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EXODUS
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Exodus Commentaries
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Updated Jan, 2009
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Exodus: Precept Ministries International Inductive Study
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Exodus
Deliverance, redemption,
the Law, the Tabernacle |
Exodus is a wonderfully practical study of God's Word that contains
foundational truths about deliverance, redemption, the Law and the
Tabernacle. Walk with Moses out of Egypt and gain insights for
leadership. Observe the judgments of God while delivering His
people. Understand the Old Covenant of the Law and how it was given
to Israel to help in our understanding of the New Testament. Examine
the contents and structure of the Tabernacle of God among His people
and catch a glimpse of His holiness. Learn powerful truths about Who
God is and what His ways are like.
11 weeks, 11 lessons |
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Lessons On Living from Moses
Back to the Bible
Devotionals from Woodrow Kroll
Click Scripture Link for full devotional |
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Exodus 15:21-22 |
Living in the
Valleys - most people don’t live on mountains. The demands of
reality require that life is generally lived in the valleys.
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Exodus 15:23 |
By the Waters of
Bitterness - A bitter spirit will keep you from being a better
person. |
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Exodus 15:24 |
The Attitude of
Ingratitude - Times of need are times for praying, not
complaining... Nothing cures ingratitude as quickly as a good
memory. |
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Exodus 15:25 |
Cry Out - It’s not
what you know but who you know that counts. |
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Exodus 15:26 |
The Key to Health
- An ounce of obedience is worth a pound of protection.
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Exodus 15:27 |
Does Jesus Care? -
In His time, God gives us rest from every test. |
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Exodus 16:2-3 |
Selective Memories
- The memories Satan selects never reflect the way it really
was. |
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Exodus 16:4 |
Tested By the
Blessings - If you are experiencing a time of blessing, that’s
wonderful—but be sensitive to the potential for danger.
Testing doesn’t stop just because the trials have ceased. The
need for obedience is constant whether the sun shines or not. |
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Exodus 16:7 |
Glory in the
Morning - How you begin your day will frequently determine how
you end it. |
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Exodus 16:8 |
I Hate to Complain
- Ultimately, all our complaints are directed against God. |
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Exodus 16:23 |
Rest - (Sabbath)
Rest is a matter of wisdom, not law. |
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Exodus 17:1-3 |
Give 'Em A Brake -
Pastors need your grace, not your gripes. |
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Exodus 17:5-6 |
Water From the
Rock - The world offers a cistern; Christ offers a well. |
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Exodus 17:8 |
When Life Isn't
Fair - Perhaps you also are experiencing unfair treatment.
Life is not fair, but God is. |
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Exodus 17:9 |
The Mentor - In
helping others, we help ourselves. |
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Exodus 17:11-12 |
A Little Help From
Your Friends - Be sensitive to the opportunities to respond as
Aaron and Hur did. Victory is never won alone. |
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Exodus 17:14 |
Write It Down -
The weakest ink is stronger than the greatest memory. When
you’re feeling discouraged, or perhaps even wondering if God
loves you, take out your journal and refresh your memory. |
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Exodus 17:15-16 |
His Banner Over Me
- Is it obvious to those around you that the King is in
residence in your life? If the King is in residence, be
sure to fly His flag. |
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Exodus 18:2-5 |
A Family Reunion -
Christians never say "good-bye"; just "until we meet again." |
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Exodus 18:7-8 |
Respecting Your
Elders - Treat the elderly as a nonrenewable resource; they
are! |
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Exodus 18:10-11 |
Great is the Lord
- Trouble never troubles God. |
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Exodus 18:14,17 |
The Test of a True
Friend - faithful friend is a truthful friend. |
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Exodus 18:21 |
Looking for
Leadership - What a man is will always determine what a man
does. |
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Exodus 18:22 |
Burden Bearers -
Are you willing to help others bear their burdens? A burden
shared is a lighter load. |
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Exodus 19:3-4 |
No Obstacles
Allowed - What you can’t go through, God will help you fly
over. |
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Exodus 19:9 |
No Room For Doubt
- During those times when doubts arise, quench them with a
healthy dose of proof. Read your Bible... Our faith is based
on facts, not fiction. |
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Exodus 19:10-11 |
The God Who Is
Near - When you put your hand in God’s hand, you will never
walk alone. |
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Exodus 20:1-3 |
Priority One - If
your life is chaotic, it may indicate your priorities are
jumbled. Make God priority one in your life and you may be
surprised at how easily everything else comes together. Only
by starting your priorities right can you hope to end them
right. Everything begins with the right priorities, and right
priorities begin with God. |
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Exodus 20:12 |
Honor Your Parents
- Honor your parents and the Lord will honor you. |
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Exodus 20:13 |
Respect for Life -
An attitude can murder just as easily as an ax. |
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Exodus 20:14 |
An Undefiled Bed -
When adultery walks in, everything worth having walks out |
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C H Spurgeon
Devotionals
Morning and Evening,
Faith's Checkbook
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Exodus 3:7 |
"I know their
sorrows." The child is cheered as he sings, "This my father
knows"; and shall not we be comforted as we discern that our dear
Friend and tender soul-husband knows all about us? |
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Exodus 3:12 |
A man without fear.
