The fool asks, “If God made the universe, who made God?” We don’t believe in made gods. It’s exciting being a confidant of God. The New Testament describes God’s people this way: “Having made known to us the mystery of His will” (Eph 1:9). But He doesn’t let us in on His secret plans just […]
Four times the Bible calls God “a consuming fire.” But it’s not fuel He consumes; it’s our dross. God saw the desperate need of more than two million people in Egypt. Then He saw a farm hand working the flocks for his father-in-law near an imposing mountain called Horeb. And God also saw the connection […]
God has school programs all over the world. Moses’ classes happened to be held in a desert. Some Egyptologists are absolutely sure they know who the Pharaoh was in Moses’ day. Other experts are just as sure that those experts don’t know what they’re talking about! The fact is, no one can be sure who […]
Read More… from September 21, 2021 — Moses Is Almost Ready To Graduate
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 […]
Read More… from September 20, 2021 — Moses Comparison Shops For The Best
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 […]
Read More… from September 17, 2021 — From Favored To Fugitive In A Single Blow
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]