Day 30 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 30 Jan 2022 reflections
Day 30, 30 Jan 2022
Today at https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ , we addressed How can I have faith?
John 1:12
12 (Gal 3:26; 1Jn 3:23) Yet to all who received Him, He gave the power
to become sons of God, to those who believed in His name,
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become
the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
1 John 5:13
13 (Jn 20:31; 1:12) I have written these things to you who believe
in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life,
and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son
of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe
on the name of the Son of God.
Romans 10:17
17 (Gal 3:2; 3:5) So then faith comes by hearing,
and hearing by the word of God.
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Rev 3:20
20 Listen! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice
and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and
open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Isaiah 53:6
6 (Ps 69:4; 1Pe 2:25 ) All of us like sheep have gone astray;
each of us has turned to his own way,
but the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned every one to his own way;
and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Romans 6:23
23 (Ro 5:12; Ge 2:17; Ro 2:7) For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Gal 5:22-23
22 (Eph 5:9; Ro 7:4) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
patience, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 (Ac 24:25; 1Ti 1:9) meekness, and self-control;
against such there is no law.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Romans 8:16
16 (Eph 1:13; 2Co 1:22) The Spirit Himself bears witness
with our spirits that we are the children of God,
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit,
that we are the children of God:
1)
Exodus 1
Exodus 2
1 Chronicles 6:1-3
Exodus 3
Exodus 4:1-17
EXODUS 1
Israel Oppressed
1 (Ge 46:8-26; 35:23-26) Now these are the names of the sons of Israel,
which came into Egypt (each man and his household came with Jacob):
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
5 (Ge 46:26-27; Dt 10:22) All the people who came from the seed of Jacob
were seventy people, but Joseph was in Egypt already.
6 (Ge 50:26) Joseph died, as did all his brothers, and all that generation.
7 (Ge 46:3; Dt 26:5) Nevertheless, the sons of Israel were fruitful, and
increased abundantly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty,
Or numerous; (also in v. 20.) so that the land was filled with them.
8 (Ac 7:18) Now there rose up a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.
9 (Ps 105:24-25) He said to his people,
"Surely, the people of the sons of Israel are more numerous
and powerful than we.
10 (Ac 7:19; Ps 83:3-4) Come, let us deal wisely with them,
lest they multiply, and it come to pass that when any war breaks out,
they also join our enemies, and fight against us, and escape from the land."
(Populism)
11 (Ge 15:13; 47:11) Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them
with their labor. They built for Pharaoh storage cities: Pithom and Rameses.
12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew
so that as a result they abhorred the sons of Israel.
13 The Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor,
14 (Ex 2:23; 6:9) and they made their lives bitter with hard service
- in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field,
all their service in which they made them serve was with rigor.
15 The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives,
of which the name of one was Shiphrah,
and the name of the other Puah,
16 and he said, "When you perform the office of a midwife to the Hebrew
women and see them on the stools, if it is a son, then you must kill him,
but if it is a daughter, then she may live."
17 (Ac 5:29; Pr 16:6; Da 3:16-18) However, the midwives feared God,
and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but kept the male
children alive. 18 The king of Egypt called for the midwives
and said to them, "Why have you done this thing
and preserved the male children's lives?"
19 The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women
are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous
and give birth before the midwives come to them."
20 (Ex 1:12; Pr 11:18) Therefore God dealt well with the midwives,
and the people multiplied and grew very mighty.
21 (1Sa 2:35; 1Ki 11:38) So it happened that because the midwives feared God,
He gave them families.
22 (Ac 7:19) Pharaoh charged all his people, saying,
"You must cast every son that is born into the river,
and you must preserve every daughter's life."
Exodus 1
[1] Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into
Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
[2] Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
[3] Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
[4] Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
[5] And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy
souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
[6] And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
[7] And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and
multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
[8] Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
[9] And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of
Israel are more and mightier than we:
[10] Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
[11] Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
[12] But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew.
And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
[13] And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
[14] And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
[15] And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
[16] And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
[17] But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
[18] And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
[19] And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.
[20] Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
[21] And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them
houses.
[22] And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye
shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
EXODUS 2
The Birth of Moses
1 (Nu 26:59) Now a man of the house of Levi went
and married a daughter of Levi.
2 (Ac 7:20; Heb 11:23) And the woman conceived and bore a son,
and when she saw him, that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months.
3 (Isa 18:2) When she could no longer hide him, she took for him a container
made of bulrushes and daubed it with tar and with pitch.
She then put the child in it and set it in the reeds by the river's bank.
4 (Ex 15:20; Nu 26:59) Then his sister stood afar off so that
she might know what would happen to him.
5 The daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river
while her maidens walked along by the river's side,
and when she saw the container among the reeds, she sent her maid,
and she retrieved it. 6 When she opened it, she saw the child. He was crying.
She had compassion on him and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children."
7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and call for you
a nursing woman of the Hebrew women so that she may nurse the child for you?"
8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go." So the young girl went
and called the child's mother. 9 Pharaoh's daughter said to her,
"Take this child away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages."
So the woman took the child and nursed him.
10 (Heb 11:24) Now the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter,
and he became her son. And she called his name Moses and said,
"Because I drew him out of the water."
11 (Heb 11:24-26; Ex 1:11) In those days, when Moses was grown,
he went out to his brothers and looked on their burdens;
and he saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.
