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Day 58 of blogging through Murray Mc’Cheyne’s Bible Reading Plan Exodus 10 At different points in he narrative we are told “Pharaoh hardened his heart” or “God hardened Pharaoh’s heart”. Both are true and not mutually exclusive. In hardening Pharaoh’s heart, God allowed him to have what he sinfully desired – a hard heart against […]
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Day 57 of blogging through the Murray M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan Exodus 9 The plagues continue, with Israel saved and Egypt suffering due to the hardness of Pharaoh’s heart. v1-2 He is given an opportunity to repent again, but his heart is hard. Verse 20 – we can see some of Pharoah’s staff fear God, […]
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Exodus 8 The plague of frogs was against another Egyptian god called Heqet. Egyptians considered frogs sacred and wouldn’t kill them. God’s sense of humour at work – the Egyptians worship frogs, so God gives them over to what they desire – see Romans 1 for how God gives unbelievers over to what they desire. […]
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Exodus 7 Pharoah had rejected God, so Moses will stand in God’s place “He should stand before Pharaoh in the place of God, not only delivering His messages, but accompanying them with such actions of power as should demonstrate the authority of those messages.” (Morgan) In the New testament, Paul writes that believers are like […]
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Exodus 6 The Lord speaks to Moses – Israel are going to see God’s mighty hand in delivering them, so they will know it is the Lord God Almighty who has saved them. God hears our groaning v5 – those times when words can’t express what we want to say in prayer. Sometimes we can’t […]
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Day 49 of blogging through Murray M’Cheyne’s Bible Reading plan 1 Cor 5 The Corinthians were pretty wild – lots of sexual immorality and even boasting of it. Paul says STOP! Don’t associate with immoral Christians. Don’t disassociate from immoral unbelievers, we are trying to reach them – v10, but do expel hypocritical immoral believers […]
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Genesis 50 Mourn well – when someone dies. Don’t bottle it in – weep and mourn and then live well. Joseph fulfilled his Father’s wish to be buried in Canaan. The brothers are worried that Joseph was only good to them while Jacob was alive – but Joseph knows God has been working providentially “You […]
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Genesis 49 Jacob’s sons (birth and adopted) are a rag tag bunch, judging from Jacob’s prophetic blessing. Reuben it would seem masturbated on his dad’s bed Simeon and Levi were violent men Judah – Jacob hints at Messianic descendent v10 Zebulun will be a sea farer Issachar a hard worker who will end up in […]
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Day 46 of blogging through Murray M’Cheyne’s Bible Reading Plan Genesis 48 Jacob reminds the no2 man in Egypt, his son, Joseph that “God will be with you and take you back to the land of your fathers.” He wanted to ensure there were no doubts in Joseph’s mind as to his proper place and […]