To review this true story: Pharaoh came down hard on the sons of Israel. Exodus 5:6-9 The sons of Israel met with Pharaoh and came away disillusioned. They accused Moses and Aaron, blaming them for the increased labor and sorrow. Exodus 5:21 What did Moses do? (NASB) Exodus 5:22-23 “Then Moses returned to the LORD […]
From your perspective: you work hard, you are always on time, you are compassionate, you are available. And what kind of treatment do you get? Mistreated? Abused? Taken for granted? Ignored? Unfair! Unfair! What is going on? So much in life is unfair. More and more is expected of you yet your pay remains the […]
Pharaoh increased the pressure on the Hebrew slaves. How did he put added pressure on them? Look for straw and make the same amount of bricks every day as you did in the past. Exodus 5:6-9 The Egyptian taskmasters told the foremen of the Hebrews what was expected. When the production of bricks became less […]
How do you react to requests you think are unreasonable? Pharaoh reacted with anger to Moses and Aaron’s request to let the Hebrew slaves go to worship God. They asked to go three days journey into the wilderness… Pharaoh reacted by putting an unreasonable work load on the suffering slaves. They were now to gather […]
Pharaoh asked Moses and Aaron a question… “… Why do you draw the people away from their work?” Exodus 5:4 Then Pharaoh said, ‘Get back to your labors!” Uh-oh, Pharaoh’s temper was showing. Pharaoh knew that his slaves numbered around a million men. And these two upstarts wanted them to take a vacation! The more […]
Moses and Aaron talked with Pharaoh just as God directed them. And Pharaoh reacted just as God said he would. He refused to let the sons of Israel celebrate a feast to the LORD in the wilderness. Exodus 5:1-2 Then they said to Pharaoh … ‘The God of the Hebrews has met with us…” […]
When anyone makes a request… there needs to be a response, doesn’t there? Ignoring a request is the same as saying “no” to the request. The Request of God God made a request to the Egyptian Pharaoh through Moses and Aaron. The sons of Israel were slaves in Egypt. What was the request? (NASB) Exodus […]
There are words in the Scriptures which grab my attention… one of those words is “afterward.” The word “next” or “following” could replace “afterward.” God’s logical orderliness and His timing can be seen in people’s lives and through the events recorded in the Holy Bible. The word “afterward” is important. So many times I read […]
God is true to His words – all of them. From Genesis to Revelation, God’s promises are given to Israel and to the rest of us. God promised Messiah immediately after the first sin in the Garden of Eden. God spoke to the serpent, Satan: “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, […]
Can you imagine – you will see, actually see God’s salvation one day?! All followers of Christ – rejoice! You will see God’s salvation! What is needed to see God’s salvation? A word we do not like to think about – that word is repentance. Repentance is absolutely needed in order for us to see […]