Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Please let me go back to my brothers in Egypt to see whether they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.” And the LORD said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seekingContinue reading “Exodus 4: 18-26….A few unexpected details added.”
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Exodus 4: 10-17….Moses finds more excuses!
But Moses said to the LORD, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue.” Then the LORD said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind?Continue reading “Exodus 4: 10-17….Moses finds more excuses!”
Psalms 75: 1-10….From where does real help come?
We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.“At the set time that I appoint I will judge with equity. When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its pillars. Selah I say to the boastful, ‘Do notContinue reading “Psalms 75: 1-10….From where does real help come?”
Psalms 74: 18-23….Opposites – Scoffers and the Needy
Remember this, O LORD, how the enemy scoffs,and a foolish people reviles your name.Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild beasts;do not forget the life of your poor forever. Have regard for the covenant,for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.Let not the downtrodden turnContinue reading “Psalms 74: 18-23….Opposites – Scoffers and the Needy”
Psalms 74: 12-19….Asaph continues….
12 Yet God my King is from of old,working salvation in the midst of the earth.13 You divided the sea by your might;you broke the heads of the sea monsters on the waters.14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan;you gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.15 You split open springs and brooks;youContinue reading “Psalms 74: 12-19….Asaph continues….”
Psalms 71: 17-24….Forever You are my God!
O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds. So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.Your righteousness, O God, reaches the high heavens. You who haveContinue reading “Psalms 71: 17-24….Forever You are my God!”
Psalms 71: 9-16….The old are not to forget or be forgotten.
Do not cast me off in the time of old age;forsake me not when my strength is spent.For my enemies speak concerning me;those who watch for my life consult togetherand say, “God has forsaken him;pursue and seize him,for there is none to deliver him.”O God, be not far from me;O my God, make haste toContinue reading “Psalms 71: 9-16….The old are not to forget or be forgotten.”
Ecclesiastes 11 :1-5….More thought-provoking proverbs.
1 Cast your bread upon the waters,for you will find it after many days.2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight,for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.3 If the clouds are full of rain,they empty themselves on the earth,and if a tree falls to the south or to the north,inContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 11 :1-5….More thought-provoking proverbs.”
Ecclesiastes 10: 8-15….Aids to Living.
8 He who digs a pit will fall into it,and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.9 He who quarries stones is hurt by them,and he who splits logs is endangered by them.10 If the iron is blunt, and one does not sharpen the edge,he must use more strength,but wisdom helps oneContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 10: 8-15….Aids to Living.”
Ecclesiastes 10: 1-7….Against folly
Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench;so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.A wise man’s heart inclines him to the right,but a fool’s heart to the left.Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense,and he says to everyone that he is a fool.If the anger of the rulerContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 10: 1-7….Against folly”
As I read it! 