12 He looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed
the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. 13 When he went out the next day,
two men of the Hebrews struggled with each other; and he said to him
that did the wrong, "Why do you strike your companion?"
14 (Ge 19:9; Lk 12:14) He said, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us?
Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Moses feared and said,
"Surely this thing is known."
Moses Flees to Midian
15 (Ac 7:29; Heb 11:27) Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay
Moses. But Moses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and settled in the land of
Midian, and he dwelled by a well.
16 (Ge 24:11; Ex 3:1)Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters,
and they came and drew water,
and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
17 (Ge 29:10) Then shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up
and helped them, and watered their flock.
18 (Ex 3:1; 4:18) When they came to Reuel their father,
he said, "Why is it you have come back so soon today?"
19 And they said, "An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds
and also drew water for us and watered the flock."
20 (Ge 31:54; 43:25) He said to his daughters, "So where is he?
Why is it that you have left the man? Call him so that he may eat bread."
21 Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Zipporah, his daughter,
to Moses. 22 (Ac 7:29; Heb 11:13-14) Then she gave birth to a son,
and he called his name Gershom, for he said, "I have been a sojourner
in a foreign land."
23 (Jas 5:4; Ac 7:30) In the passing of time the king of Egypt died.
And the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out,
and their cry came up to God on account of the bondage.
24 (Ex 6:5; Ps 105:42) God heard their groaning, and God remembered
His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 25 (Ex 4:31; Lk 1:25) God looked
on the children of Israel, and God had concern for them.
Exodus 2
[1] And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter
of Levi.
[2] And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he
was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
[3] And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of
bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child
therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
[4] And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
[5] And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and
her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among
the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
[6] And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe
wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews'
children.
[7] Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee
a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
[8] And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the
child's mother.
[9] And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it
for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and
nursed it.
[10] And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he
became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew
him out of the water.
[11] And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went
out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian
smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
[12] And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no
man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
[13] And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews
strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest
thou thy fellow?
[14] And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou
to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said,
Surely this thing is known.
[15] Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses
fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat
down by a well.
[16] Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew
water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
[17] And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and
helped them, and watered their flock.
[18] And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye
are come so soon to day?
[19] And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the
shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.
[20] And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have
left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
[21] And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah
his daughter.
[22] And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I
have been a stranger in a strange land.
[23] And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died:
and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried,
and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
[24] And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with
Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
[25] And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto
them.
1 Chronicles 6:1-3
1 CHRONICLES 6
Sons of Levi
1 (Ge 46:11; Ex 6:16) The sons of Levi were
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 (Ex 6:18) The sons of Kohath were
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 (Lev 10:1; Ex 6:20) The children of Amram were
Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.
1 The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam.
The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
EXODUS 3
Moses at the Burning Bush
1 (1Ki 19:8; Nu 10:29) Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law,
the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert
and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.
2 (Dt 33:16; Isa 63:9) The angel of the Lord appeared to him
in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush,
and he looked, and the bush burned with fire, but the bush was not consumed.
3 (Ac 7:31) So Moses said, "I will now turn aside and see this great sight,
why the bush is not burnt."
4 (Dt 33:16) When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see,
God called to him from out of the midst of the bush and said, "Moses, Moses."
And he said, "Here am I.'
5 (Jos 5:15; Ac 7:33) He said, "Do not approach here. Remove your sandals
from off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground."
6 (Ex 4:5; Mt 22:32) Moreover He said, "I am the God of your father,
the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob."
And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.
7 (Ps 106:44; Ex 2:23-25) The Lord said, "I have surely seen the affliction
of My people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry on account
of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
8 (Ge 50:24; 15:18-21; Ex 13:5) Therefore, I have come down to deliver
them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that
land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey,
to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites,
the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 (Ex 2:23; 3:7) Now therefore,
the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me. Moreover,
I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.
10 (Mic 6:4; Ps 105:26) Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh
so that you may bring forth My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt."
11 (Ex 6:12; 1Sa 18:18) Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go
to Pharaoh and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?"
12 (Jos 1:5; Ge 31:3) And He said, "Certainly I will be with you, and this will
be a sign to you, that I have sent you: When you have brought forth the
people out of Egypt, all of you shall serve God on this mountain."
13 (Ex 3:14; Pr 30:4) Moses said to God, "I am going
to the children of Israel and will say to them,
'The God of your fathers has sent me to you.'
When they say to me, 'What is His name?' what shall I say to them?"
14 (Ex 6:3; Jn 8:58; Heb 13:8) And God said to Moses, "I am who I am,"
(The Heb. to be, related to the covenantal name of God translated Lord. )
and He said, "You will say this to the children of Israel,
'I am has sent me to you.' "
15 (Ps 135:13; Hos 12:5) God, moreover, said to Moses,
"Thus you will say to the children of Israel,
'The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.
This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.'
16 (Ex 4:29; 4:31) "Go, and gather the elders of Israel together,
and say to them, 'The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham,
of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, "I am indeed concerned
about you and what has been done to you in Egypt.
