 And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

17 And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

18 And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.

Point 5:      When you’re getting what you want but losing what you had

19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.

20 And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

22 And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.

23 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: tomorrow shall this sign be.

24 And the Lord did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.

25 And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.

26 And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?

27 We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he shall command us.

28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.

Point 6:     When you want to keep What God said, Let Go!   

29 And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.

30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord.

31 And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.

32 And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.

ILLUSTRATION:                                        

 “THE REPROBATE MIND”

IF you hate to align with what is divine. This could be a sign of a reprobate mind.                                                    

IF when the truth shines you rather stay blind. This could be a sign of a reprobate mind.
IF you think benign the sin of mankind. This could be a sign of a reprobate mind.
IF you’re not incline to give God the time. This could be a sign of a reprobate mind.
IF you act unkind when Scripture’s defined. This could be a sign of a reprobate mind.                                               

Beware lest you find that you’ve crossed the line and God gave you up to a reprobate mind.

FOR FURTHER STUDY:

Egyptian Idols Realm of Authority Iconography
Hapi Egyptian god of the Nile Water
Heket Egyptian goddess of Fertility, Water, Renewal Head of a frog
Geb Egyptian god of the Earth Dust
Khepri Egyptian god of creation, movement of the Sun, rebirth Head of a fly
Hathor Egyptian goddess of Love and Protection Cows Head
Isis Egyptian goddess of Medicine and Peace Cleanliness
Nut Egyptian goddess of the Sky None
Seth Egyptian god of Storms and Disorder None
Ra The Sun god None
Pharoah The Ultimate Power of Egypt None

CONCLUSION:

Just like God did not harden the heart of Pharoah but allowed Pharoah to harden his own heart, He will do the same with us by allowing us to be given over to a reprobate mind.  A reprobate mind describes a person who doesn’t have conviction or remorse for their sin anymore.  Just as it took God multiple plagues before turning Pharoah over to his own thoughts, God likewise gives us chance after chance to return to Him.  Its Gods plan that we will stay on the right road by Loading our hearts with knowledge of Him, by Looking for Him and Leaning on Him and Learning about Him and ultimately Locking His Holy thoughts and Words into our hearts. It is the Holy Spirit who leads in doing the work of moving God messages into our hearts and much like a GPS system on a phone or in a car will respond whenever a driver makes a wrong turn along the highway, the Holy Spirit guides you and me.  The only way to avoid the often annoying sound of the GPS is to either turn around like it says or to just turn it off.  A lot of people today have turned off Gods voice due to their own doing and to their shame they fail to see that they are heading in the wrong direction.  Tonight, we’ve studied six indicators that you or someone you know may be headed in the wrong direction.  The Good News is that he or she is still able to turn around by choosing Jesus immediately.  The bad news is that if he or she continues down that wrong path it won’t be long before they too may find themselves like Mr. Pharaoh, Mr. Bynum and Mr. Davis who all had it all, but threw it all away!           

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