Author: Bill Nicholson
Posts by Bill Nicholson
September 20, 2021 — Moses Comparison Shops For The Best
It’s a hard lesson: you can’t have everything. Moses knew that and made a surprising choice. I’m happy that many of these stories have New Testament commentaries. Otherwise we might misunderstand exactly what happened. Let’s see the New Testament view of Moses leaving Egypt. It seems his mother had taken advantage of those early years […]
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September 17, 2021 — From Favored To Fugitive In A Single Blow
It’s a fact: In the wrong circumstance, we have no idea what we’re capable of. Even murder! Although it may have looked like any other day, on this particular one Moses went for a walk in an area where his Hebrew brethren were working rigorously under the hot Egyptian sun. As Moses “looked at their […]
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September 16, 2021 — Drawn Out
Moses’ parents “were not afraid of the king’s command” (Heb 11:23) Why not? They feared God! As we move on in the story, let me underline something monumental. Before we focus on Moses, notice what has happened. Five very different women each play a key role in rescuing the one who will be used by […]
September 15, 2021 — Baby In The Bulrushes
Isn’t it great to work with God? He can change circumstances, or override them, or use them! Realizing that his own version of Planned Barrenhood wasn’t working, telling the midwives to abort the boys at birth, Pharaoh instead issues an order to the whole populace: “Every son who is born you shall cast into the […]
September 14, 2021 — Pharaoh In Panic Mode
Instead of seeing the Israelites as an influence of blessing, the king decides to fight with God. The pampered lives of Jacob’s family were about over. Given prime real estate in Egypt, the rich grasslands of Goshen, some of the sons also held key positions overseeing Pharaoh’s cattle. Joseph had seen to it that life […]
September 13, 2021 — Welcome To The Book Of Exodus
We’re about to see the greatest escape in history, God landing on the planet at Sinai, and more! The book of Genesis begins with God’s creation of this amazing world and ends with Joseph’s body “in a coffin in Egypt” (Gen 50:26). Oh, the ravages of sin! Since then, billions have wept at loved ones’ […]
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September 10, 2021 — Blessing, Worshiping, Leaning On His Staff
What a way to wrap up your life: blessing others, worshiping God, a pilgrim to the end. Let’s continue with Jacob’s blessings. “Bread from Asher shall be rich, and he shall yield royal dainties” (Gen 49:20), but James warns, “Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you.” It […]
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September 9, 2021 — Jacob’s Prophetic Blessings
Both the struggles and the victories are in God’s plan for His people, as we see in this lesson. It’s amazing how different children in the same family can be. So with Jacob’s sons. “Reuben,…my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength,…unstable as water, you shall not excel” (Gen 49:3-4). Oh, the burden […]
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