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Exodus 4:12 |
Speak What He Teaches |
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Exodus 7:5 |
God’s Enemies Shall Bow |
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Exodus 7:12 |
Examine
yourself, my reader, on this point. Aaron's rod proved its
heaven-given power. Is your religion doing so? If Christ be
anything he must be everything. O rest not till love and faith in
Jesus be the master passions of your soul! |
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Exodus 8:23 |
Maintain the Difference |
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Exodus 8:28 |
"The further
from a viper the better, and the further from worldly conformity
the better. To all true believers let the trumpet-call be sounded,
"Come ye out from among them, be ye separate. " |
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Exodus 12:13 |
Justice Satisfied |
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Exodus 14:13 |
"Stand still,
and see the salvation of the Lord." These words contain God's
command to the believer when he is reduced to great straits and
brought into extraordinary difficulties. He cannot retreat; he
cannot go forward; he is shut up on the right hand and on the
left; what is he now to do? The Master's word to him is, "Stand
still." |
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Exodus 16:21 |
Labour to
maintain a sense of thine entire dependence upon the Lord's good
will and pleasure for the continuance of thy richest enjoyments.
Never try to live on the old manna, nor seek to find help in
Egypt. All must come from Jesus, or thou art undone for ever. |
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Exodus 20:25 |
God's altar was
to be built of unhewn stones, that no trace of human skill or
labour might be seen upon it. Human wisdom delights to trim and
arrange the doctrines of the cross into a system more artificial
and more congenial with the depraved tastes of fallen nature; |
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Exodus 22:6 |
Discord usually
takes first hold upon the thorns; it is nurtured among the
hypocrites and base professors in the church, and away it goes
among the righteous, blown by the winds of hell, and no one knows
where it may end. O thou Lord and giver of peace, make us
peacemakers, and never let us aid and abet the men of strife, or
even unintentionally cause the least division among thy people.
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Exodus 23:22 |
God Is Our Ally |
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Exodus 23:25 |
Commonest Things Blessed |
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Exodus 28:38 |
"The iniquity
of the holy things." "What a veil is lifted up by these words, and
what a disclosure is made! It will be humbling and profitable for
us to pause awhile and see this sad sight." |
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Exodus 25:6 |
"Oil for the
light." My soul, how much thou needest this, for thy lamp will not
long continue to burn without it. |
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Exodus 28:38 |
Rest in All Thy Goings |
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Exodus 33:14 |
Rest in All Thy Goings |
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Exodus 34:20 |
"But the
firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou
redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck." |
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Exodus 35:8 |
"Spices for
anointing oil." Much use was made of this anointing oil under the
law, and that which it represents is of primary importance under
the gospel. The Holy Spirit, who anoints us for all holy service,
is indispensable to us if we would serve the Lord acceptably.
Without his aid our religious services are but a vain oblation,
and our inward experience is a dead thing. Whenever our ministry
is without unction, what miserable stuff it becomes! |
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Today in the Word
Moody Bible Institute
Devotionals on Exodus
Click Scripture to read entire devotional |
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Exodus 1:8-2:1 |
About twelve hours before a scheduled abortion some twenty
years ago, a young, unwed mother chose not to go through with
it. Instead, she gave birth to a son, who was adopted into a
Christian family. His name is Mike Glass–he praises God more
than most of us do for the gift of life. And he mourns, in a
very personal way, for the 40 million babies aborted in
America since Roe v. Wade. “Thanks God, Mom, Mom and Dad,” he
wrote in World magazine. “I love you all. Thank you for
letting me breathe my first breaths; I could have easily been
one of the 40 million.” |
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Exodus 2:1 |
When asked what had sparked his interest in science, Albert
Einstein frequently recalled two gifts he had received as a
child. One was a magnetic compass. He was transfixed by the
needle’s northward-pointing constancy and the idea of
invisible magnetic forces. The second was a geometry book. He
was impressed by its logic and began to realize that nature,
even its invisible features, could be explored and explained.
These two gifts helped shape the direction of Einstein’s
remarkable life and career. In a similar way, the basket
Moses’ mother made in today’s reading foreshadowed the
direction and themes of his entire life: protection and
deliverance (Ps. 32:7). |
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Exodus 2:23-4:10 |
Positioned
in front of a Hollywood backdrop, with staff in hand and a
stoic expression on his face, Charlton Heston made a
formidable Moses in the classic movie The Ten Commandments.