17 (Ge 15:13-21; 46:4) Therefore, I said, I will bring you up
out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites,
the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, to a land
flowing with milk and honey." '
18 (Ex 7:16; 9:1) "They shall listen to your voice, and you shall come,
you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you must say to him,
'The Lord, the God of the Hebrews has met with us. Therefore, now, let us go,
we ask you, three days' journey into the wilderness so that we may
sacrifice to the Lord our God' 19 (Ex 5:2; 6:1) However, I know
that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no,
not even under a forceful hand.
20 (Ex 9:15; Dt 6:22) So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt
with all My wonders which I will perform in its midst, and after that
he will let you go.
21 (Ex 12:36; 11:3) "I will give this people favor in the sight
of the Egyptians, and it will come to pass, that, when you go,
you will not go empty-handed.
22 (Eze 39:10; Ex 11:2) But every woman will borrow of her neighbor,
and of her that sojourns in her house, articles of silver,
and articles of gold, and clothing,
and you will put them on your sons, and on your daughters - in this way
you will plunder the Egyptians."
Exodus 3
[1] Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of
Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the
mountain of God, even to Horeb.
[2] And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of
the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire,
and the bush was not consumed.
[3] And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the
bush is not burnt.
[4] And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him
out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am
I.
[5] And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet,
for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
[6] Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the
God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was
afraid to look upon God.
[7] And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which
are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I
know their sorrows;
[8] And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and
to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land
flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the
Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the
Jebusites.
[9] Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto
me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress
them.
[10] Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest
bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
[11] And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and
that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
[12] And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token
unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people
out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
[13] And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of
Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto
you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
[14] And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou
say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
[15] And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children
of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of
Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for
ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
[16] Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The
LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob,
appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is
done to you in Egypt:
[17] And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt
unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the
Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with
milk and honey.
[18] And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the
elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The
LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech
thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the
LORD our God.
[19] And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a
mighty hand.
[20] And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders
which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
[21] And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and
it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:
[22] But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that
sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:
and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall
spoil the Egyptians.
(The Lord remembers his promise, Recall God said to Abraham that his people
will stay 400 years in Egypt, Too bad this pharoah forget
Joseph and how he made Egypt prosperous. Not that Egypt was not
only allow the God of Abraham to be worshipped amongst the poeple)
EXODUS 4
Moses' Miraculous Signs
1 And Moses answered and said, "But they will not believe me,
nor listen to my voice. For they will say,
'The Lord has not appeared to you.' "
2 The Lord said to him, "What is that in your hand?" And he said, "A rod."
3 He said, "Throw it on the ground." And he threw it on the ground,
and it became a serpent. Then Moses fled from it.
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Put forth your hand and take it by the tail."
And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand.
5 "This is so that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers,
the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,
has appeared to you."
6 The Lord said furthermore to him, "Now put your hand into your bosom."
He put his hand into his bosom, and when he took it out,
his hand was as leprous as snow.
7 He said, "Put your hand into your bosom again." So he put his hand
into his bosom again and brought it out of his bosom, and it was restored
like his other flesh.
8 "If they will not believe you, nor listen to the voice of the first sign,
then they may believe the voice of the latter sign.
9 But if they will not believe also these two signs or listen to your voice,
then you shall take water from the river and pour it on the dry land,
and the water which you take out of the river will
become blood on the dry land."
10 Then Moses said to the Lord, "O my Lord, I am not eloquent,
neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant.
But I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."
11 The Lord said to him, "Who has made man's mouth?
Or who made the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind?
Have not I, the Lord?
12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you
what you must say."
13 He said, "O my Lord, send, I pray, by the hand of whomever else
You will send."
14 The anger of the Lord was inflamed against Moses, and He said,
"Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well.
And also, he comes out to meet you, and when he sees you,
he will be glad in his heart.
15 You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth,
and I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth,
and will teach you what you must do.
16 What's more, he will be your spokesman to the people,
and he will be as a mouth for you, and you will be as God to him.
17 You must take this rod in your hand, with which you will perform the signs."
Exodus 4
[1] And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor
hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto
thee.
[2] And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A
rod.
[3] And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it
became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
[4] And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the
tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his
hand:
[5] That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of
Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
[6] And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy
bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold,
his hand was leprous as snow.
[7] And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand
into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was
turned again as his other flesh.
[8] And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither
hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of
the latter sign.
[9] And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two
signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of
the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest
out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
[10] And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither
heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of
speech, and of a slow tongue.
[11] And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh
the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
[12] Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what
thou shalt say.
[13] And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou
wilt send.
[14] And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is
not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also,
behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be
glad in his heart.
[15] And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will
be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
[16] And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he
shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of
God.
[17] And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do
signs.
2) Our Daily Bread for 30 January 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/01/30/are-we-there-yet-2
entitled Unanswered Prayers
Psalm 6
Psalms 6
For the Music Director. With stringed instruments.
According to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
1 O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger,
nor discipline me in the heat of Your anger.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am weak;
O Lord, heal me, for my bones are terrified.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) My soul is greatly troubled,
but You, O Lord, how long?
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Return, O Lord, rescue my soul.
Save me for the sake of Your lovingkindness.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For in death there is no remembrance of You;
in Sheol who will give You thanks?
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) I am weary with my groaning;
all night I flood my bed with weeping;
I drench my couch with my tears.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) My eye wastes away from grief;
it grows weak because of all those hostile to me.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity;
for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) The Lord has heard my supplication;
the Lord accepts my prayer.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) May all my enemies be ashamed and greatly terrified;
may they turn back and be suddenly ashamed.
