Category Archives: dependence upon God

where we live

Exodus 7:14-25 14 So the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is hardened; he refuses to send out the people. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning, see, as he is going out to the water. Stand on the bank … Continue reading

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the impossible commission

Exodus 6:1-13 1 So the LORD responded to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; because with a strong hand he will send them off, and with a strong hand he will throw them out of … Continue reading

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what I cannot do

Exodus 4:1-17 1 Then Moses answered, “But see, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, because they will say, ‘The LORD did not appear to you.’” 2 The LORD said to him, “What is this in your … Continue reading

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the Gershom years

Exodus 2:11-22. 11 Then after Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers and saw their oppression, and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brothers.   12 He looked this way and that, and seeing … Continue reading

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as luck would have it

Exodus 2:1-10 1 Then a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a daughter of Levi. 2 The woman conceived and bore a son, and seeing that he was special, she hid him three months. … Continue reading

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what Jesus knows

Matthew 26:69-75 69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” 70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not … Continue reading

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who we belong to

Genesis 47:1-12 1 So Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they have, have come from the land of Canaan. They are now in the land of Goshen.” … Continue reading

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seeing the mission

Genesis 45:1-15 1 Then Joseph could no longer restrain himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, “Send everyone away from me.” So no one remained with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. 2 And … Continue reading

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facing challenging moments

Genesis 43:27 – 44:5 27 And he asked about their welfare and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?” 28 They said, “Your servant our father is alright; he is still … Continue reading

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nothing good

Genesis 43:15-26 15 So the men took this gift, and they took twice the money with them, and Benjamin. They got up and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph. 16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said … Continue reading

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