More recently, the story of Exodus received an animated
face-lift in 1998’s The Prince of Egypt, complete with
awe-inspiring special effects. While both movies take
liberties with the biblical account of the Israelites’ flight
from Egypt, they draw attention to an event so significant
that its memory permeates the whole of the Old Testament and
the history of the Jewish nation.
God responded
to the Israelites’ cry because of His covenant with Abraham
and His ensuing relationship with the patriarchs. But He was
also motivated out of compassion for their sufferings, which
included infanticide and forced labor. To set His people free,
God called upon the reticent Moses. And through the battle of
wills with Pharaoh, the escape, and the establishment of
society in the wilderness, God’s role in the lives of the
Israelites moves from that of distant deity to personal and
present provider. “What other nation is so great as to have
their gods near them the way the Lord our God is near us
whenever we pray to him?” (Deut. 4:7).
Oppression and injustice are a fact of life for many people
around the world. But groups like the International Justice
Mission (IJM) are working to confront these evils in the name
of Christ. The IJM serves all victims of injustice by
investigating allegations of abuse and pursuing evildoers
worldwide. The IJM also seeks to mobilize the American
Christian church to aid the victims of injustice overseas.
Visit their web site today at http://www.ijm.org. Lift in
prayer the work of organizations like this. |
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Exodus 5:22-6:8 |
In
his book, Eternity in Their Hearts, Don Richardson provides
numerous accounts of previously unevangelized people who had a
particular legend handed down from ages past. Despite
widely-scattered geographic regions, these tales are
remarkably similar, often describing some type of “book of
knowledge” that had been taken away from the group because of
transgression. Yet this book would someday be
restored--brought back by people from far away. That’s pretty
amazing considering these people groups were illiterate!
Somehow God had prepared their hearts for the advent of
missionaries who would bring both the Word of God and
literacy.This type of “heart preparation” may be close to what
the Jews in Egypt received. |
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Exodus 12 |
After 29 years of laboring as a slave in Maryland, Harriet
Tubman escaped to Philadelphia in 1849. She’d been determined
to be free for years, and now she was--but she didn’t stop
there.Tubman spent the next decade helping other slaves escape
as well. Working as a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad,
she made about twenty trips into slave states to guide groups
of runaways to safe routes and hiding places. |
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Exodus 12 |
In
March, 1849, Henry “Box” Brown mailed himself to freedom. Born
into slavery in Virginia, Brown was brought to Richmond to
work in a tobacco factory. After his wife and children were
sold to another owner and sent south, he vowed to escape. A
friendly white shoemaker helped devise a plan to put him in a
packing crate and mail him to a free state. Brown entered the
box with a little food and water, and a tool for boring air
holes. Twenty-seven hours later, the “shipment” arrived at the
Philadelphia office of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society
and was unpacked by abolitionists. Brown is said to have
emerged from the crate singing! Free at last! |
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Exodus 12 |
Gladys Aylward was a British missionary to China, and shortly
after her arrival in the 1930s the Japanese invaded China.
After the town where she lived was bombed, Japanese soldiers
were sent to kill any survivors. Aylward led the survivors,
including many children, on a long march through perilous
terrain. Miraculously, many survived this harrowing escape and
caught the last train for freedom. There's something very
compelling about rescue operations, the greatest of which is
surely found in the story of the Exodus. |
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Exodus 15 |
In
the early 1800s, escaping slaves seemed to “disappear” once
they crossed the Ohio River from Kentucky. One slave owner
said it was as if the slave had run down an “underground
road”--later, this system of escape routes was called the
Underground Railroad and homes that offered shelter along the
way were called “depots.” Perhaps the most famous “conductor”
of this railroad was Harriet Tubman, who escaped from slavery
in 1849, from eastern Maryland. Following her freedom, Tubman
returned nineteen times to slave states and helped to liberate
over 300 slaves. Each return trip was extremely risky, but
Tubman’s record of never losing anyone entrusted to her care
earned her the nickname “Moses.” Like Moses, Tubman was
completely confident that God would protect her and her
charges. She herself looked to the account of Moses crossing
the Red Sea, especially his praise song in Exodus 15. |
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Exodus 15 |
You don’t have to remember much about Greek mythology to know
that Mount Olympus was the home of the Greek gods and
goddesses. From its peak, Zeus hurled down lightning bolts on
those who had earned his displeasure. A pantheon of deities
“controlled” human destinies from the unapproachable heights
of this mountain. The association between mountains and gods
was common in the ancient world. Critics of the Bible like to
believe that this explains the origins of today’s passage, but
we will see significant differences between ancient
mythologies and the idea of the mountain of God’s inheritance
(Ex. 15:17). |
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Exodus 18 |
Growing up under Communism, Karin Krachova had never heard the
gospel. One day in 1995, however, she heard some students at
her university describe how God had helped protect them and
their families, who were all Chris-tians, during the years
when the Communists were still in power. As Karin listened,
she began to wonder if there really might be a God. Months
later, through her friendship with these students, Karin
became a Christian herself... Too often Christians say they
don't know how to share their faith. But what many Christians
don't realize is that one of the most powerful ways to share
the gospel is simply to tell what God has done. |
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Exodus 19 |
When Scott Siegel knew that God wanted him to ask Charis to be
his wife, he prayed to find just the right diamond for her
ring. This diamond needed to reflect her purity, her radiance,
and above all, her preciousness--both in his sight, but more
importantly, in God’s sight. Many people think of diamonds as
precious possessions, but how many believers think of
themselves in this way? Yet this is exactly what 1 Peter
2:9–10 says! This truth is rooted in the Old Testament.
