All these officials of yours will come down to me and bow before me, saying: Leave, you and all the people who follow you. After that, I will leave.’” And he left Pharaoh’s presence in fierce anger.

Here is how you must eat it: you must be dressed for travel, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. You are to eat it in a hurry; it is the Lord’s Passover.

When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road to the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearby; for God said, “The people will change their minds and return to Egypt if they face war.”

Not fearing

“Who made you a leader and judge over us?” the man replied. “Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?”

Then Moses became afraid and thought: What I did is certainly known.

Now in Midian the Lord told Moses, “Return to Egypt, for all the men who wanted to kill you are dead.”

As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians coming after them. Then the Israelites were terrified and cried out to the Lord for help.

Endured

And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.

Remember the earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings.

For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you won’t grow weary and lose heart.

You will be hated by everyone because of My name. But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.

But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.

But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When pressure or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately stumble.

And you will be hated by everyone because of My name. But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.

It bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things.

See, we count as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

Seeing

Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen.

keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne.

I keep the Lord in mind always.
Because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.

For David says of Him:

I saw the Lord ever before me;
because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.

So we do not focus on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

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

the only One who has immortality,
dwelling in unapproachable light;
no one has seen or can see Him,
to Him be honor and eternal might.
Amen.

You love Him, though you have not seen Him. And though not seeing Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with inexpressible and glorious joy,

General references

Look, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.