Psalm: 120 Meditation: ExTwo things become apparent in this passage and will continue as themes: 1) The arrogance of the pharaohs which cause their hardness of heart and head that will lead to their downfall. 2) The propensity of the Israelites to turn away from the true God of Abraham and run back to their …
Tag: Slavery
Wednesday, February 2
Psalm: 91 Meditation Galatians: I have often wondered of how much interest Jewish history was to the newly converted Galatians. How could they appreciate or identify with Abraham, Hagar and Mount Sinai? I don’t think they can any more than we. Albeit, we are children of the free woman, as it were, “born from above. …
Thursday, December 9
Psalms: 58, 67 Meditation Luke: Just how important is the Passover and what significance does it have for us Christians today? The symbolism of the first Passover was, for the Jews, the beginning of their liberation from slavery. But, what for us? The powerful reality of the blood at Passover, shows that “without the shedding …
Saturday, March 6
Psalm 75, 76 Meditation: Genesis – Joseph’s brothers thought that they would be attacked and sold into slavery when they were brought to Joseph’s house. The steward tells them that he received their payment for the last trip and that the God of their father must have given them the silver. How confused do you …
Thursday, February 25
Psalm 50 Meditation: Genesis – From the highest, most trusted position in the house to being imprisoned on false charges, Joseph’s life feels like a rollercoaster, one of the super tall and twisty ones. Potiphar had no reason not to trust Joseph but even with all of the power that had been given to him, …
Thursday, February 4
Psalm 71 Meditation: Genesis – Much of Sarah’s life foreshadows the troubles of the early Israelites. God changed her name as a symbol of their covenant, she became a slave of the Pharaoh in Egypt, and was freed from Egypt through a series of plagues. Finally, upon her death, Abraham took possession of a piece …
Friday, January 8
Psalm 113 Meditation: Exodus – The Israelites had a knack for testing Moses’ and God’s patience. God only saved them from slavery, parted the Red and released the waves onto the Egyptian army, lead them across the desert with flame and cloud, created bread from dew while they wandered… It sounds ridiculous that the Israelites …
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