Yesterday we saw that the promised land to which God was
leading His people was His own special possession (Ex. 15:17).
Today we’ll see that the people themselves were also His own
special possession (Ex. 19:5; Deut. 7:6). |
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Exodus 20:8-11 |
Last year, a U.S.
News & World Report cover story described how work has come to
control American life. We work more hours per week than people
in any other industrialized nation. Two-income families are
“needed” to pursue the desired standard of suburban living.
Cell phones, pagers, and e-mail have made escaping the office
all but impossible. One third of us feel overwhelmed or even
crushed by long hours and heavy workloads. Stress levels are
high, especially in a shaky job market--people feel they have
no choice but to give up their quality of life in exchange for
continued employment. In such a climate, the principle of
Sabbath feels like a fresh breeze. |
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Exodus 20:22-24 |
Sacrifice played a central role in many ancient religions.
Throughout history, sacrificial offerings have consisted of
various animals, fruits, flowers, vegetables, and even human
beings. The Aztecs, for example, offered as many as twenty
thousand human sacrifices yearly to their sun god. The Greeks
sacrificed animals such as goats or cattle, sometimes eating
the sacrifice in a “celebratory meal” in honor of their gods.
Long ago the Chinese practiced human sacrifice and also
offered animals and food to their gods and ancestors. How
tragic that all these sacrifices were made in vain!
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Exodus 31 |
How can we distinguish between righteous and unrighteous uses
of creativity? We can compare this passage with the golden
calf episode. Who is being honored--God or something else?
What is the result--order or disorder, beauty or chaos, sin or
holiness? Was there intentionality behind it, a submissive,
worshipful attitude and thankfulness for the artistic
abilities in use? Or is it reminiscent of Aaron’s excuses? |
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Exodus 32 |
Last fall, a boy’s Bible saved his life. According to police,
a Florida mother killed one of her sons at home with a
shotgun, then drove to a church where she found her
sixteen-year-old son standing outside. She fired at him at
close range, but the shot struck his Bible. “The Bible
certainly saved his life,” said a sheriff’s deputy. “Had his
Bible not been in the way he would have sustained the brunt of
the blast and very well could have died from that type of
injury. ”That young man will never forget that he owes his life
to the Word of God. |
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Exodus 32 |
Humans tend to worship what is seen and often what appeals to
emotion. The golden calf represented an Egyptian fertility
cult. Recall that while the people were in the wilderness God
alone provided all that they needed to eat and drink.
Rejecting God’s promises, they chose to bow down to an idol
that falsely gave them a sense of control. Idol worshipers
believed that a god had to be manipulated in order to respond.
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Exodus 32:1-5
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Assuredly, human creativity and our pursuit of pleasure are
corrupted by sin! Today’s narrative is a warning and
instructive example of how creativity can be twisted to serve
the opposite of the purposes for which God gave it. |
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Exodus 32:12 |
God was justly angry. The people had acted impatiently,
rebelliously, and faithlessly. Their punishment would be
richly deserved! Why not wipe them out and make Moses into a
founding father (v. 10)? |
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Exodus 34:6
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For 60 years, journalist Walter Cronkite brought the news to
America. He reported big stories, such as the first moon
landing, President Kennedy’s assassination, and Watergate. He
interviewed important leaders, including every U.S. President
since Truman, and covered hot issues–the arms race, civil
rights, and public education. Even after his 1981 retirement,
Cronkite was consistently named in surveys as one of the most
trusted men in America. If he said it, people believed it.
Americans depended on him.Even more confidently can we depend
on God. He can be trusted to be forgiving. How do we know? He
said so Himself. That’s who He is–that’s what He does.
Forgiveness is one of His key attributes. |
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