The plagues the Lord sent against Egypt achieved their intended purpose. Kneeling over his dead first-born son, Pharaoh finally agrees to let the Israelites go. He tells Moses and his people to leave Egypt. They leave but… …afterwards Pharaoh changes his mind. He gathers up his troops and chases after the Israelites all the way […]
DAY 55: The Real Reason Pharaoh Was So Reluctant To Free The Israelites
So Moses and Aaron pay a second visit to Pharaoh to warn him he had better free the Israelites or there’s going to be trouble. This just pisses off Pharaoh to no end. Obviously a man of his stature was not used to being threatened. However, there was also a very practical reason why Pharaoh […]
DAY 54: What Momentous Event Really Marked Israel’s Beginning As A Nation?
The last time we met, we discussed how the Lord got Moses’ attention via the burning bush and informed him he was going to be the chosen one to free the Hebrews from their slavery in Egypt. However, it wasn’t just Moses who received a mission from the Almighty at this time. The Lord had […]
DAY 53: The One Thing That Really Ticks God Off!
The last time we met, Moses had fled Egypt to the land of Midian. There he was taken in by a friendly tribe headed by a Midianite priest named Jethro, was given a wife and settled into life as a shepherd. Fast forward 40 years. Moses is now 80 years and while shepherding his flock, […]
DAY 52: How The Lord Uses Tough Circumstances To Make Us Moldable
Last time we left off at the point where… …Moses had just fled Egypt due to his murder of an Egyptian guard. Where did he end up fleeing to? He certainly wouldn’t have been able to flee to Canaan because all the roads and cities there were heavily guarded by the Egyptian military. Word of […]
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