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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Monday, October 19, 2020
Today's Passage : Today's Passage:Moses and The Burning Bush [4] - The Lord Charges Moses Bible Verse:Exodus 3:16-22 "Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, “I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt, and I promise that I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey.’ And they will listen to your voice, and you and the elders of Israel shall go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us; and now, please let us go a three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.’ But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand. So I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all the wonders that I will do in it; after that he will let you go. And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and when you go, you shall not go empty, but each woman shall ask of her neighbor, and any woman who lives in her house, for silver and gold jewelry, and for clothing. You shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians.”" Message:
God gives Moses a synopsis in advance; unlike His call to many of His prophets, He gives Moses the comfort of knowing a precise outcome. Moses might not suspect the degree of difficulty, or long time that the process will take, but God in His wisdom does give him a specific set of promises.
Bible land of milk and honey
“A land flowing with milk and honey.”
Jewish children in Israel
God’s tone has become a bit gentler; perhaps He is pleased with Moses’ humility, who in the previous verses says “who am I?” to carry out such a great mission. Moses has allowed the Lord to define their relationship: he asks who God is, and then, who he himself is. Although he has not always behaved correctly, Moses is utterly open to instruction and obedience when God speaks to him.
There is a capsule summary of the Christian quandary concerning predestination. God knows that the Pharaoh will be disobedient; but his foreknowledge is not the same as the actual occurrence. He will offer a peaceful solution that would hardly burden Pharaoh at all; He will give him a chance, and not raise His hand against the Egyptians until they actually defy Him.
It may seem a bit strange that God promises, or even commands, that the Hebrew women take their neighbors’ clothing and jewelry. Of course, God is God, and who can question His commandments? But there are two ways of looking at this.
First, God’s relationship with humanity was built over time, and at this early stage, His promises to His chosen people were often material and often at the expense of other, idolatrous tribes. The taking of Egyptians’ possessions is small potatoes compared to the slaughter God will wreak a bit later. It is always well to remember that God’s wrath is a terrible thing. If we make ourselves His enemies by the worship of idols, He will destroy us.
But there is justice in this instruction, also, for the Hebrews have been enslaved and abused for centuries. One could look at the instruction (or promise) to carry off this wealth as back wages or reparations.
Meditation : Prayer : If you are with me, O God, who can be against me? For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate me from the love of God in Christ Jesus my Lord......Amen |
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