Jethro said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh and has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods, because in this affair they dealt arrogantly withContinue reading “Exodus 18: 10-19….An Honest Assessment.”
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Exodus 13: 1-10….Two memorials!
1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 “Consecrate to me all the firstborn. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel, both of man and of beast, is mine.”3 Then Moses said to the people, “Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house ofContinue reading “Exodus 13: 1-10….Two memorials!”
Revelation 8:8-13….What does this all mean?
The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great starContinue reading “Revelation 8:8-13….What does this all mean?”
Exodus 2: 11-15….The years fly by!
One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and looked on their burdens, and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people. He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. When he went outContinue reading “Exodus 2: 11-15….The years fly by!”
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!”
Ecclesiastes 12: 9-14….A summary of many thoughts.
Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care. The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given byContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 12: 9-14….A summary of many thoughts.”
Ecclesiastes 12: 1-8….A realistic look at life!
Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”; before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain, in the dayContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 12: 1-8….A realistic look at life!”
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: 16-20….Good Advice!
16 Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child,and your princes feast in the morning!17 Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of the nobility,and your princes feast at the proper time,for strength, and not for drunkenness!18 Through sloth the roof sinks in,and through indolence the house leaks.19Continue reading “Ecclesiastes 10: 16-20….Good Advice!”
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.”
As I read it! 