All these officials of yours will come down to me, prostrate themselves to me, and say, "Get out, you and all the people following you!' After that I'll go out." Then Moses angrily left Pharaoh.

""This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. You are to eat it hurriedly it's the LORD's Passover.

When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearer, because God had said, "If the people face war, they may change their minds and return to Egypt."

Not fearing

The man replied, "Who appointed you to be an official judge over us? Are you planning to kill me like you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses became terrified and told himself, "Certainly this event has become known!"

The LORD told Moses in Midian, "Go back to Egypt, because all the men who wanted to kill you are dead."

As Pharaoh approached, the Israelis looked up, and there were the Egyptians bearing down on them! Extremely frightened, the Israelis cried out to the LORD.

Endured

And so he obtained what he had been promised, because he patiently waited for it.

But you must continue to remember those earlier days, how after you were enlightened you endured a hard and painful struggle.

Think about the one who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you may not become tired and give up.

You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the person who endures to the end will be saved.

But the person who endures to the end will be saved.

but since they don't have any roots, they last for only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes along because of the word, they immediately fall away.

You will be hated continuously by everyone because of my name. But the person who endures to the end will be saved."

She bears up under everything; believes the best in all; there is no limit to her hope, and never will she fall.

We consider those who endured to be blessed. You have heard about Job's endurance and have seen the purpose of the Lord that the Lord is compassionate and merciful.

Seeing

Now faith is the assurance that what we hope for will come about and the certainty that what we cannot see exists.

fixing our attention on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of the faith, who, in view of the joy set before him, endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

I have set the LORD before me continuously; because he stands at my right hand, I will stand firm.

since David says about him, "I always keep my eyes on the Lord, for he is at my right hand so that I cannot be shaken.

because we do not look for things that can be seen but for things that cannot be seen. For things that can be seen are temporary, but things that cannot be seen are eternal.

Now to the King Eternal the immortal, invisible, and only God be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

He alone has endless life and lives in inaccessible light. No one has ever seen him, nor can anyone see him. Honor and eternal power belong to him! Amen.

Though you have not seen him, you love him. And even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,

General references

So pay attention! I'm going to make you just as obstinate and unyielding as they are.