Exodus 10:3-6 And Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh, and said to him, Thus said the LORD God of the Hebrews… "How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before Me?" I. I SHALL SHOW OUR NEED OF HUMILIATION BEFORE GOD. 1. Let us inquire how we have acted toward God. As our Creator, our Governor, our Benefactor. 2. Let us inquire how we have acted toward our Lord Jesus Christ. Was made flesh. Died for us. 3. Let us inquire how we have acted toward the Holy Spirit. Rebelled, vexed, grieved, quenched. II. I SHALL SHOW WHEREIN TRUE HUMILIATION CONSISTS. 1. In confession of our sin before God. Fully and unreservedly. With deep and ingenuous sorrow. 2. In believing application to God through Christ for pardon of our sin. 3. In renouncing our sins and commencing a course of obedience to God. III. I SHALL SHOW THE EVILS OF DELAYING TRUE HUMILIATION BEFORE GOD. 1. The guilt (Romans 2:4, 5). 2. The folly. Stronger than He? 3. The danger. Pharaoh. Manasseh. (1) Repentance is never too late. (2) Repentance is never too soon. (G. Brooks.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. |