Psalm 6
To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.
1 O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger,
Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
2 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak:
O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.
3 My soul is also sore vexed:
But thou, O LORD, how long?
4 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul:
Oh save me for thy mercies' sake.
5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee:
In the grave who shall give thee thanks?
6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim;
I water my couch with my tears.
7 Mine eye is consumed because of grief;
It waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
8 Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity;
For the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.
9 The LORD hath heard my supplication;
The LORD will receive my prayer.
10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed:
Let them return and be ashamed suddenly.
Are we there yet? Not yet. Are we there yet? Not yet. That was
the back-and-forth game we played on the first (and definitely not the last)
sixteen-hour trip back home to Arkansas from Colorado when our children
were young. Our oldest two kept the game alive and well, and if I had
a dollar for every time they asked, well, I'd have a stack of dollars.
It was a question my children were obsessed with, but I (the driver)
was equally obsessed wondering, Are we there yet? And the answer was,
Not yet, but soon.
Truth be told, most adults are asking a variation on that question,
although we may not voice it out loud. But we're asking it for that
same reason-we're tired, and our eyes have grown
"weak with sorrow" (Psalm 6:7). We’re "worn out from [our] groaning" (v. 6)
about everything from the nightly news to daily frustrations at work
to never-ending health problems to relational strains, and the list goes on.
We cry out: "Are we there yet? How long, Lord, how long?"
The psalmist knew well that kind of weariness, and he honestly brought
that key question to God. Like a caring parent, He heard David's cries
and in His great mercy accepted them (v. 9). There was no shame for asking.
Likewise, you and I can boldly approach our Father in heaven with
our honest cries of "How long?" and His answer might be,
"Not yet, but soon. I’m good. Trust Me."
By: John Blase
Reflect & Pray
Why are you weary right now and wondering, How long, Lord?
What is it about God that shows He’s trustworthy?
Father in heaven, the burdens of this world have me asking,
"How long?" Thank You for welcoming such prayers, and please give
me the strength to trust You in life's journey.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 1 - Bought Back
Eph 1:7
7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood
and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace
7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,
according to the riches of his grace;
In the opening scenes of The Glenn Miller Story, Glenn Miller, then a
struggling musician trying to find an audience for his music, enters
a pawn shop. He has hocked his trombone for rent money, and has come
to redeem it. Paying the pawn broker the money, he buys back his own
instrument and leaves the shop, indicating that he will probably
be back again.
In Eph 1:7. Paul says that in Christ "we have redemption through
His blood and the forgiveness of sin according to the riches of His grace."
We belonged to God from the beginning; he made us and stamped
his image upon us. But through sin we were lost, pawned to the
world's system and the Enemy of our souls.
But God redeemed us; he "bought us back" with the most valuable
currency in the universe - the blood of his own Son, Jesus Christ.
He did not resent the bargain, or question whether we were worth
such a price. He freely gave Jesus in trade to ransom the souls
of the people he created and loved.
Sometimes in Christian circles we get so caught up in religious
jargon that we forget what redemption really means. Gog did not have
to "get us out of hock." He was not compelled to buy us back when we
had sold ourselves to sin. But because of his love, and with no
deserving on our part, he chose to pay an enormous price to set us free.
We are redeemed, bought back, by the One who owned us in the first place.
Application
a) In what ways have I been "in hock" to sin in my life?
b) What does it mean, in practical terms, that God "redeemed" me from that sin?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Deut 8:18
18 But you must remember the Lord your God,
for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,
so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers,
as it is today.
18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth
thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant
which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are lonely
PSALMS 25:15-21
15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,
for He will lead my feet from the net.
16 Turn to me, and be gracious to me,
for I am isolated and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
bring me out of my distresses.
18 Look on my pain and misery,
and forgive all my sins.
19 Consider my enemies, for they are many,
and they hate me with violent hatred.
20 Watch over my life, and deliver me!
Let me not suffer shame,
for I seek refuge in You.
21 Truth and integrity will preserve me
while I wait for You.
Ain
15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD;
For he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
Pe
16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me;
For I am desolate and afflicted.
Zade
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged:
O bring thou me out of my distresses.
( Qoph)
18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain;
And forgive all my sins.
Resh
19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many;
And they hate me with cruel hatred.
Shin
20 O keep my soul, and deliver me:
Let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
Taw
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me;
For I wait on thee.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 30 of the Month
a) Pray for God's will to be done where you live and throughout
Canadian society, as it is in Heaven
( Matt 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
)
b) Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city
or community, and across our nation. (
Rom 2:4
4 (Ex 34:6; Isa 30:18) Do you despise the riches of His goodness,
tolerance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God
leads you to repentance?
4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance
and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth
thee to repentance?
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to daily seek Him in faith.
Pray to the Lord to never forget Him.
Pray to the Lord
"Father in heaven, the burdens of this world have me asking,
"How long?" Thank You for welcoming such prayers, and please give
me the strength to trust You in life's journey."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him He redeemed us.
Pray to the Lord and pray to understand and uphold His covenant.
Pray to the Lord and ask Him to preserve you.
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray for God's will to be done where you live and throughout
society, as it is in Heaven
Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city
or community, and across our nation.
