Tag: Moses
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A Final Word Before the Fall – Exodus 10:27-29
Exodus 10:27-29 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go. And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die. And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy…
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A Confession Without Brokenness – Exodus 10:16-18
Exodus 10:16-18 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you. Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only. And he went…
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God’s Work Must Be Done God’s Way – Genesis 27:5-10
Genesis 27:5-10And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it. And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may…
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The Song on the Other Side – Revelation 15:3
Revelation 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. There is something beautiful here. Heaven is singing, and the song is both old and new.…
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Fire, Drought, and Two Men Heaven Sends – Revelation 11:5-6
Revelation 11:5-6 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: And have power over waters to…
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After the Smoke, the Light – Revelation 10:1-3
Revelation 10:1-3 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven… …clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot…
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He Could See What Egypt Couldn’t – Hebrews 11:27
Hebrews 11:27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. A man walks away from the palace, and all the power of Egypt is behind him. That is the scene. Moses did not leave some distant system he barely knew. He left…
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He Saw a Better Return – Hebrews 11:26
Hebrews 11:26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. Picture Moses standing in the middle of two economies. On one side, Egypt. Gold. Power. Prestige. Stored-up treasure. Immediate advantage. The kind of wealth people can count, polish, stack, and brag…
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The Pain You Choose Matters – Hebrews 11:25
Hebrews 11:25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. Moses made a hard choice, but it was a clear one. He chose suffering with the people of God over the passing pleasures of sin. That line is honest in a way Scripture…
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He Walked Away From a Crown – Hebrews 11:24
Hebrews 11:24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. The writer slows down here and begins to show us the shape of Moses’ faith. And the first thing we see is not a miracle, not a plague, not a parted sea. We see a…
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See More Than What Is in Front of You – Hebrews 11:23
Hebrews 11:23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment. Before Moses ever stretched out a rod, before he ever stood before Pharaoh, before he ever led anyone through the sea, he…