Be reminded of the history

But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.

(Jude 5)

But I want to remind you…

1. To remind is to bring into remembrance
2. Jude seeks to remind his audience of what God did in history
3. Jude reminds his audience of one of Israeli’s historical incidents
   1. Though his readers knew the incident before
   2. Though his readers knew it so well

That the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt

1. The Lord (Kurios) had saved His people out of the land of Egypt
2. The Lord had delivered them out of Egypt because
   1. He loved them (Deut.7:8)
   2. He would keep His oath sworn to their fathers (Deut.7:8)
3. The Lord had delivered them out of Egypt, that
   1. They would be a people for God Himself (Deut.7:6)
   2. They would be a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth (Deut. 7:6)
4. How privileged they were!

Afterward destroyed those who did not believe

1. Privilege at hand does not guarantee what would come next!
2. The people who were led out of the land of Egypt with the might hand of God
   1. Struggled in their journey of faith
   2. Started rebelling against God and His chosen leader Moses in the wilderness
3. Thus, God was not pleased with them
4. Finally, He destroyed most of them in the wilderness due to their unbelief (Cf. 1 Cor.10:1-5)
5. What a terrible end of life!

Reminders to All

1. The Lord will definitely hold all false teachers accountable
2. The Lord will surely deal with those who follow the false teachers and their doctrines
3. Let us be instructed through the examples recorded in the Scriptures (1 Cor.10:11)