Pray for those translating the Bible into Divehi, the Maldivian language.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
Today at https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ , we addressed How can I have faith?
John 1:12
12 (Gal 3:26; 1Jn 3:23) Yet to all who received Him, He gave the power
to become sons of God, to those who believed in His name,
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become
the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
1 John 5:13
13 (Jn 20:31; 1:12) I have written these things to you who believe
in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life,
and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son
of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe
on the name of the Son of God.
Romans 10:17
17 (Gal 3:2; 3:5) So then faith comes by hearing,
and hearing by the word of God.
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Rev 3:20
20 Listen! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice
and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and
open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Isaiah 53:6
6 (Ps 69:4; 1Pe 2:25 ) All of us like sheep have gone astray;
each of us has turned to his own way,
but the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned every one to his own way;
and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Romans 6:23
23 (Ro 5:12; Ge 2:17; Ro 2:7) For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Gal 5:22-23
22 (Eph 5:9; Ro 7:4) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
patience, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 (Ac 24:25; 1Ti 1:9) meekness, and self-control;
against such there is no law.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Romans 8:16
16 (Eph 1:13; 2Co 1:22) The Spirit Himself bears witness
with our spirits that we are the children of God,
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit,
that we are the children of God:
1)
Exodus 1
Exodus 2
1 Chronicles 6:1-3
Exodus 3
Exodus 4:1-17
EXODUS 1
Israel Oppressed
1 (Ge 46:8-26; 35:23-26) Now these are the names of the sons of Israel,
which came into Egypt (each man and his household came with Jacob):
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
5 (Ge 46:26-27; Dt 10:22) All the people who came from the seed of Jacob
were seventy people, but Joseph was in Egypt already.
6 (Ge 50:26) Joseph died, as did all his brothers, and all that generation.
7 (Ge 46:3; Dt 26:5) Nevertheless, the sons of Israel were fruitful, and
increased abundantly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty,
Or numerous; (also in v. 20.) so that the land was filled with them.
8 (Ac 7:18) Now there rose up a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.
9 (Ps 105:24-25) He said to his people,
"Surely, the people of the sons of Israel are more numerous
and powerful than we.
10 (Ac 7:19; Ps 83:3-4) Come, let us deal wisely with them,
lest they multiply, and it come to pass that when any war breaks out,
they also join our enemies, and fight against us, and escape from the land."
(Populism)
11 (Ge 15:13; 47:11) Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them
with their labor. They built for Pharaoh storage cities: Pithom and Rameses.
12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew
so that as a result they abhorred the sons of Israel.
13 The Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor,
14 (Ex 2:23; 6:9) and they made their lives bitter with hard service
- in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field,
all their service in which they made them serve was with rigor.
15 The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives,
of which the name of one was Shiphrah,
and the name of the other Puah,
16 and he said, "When you perform the office of a midwife to the Hebrew
women and see them on the stools, if it is a son, then you must kill him,
but if it is a daughter, then she may live."
17 (Ac 5:29; Pr 16:6; Da 3:16-18) However, the midwives feared God,
and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but kept the male
children alive. 18 The king of Egypt called for the midwives
and said to them, "Why have you done this thing
and preserved the male children's lives?"
19 The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women
are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous
and give birth before the midwives come to them."
20 (Ex 1:12; Pr 11:18) Therefore God dealt well with the midwives,
and the people multiplied and grew very mighty.
21 (1Sa 2:35; 1Ki 11:38) So it happened that because the midwives feared God,
He gave them families.
22 (Ac 7:19) Pharaoh charged all his people, saying,
"You must cast every son that is born into the river,
and you must preserve every daughter's life."
Exodus 1
[1] Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into
Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
[2] Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
[3] Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
[4] Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
[5] And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy
souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
[6] And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
[7] And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and
multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
[8] Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
[9] And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of
Israel are more and mightier than we:
[10] Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
[11] Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
[12] But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew.
And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
[13] And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
[14] And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
[15] And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
[16] And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
[17] But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
[18] And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
[19] And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.
[20] Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
[21] And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them
houses.
[22] And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye
shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
EXODUS 2
The Birth of Moses
1 (Nu 26:59) Now a man of the house of Levi went
and married a daughter of Levi.
2 (Ac 7:20; Heb 11:23) And the woman conceived and bore a son,
and when she saw him, that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months.
3 (Isa 18:2) When she could no longer hide him, she took for him a container
made of bulrushes and daubed it with tar and with pitch.
She then put the child in it and set it in the reeds by the river's bank.
4 (Ex 15:20; Nu 26:59) Then his sister stood afar off so that
she might know what would happen to him.
5 The daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river
while her maidens walked along by the river's side,
and when she saw the container among the reeds, she sent her maid,
and she retrieved it. 6 When she opened it, she saw the child. He was crying.
She had compassion on him and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children."
7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and call for you
a nursing woman of the Hebrew women so that she may nurse the child for you?"
8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go." So the young girl went
and called the child's mother. 9 Pharaoh's daughter said to her,
"Take this child away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages."
So the woman took the child and nursed him.
10 (Heb 11:24) Now the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter,
and he became her son. And she called his name Moses and said,
"Because I drew him out of the water."
11 (Heb 11:24-26; Ex 1:11) In those days, when Moses was grown,
he went out to his brothers and looked on their burdens;
and he saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.
