“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD”

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” EXODUS 15:1 [By Ron Halbrook]

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” • Introduction: 1. Ex. 15:1 The Song of Moses 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.

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” • Introduction: • Purpose of singing unto the Lord: • Celebrate God’s greatness! • Focus our faith on God! • In thanksgiving • In praise • In trust • Call all men to worship God!

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” 3. The Importance of Singing in Worship: • Ex. 15:1-18 Victory at the Red Sea • Ps. 96 Call all men to worship God • Ps. 146 God’s special care for His people • Isa. 6:1-4 Praise God’s majestic holiness • Eph. 5:18-20 Hearts overflowing with songs • 1 Tim. 3:16 An early hymn to our great Savior • Rev. 4:6-11; 5:8-14; 15:1-4 Heaven rings with songs of praise!

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” I. Ex. 15:1-18 Victory at the Red Sea A. Song Focuses on Power of God to Defeat His Enemies & Fulfill His Promises • Yahweh, Jehovah, The Lord (self-existent, eternal) 10 times • God 2 times

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” I. Ex. 15:1-18 Victory at the Red Sea B. Three Stanzas of Praise • Vv. 1-6 The Lord delivered His people

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. 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. • Vv. 1-6 The Lord delivered His people

3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name. 4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. 5 The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone. 6 Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. • Vv. 1-6 The Lord delivered His people

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” I. Ex. 15:1-18 Victory at the Red Sea B. Three Stanzas of Praise • Vv. 7-11 No other God compares to the Lord in power & holiness

7 And in the greatness of thineexcellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble. 8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. • Vv. 7-11 No other God compares to the Lord in power & holiness

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. 10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters. 11 Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? • Vv. 7-11 No other God compares to the Lord in power & holiness

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” I. Ex. 15:1-18 Victory at the Red Sea B. Three Stanzas of Praise • Vv. 12-18 God will plant His people in the promised land

12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. 13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation. • Vv. 12-18 God will plant His people in the promised land

14 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina. 15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away. 16 Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased. • Vv. 12-18 God will plant His people in the promised land

17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established. 18 The LORD shall reign for ever and ever. • Vv. 12-18 God will plant His people in the promised land

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” II. Ps. 96 Call All Men to Worship God A. Declare God’s Glory to All Men & Call Them to Worship the One True God • Vv. 1-6 Call all men to sing praises to God

1 O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth. 2 Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. 3 Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. 4 For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods. 5 For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens. 6 Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. • Vv. 1-6 Call all men to sing praises to God

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” II. Ps. 96 Call All Men to Worship God A. Declare God’s Glory to All Men & Call Them to Worship the One True God • Vv. 7-13 Call all men to give to God the glory due Him

7 Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength. 8 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts. 9 O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth. 10 Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously. • Vv. 7-13 Call all men to give to God the glory due Him

11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. 12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice 13 Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth. • Vv. 7-13 Call all men to give to God the glory due Him

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” III. Ps. 146 God’s Special Care for His People A. God’s People Praise Him in Faith that He Cares for Us • Ps. 146:1-4 Praise & trust God, not man

1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. 2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. 3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. • Ps. 146:1-4 Praise & trust God, not man

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” III. Ps. 146 God’s Special Care for His People A. God’s People Praise Him in Faith that He Cares for Us • Ps. 146:5-10 The God who rules the earth cares for His people

5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: 6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: 7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners: • Ps. 146:5-10 The God who rules the earth cares for His people

8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous: 9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. 10 The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD. • Ps. 146:5-10 The God who rules the earth cares for His people

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” IV. Isa. 6:1-4 Praise God’s Majestic Holiness A. Isaiah’s Vision: God on His Throne in Majestic Holiness

1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. • Isa. 6:1-4 Praise God’s majestic holiness

3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. • Isa. 6:1-4 Praise God’s majestic holiness

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” V. Eph. 5:18-20 Hearts Overflowing with Songs A. Be Not Filled with Wine But with Praise to God

18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Eph. 5:18-20 Hearts Overflowing with Songs

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” VI. 1 Tim. 3:16 An Early Hymn to Our Great Savior 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” VII. Rev. 4:6-11; 5:8-14; 15:1-4 Heaven Rings with Songs of Praise! A. Praises Before the Throne of God • Rev. 4:6-11 Praise God’s majestic holiness

6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. 7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. • Rev. 4:6-11 Praise God’s majestic holiness

8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. 9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, • Rev. 4:6-11 Praise God’s majestic holiness

10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. • Rev. 4:6-11 Praise God’s majestic holiness

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” VII. Rev. 4:6-11; 5:8-14; 15:1-4 Heaven Rings with Songs of Praise! A. Praises Before the Throne of God • Rev. 5:8-14 Praise to the Lamb of God

8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; • Rev. 5:8-14 Praise to the Lamb of God

10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. • Rev. 5:8-14 Praise to the Lamb of God

13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. • Rev. 5:8-14 Praise to the Lamb of God

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” VII. Rev. 4:6-11; 5:8-14; 15:1-4 Heaven Rings with Songs of Praise! A. Praises Before the Throne of God • Rev. 15:1-4 Victorious saints sing the song of Moses & of the Lamb!

1 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. • Rev. 15:1-4 Victorious saints sing the song of Moses & of the Lamb!

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. • Rev. 15:1-4 Victorious saints sing the song of Moses & of the Lamb!

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” • Conclusion: 1. Ex. 15:1 The Song of Moses 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.

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” • Conclusion: • Purpose of singing unto the Lord: • Celebrate God’s greatness! • Focus our faith on God! • In thanksgiving • In praise • In trust • Call all men to worship God!

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD” 3. The Importance of Singing in Worship: • Ex. 15:1-18 Victory at the Red Sea • Ps. 96 Call all men to worship God • Ps. 146 God’s special care for His people • Isa. 6:1-4 Praise God’s majestic holiness • Eph. 5:18-20 Hearts overflowing with songs • 1 Tim. 3:16 An early hymn to our great Savior • Rev. 4:6-11; 5:8-14; 15:1-4 Heaven rings with songs of praise!

“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD”