It was a watershed moment – the Israelites were being transferred from one location to another and from bondage to freedom. Not only were they moving residence, but they had to shift out of neutral and commit to driving forward. Slavery was all this generation had known. After being granted their release, they anticipated smooth sailing. When Pharaoh reversed his promise to let them go and pursued them with the world’s greatest army, their besetting sin reared its head – fear expressed through grumbling. The Israelites refused to trust God or their leadership. They preferred returning to a dysfunctional relationship instead of seizing an unprecedented opportunity. The Israelites were asked to make two transitions – an EXIT from the kingdom of darkness and an ENTRANCE into the kingdom of light. Unfortunately, they never made the shift. After their miraculous delivery from Pharaoh, they never learned to trust the deliverer. They chose complaint, criticism and grumbling. They forfeited their entry pass into the Promised Land because of their hard hearts and bitter tongues. - Pastor Tom Harrison