12 He looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed
the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. 13 When he went out the next day,
two men of the Hebrews struggled with each other; and he said to him
that did the wrong, "Why do you strike your companion?"
14 (Ge 19:9; Lk 12:14) He said, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us?
Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Moses feared and said,
"Surely this thing is known."
Moses Flees to Midian
15 (Ac 7:29; Heb 11:27) Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay
Moses. But Moses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and settled in the land of
Midian, and he dwelled by a well.
16 (Ge 24:11; Ex 3:1)Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters,
and they came and drew water,
and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
17 (Ge 29:10) Then shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up
and helped them, and watered their flock.
18 (Ex 3:1; 4:18) When they came to Reuel their father,
he said, "Why is it you have come back so soon today?"
19 And they said, "An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds
and also drew water for us and watered the flock."
20 (Ge 31:54; 43:25) He said to his daughters, "So where is he?
Why is it that you have left the man? Call him so that he may eat bread."
21 Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Zipporah, his daughter,
to Moses. 22 (Ac 7:29; Heb 11:13-14) Then she gave birth to a son,
and he called his name Gershom, for he said, "I have been a sojourner
in a foreign land."
23 (Jas 5:4; Ac 7:30) In the passing of time the king of Egypt died.
And the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out,
and their cry came up to God on account of the bondage.
24 (Ex 6:5; Ps 105:42) God heard their groaning, and God remembered
His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 25 (Ex 4:31; Lk 1:25) God looked
on the children of Israel, and God had concern for them.
Exodus 2
[1] And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter
of Levi.
[2] And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he
was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
[3] And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of
bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child
therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
[4] And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
[5] And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and
her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among
the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
[6] And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe
wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews'
children.
[7] Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee
a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
[8] And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the
child's mother.
[9] And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it
for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and
nursed it.
[10] And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he
became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew
him out of the water.
[11] And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went
out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian
smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
[12] And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no
man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
[13] And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews
strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest
thou thy fellow?
[14] And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou
to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said,
Surely this thing is known.
[15] Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses
fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat
down by a well.
[16] Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew
water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
[17] And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and
helped them, and watered their flock.
[18] And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye
are come so soon to day?
[19] And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the
shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.
[20] And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have
left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
[21] And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah
his daughter.
[22] And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I
have been a stranger in a strange land.
[23] And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died:
and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried,
and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
[24] And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with
Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
[25] And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto
them.
1 Chronicles 6:1-3
1 CHRONICLES 6
Sons of Levi
1 (Ge 46:11; Ex 6:16) The sons of Levi were
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 (Ex 6:18) The sons of Kohath were
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 (Lev 10:1; Ex 6:20) The children of Amram were
Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.
1 The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam.
The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
EXODUS 3
Moses at the Burning Bush
1 (1Ki 19:8; Nu 10:29) Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law,
the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert
and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.
2 (Dt 33:16; Isa 63:9) The angel of the Lord appeared to him
in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush,
and he looked, and the bush burned with fire, but the bush was not consumed.
3 (Ac 7:31) So Moses said, "I will now turn aside and see this great sight,
why the bush is not burnt."
4 (Dt 33:16) When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see,
God called to him from out of the midst of the bush and said, "Moses, Moses."
And he said, "Here am I.'
5 (Jos 5:15; Ac 7:33) He said, "Do not approach here. Remove your sandals
from off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground."
6 (Ex 4:5; Mt 22:32) Moreover He said, "I am the God of your father,
the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob."
And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.
7 (Ps 106:44; Ex 2:23-25) The Lord said, "I have surely seen the affliction
of My people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry on account
of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
8 (Ge 50:24; 15:18-21; Ex 13:5) Therefore, I have come down to deliver
them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that
land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey,
to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites,
the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 (Ex 2:23; 3:7) Now therefore,
the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me. Moreover,
I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.
10 (Mic 6:4; Ps 105:26) Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh
so that you may bring forth My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt."
11 (Ex 6:12; 1Sa 18:18) Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go
to Pharaoh and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?"
12 (Jos 1:5; Ge 31:3) And He said, "Certainly I will be with you, and this will
be a sign to you, that I have sent you: When you have brought forth the
people out of Egypt, all of you shall serve God on this mountain."
13 (Ex 3:14; Pr 30:4) Moses said to God, "I am going
to the children of Israel and will say to them,
'The God of your fathers has sent me to you.'
When they say to me, 'What is His name?' what shall I say to them?"
14 (Ex 6:3; Jn 8:58; Heb 13:8) And God said to Moses, "I am who I am,"
(The Heb. to be, related to the covenantal name of God translated Lord. )
and He said, "You will say this to the children of Israel,
'I am has sent me to you.' "
15 (Ps 135:13; Hos 12:5) God, moreover, said to Moses,
"Thus you will say to the children of Israel,
'The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.
This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.'
16 (Ex 4:29; 4:31) "Go, and gather the elders of Israel together,
and say to them, 'The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham,
of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, "I am indeed concerned
about you and what has been done to you in Egypt.
17 (Ge 15:13-21; 46:4) Therefore, I said, I will bring you up
out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites,
the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, to a land
flowing with milk and honey." '
18 (Ex 7:16; 9:1) "They shall listen to your voice, and you shall come,
you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you must say to him,
'The Lord, the God of the Hebrews has met with us. Therefore, now, let us go,
we ask you, three days' journey into the wilderness so that we may
sacrifice to the Lord our God' 19 (Ex 5:2; 6:1) However, I know
that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no,
not even under a forceful hand.
20 (Ex 9:15; Dt 6:22) So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt
with all My wonders which I will perform in its midst, and after that
he will let you go.
21 (Ex 12:36; 11:3) "I will give this people favor in the sight
of the Egyptians, and it will come to pass, that, when you go,
you will not go empty-handed.
22 (Eze 39:10; Ex 11:2) But every woman will borrow of her neighbor,
and of her that sojourns in her house, articles of silver,
and articles of gold, and clothing,
and you will put them on your sons, and on your daughters - in this way
you will plunder the Egyptians."
Exodus 3
[1] Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of
Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the
mountain of God, even to Horeb.
[2] And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of
the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire,
and the bush was not consumed.
[3] And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the
bush is not burnt.
[4] And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him
out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am
I.
[5] And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet,
for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
[6] Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the
God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was
afraid to look upon God.
[7] And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which
are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I
know their sorrows;
[8] And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and
to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land
flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the
Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the
Jebusites.
[9] Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto
me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress
them.
[10] Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest
bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
[11] And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and
that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
[12] And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token
unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people
out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
[13] And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of
Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto
you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
[14] And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou
say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
[15] And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children
of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of
Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for
ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
[16] Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The
LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob,
appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is
done to you in Egypt:
[17] And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt
unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the
Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with
milk and honey.
[18] And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the
elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The
LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech
thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the
LORD our God.
[19] And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a
mighty hand.
[20] And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders
which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
[21] And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and
it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:
[22] But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that
sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:
and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall
spoil the Egyptians.
(The Lord remembers his promise, Recall God said to Abraham that his people
will stay 400 years in Egypt, Too bad this pharoah forget
Joseph and how he made Egypt prosperous. Not that Egypt was not
only allow the God of Abraham to be worshipped amongst the poeple)
EXODUS 4
Moses' Miraculous Signs
1 And Moses answered and said, "But they will not believe me,
nor listen to my voice. For they will say,
'The Lord has not appeared to you.' "
2 The Lord said to him, "What is that in your hand?" And he said, "A rod."
3 He said, "Throw it on the ground." And he threw it on the ground,
and it became a serpent. Then Moses fled from it.
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Put forth your hand and take it by the tail."
And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand.
5 "This is so that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers,
the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,
has appeared to you."
6 The Lord said furthermore to him, "Now put your hand into your bosom."
He put his hand into his bosom, and when he took it out,
his hand was as leprous as snow.
7 He said, "Put your hand into your bosom again." So he put his hand
into his bosom again and brought it out of his bosom, and it was restored
like his other flesh.
8 "If they will not believe you, nor listen to the voice of the first sign,
then they may believe the voice of the latter sign.
9 But if they will not believe also these two signs or listen to your voice,
then you shall take water from the river and pour it on the dry land,
and the water which you take out of the river will
become blood on the dry land."
10 Then Moses said to the Lord, "O my Lord, I am not eloquent,
neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant.
But I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."
11 The Lord said to him, "Who has made man's mouth?
Or who made the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind?
Have not I, the Lord?
12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you
what you must say."
13 He said, "O my Lord, send, I pray, by the hand of whomever else
You will send."
14 The anger of the Lord was inflamed against Moses, and He said,
"Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well.
And also, he comes out to meet you, and when he sees you,
he will be glad in his heart.
15 You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth,
and I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth,
and will teach you what you must do.
16 What's more, he will be your spokesman to the people,
and he will be as a mouth for you, and you will be as God to him.
17 You must take this rod in your hand, with which you will perform the signs."
Exodus 4
[1] And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor
hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto
thee.
[2] And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A
rod.
[3] And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it
became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
[4] And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the
tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his
hand:
[5] That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of
Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
[6] And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy
bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold,
his hand was leprous as snow.
[7] And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand
into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was
turned again as his other flesh.
[8] And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither
hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of
the latter sign.
[9] And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two
signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of
the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest
out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
[10] And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither
heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of
speech, and of a slow tongue.
[11] And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh
the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
[12] Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what
thou shalt say.
[13] And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou
wilt send.
[14] And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is
not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also,
behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be
glad in his heart.
[15] And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will
be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
[16] And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he
shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of
God.
[17] And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do
signs.
2) Our Daily Bread for 30 January 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/01/30/are-we-there-yet-2
entitled Unanswered Prayers
Psalm 6
Psalms 6
For the Music Director. With stringed instruments.
According to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
1 O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger,
nor discipline me in the heat of Your anger.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am weak;
O Lord, heal me, for my bones are terrified.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) My soul is greatly troubled,
but You, O Lord, how long?
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Return, O Lord, rescue my soul.
Save me for the sake of Your lovingkindness.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For in death there is no remembrance of You;
in Sheol who will give You thanks?
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) I am weary with my groaning;
all night I flood my bed with weeping;
I drench my couch with my tears.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) My eye wastes away from grief;
it grows weak because of all those hostile to me.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity;
for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) The Lord has heard my supplication;
the Lord accepts my prayer.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) May all my enemies be ashamed and greatly terrified;
may they turn back and be suddenly ashamed.
Psalm 6
To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.
1 O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger,
Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
2 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak:
O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.
3 My soul is also sore vexed:
But thou, O LORD, how long?
4 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul:
Oh save me for thy mercies' sake.
5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee:
In the grave who shall give thee thanks?
6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim;
I water my couch with my tears.
7 Mine eye is consumed because of grief;
It waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
8 Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity;
For the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.
9 The LORD hath heard my supplication;
The LORD will receive my prayer.
10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed:
Let them return and be ashamed suddenly.
Are we there yet? Not yet. Are we there yet? Not yet. That was
the back-and-forth game we played on the first (and definitely not the last)
sixteen-hour trip back home to Arkansas from Colorado when our children
were young. Our oldest two kept the game alive and well, and if I had
a dollar for every time they asked, well, I'd have a stack of dollars.
It was a question my children were obsessed with, but I (the driver)
was equally obsessed wondering, Are we there yet? And the answer was,
Not yet, but soon.
Truth be told, most adults are asking a variation on that question,
although we may not voice it out loud. But we're asking it for that
same reason-we're tired, and our eyes have grown
"weak with sorrow" (Psalm 6:7). We’re "worn out from [our] groaning" (v. 6)
about everything from the nightly news to daily frustrations at work
to never-ending health problems to relational strains, and the list goes on.
We cry out: "Are we there yet? How long, Lord, how long?"
The psalmist knew well that kind of weariness, and he honestly brought
that key question to God. Like a caring parent, He heard David's cries
and in His great mercy accepted them (v. 9). There was no shame for asking.
Likewise, you and I can boldly approach our Father in heaven with
our honest cries of "How long?" and His answer might be,
"Not yet, but soon. I’m good. Trust Me."
By: John Blase
Reflect & Pray
Why are you weary right now and wondering, How long, Lord?
What is it about God that shows He’s trustworthy?
Father in heaven, the burdens of this world have me asking,
"How long?" Thank You for welcoming such prayers, and please give
me the strength to trust You in life's journey.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 1 - Bought Back
Eph 1:7
7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood
and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace
7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,
according to the riches of his grace;
In the opening scenes of The Glenn Miller Story, Glenn Miller, then a
struggling musician trying to find an audience for his music, enters
a pawn shop. He has hocked his trombone for rent money, and has come
to redeem it. Paying the pawn broker the money, he buys back his own
instrument and leaves the shop, indicating that he will probably
be back again.
In Eph 1:7. Paul says that in Christ "we have redemption through
His blood and the forgiveness of sin according to the riches of His grace."
We belonged to God from the beginning; he made us and stamped
his image upon us. But through sin we were lost, pawned to the
world's system and the Enemy of our souls.
But God redeemed us; he "bought us back" with the most valuable
currency in the universe - the blood of his own Son, Jesus Christ.
He did not resent the bargain, or question whether we were worth
such a price. He freely gave Jesus in trade to ransom the souls
of the people he created and loved.
Sometimes in Christian circles we get so caught up in religious
jargon that we forget what redemption really means. Gog did not have
to "get us out of hock." He was not compelled to buy us back when we
had sold ourselves to sin. But because of his love, and with no
deserving on our part, he chose to pay an enormous price to set us free.
We are redeemed, bought back, by the One who owned us in the first place.
Application
a) In what ways have I been "in hock" to sin in my life?
b) What does it mean, in practical terms, that God "redeemed" me from that sin?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Deut 8:18
18 But you must remember the Lord your God,
for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,
so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers,
as it is today.
18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth
thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant
which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are lonely
PSALMS 25:15-21
15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,
for He will lead my feet from the net.
16 Turn to me, and be gracious to me,
for I am isolated and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
bring me out of my distresses.
18 Look on my pain and misery,
and forgive all my sins.
19 Consider my enemies, for they are many,
and they hate me with violent hatred.
20 Watch over my life, and deliver me!
Let me not suffer shame,
for I seek refuge in You.
21 Truth and integrity will preserve me
while I wait for You.
Ain
15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD;
For he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
Pe
16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me;
For I am desolate and afflicted.
Zade
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged:
O bring thou me out of my distresses.
( Qoph)
18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain;
And forgive all my sins.
Resh
19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many;
And they hate me with cruel hatred.
Shin
20 O keep my soul, and deliver me:
Let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
Taw
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me;
For I wait on thee.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 30 of the Month
a) Pray for God's will to be done where you live and throughout
Canadian society, as it is in Heaven
( Matt 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
)
b) Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city
or community, and across our nation. (
Rom 2:4
4 (Ex 34:6; Isa 30:18) Do you despise the riches of His goodness,
tolerance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God
leads you to repentance?
4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance
and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth
thee to repentance?
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to daily seek Him in faith.
Pray to the Lord to never forget Him.
Pray to the Lord
"Father in heaven, the burdens of this world have me asking,
"How long?" Thank You for welcoming such prayers, and please give
me the strength to trust You in life's journey."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him He redeemed us.
Pray to the Lord and pray to understand and uphold His covenant.
Pray to the Lord and ask Him to preserve you.
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray for God's will to be done where you live and throughout
society, as it is in Heaven
Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city
or community, and across our nation.
Pray for those translating the Bible into Divehi, the Maldivian language.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
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