[caption id="attachment_1862" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Pharaoh's Sign"][/caption] We said that it was only at the moment Pharaoh said, “See, there is evil destined for you”, that the blood, Pharaoh saw in the stars, appeared, because. it was only at that moment, when Pharaoh began to bend,...
[caption id="attachment_1854" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Names"][/caption] Did Pharaoh ever wonder why Moses had so many names for his God? God. Lord. God, the Lord. God, the Lord of the Jews. etc. We can sit and study the text and theorize why Moses used certain appellations at certain...
[caption id="attachment_1850" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Others"][/caption] In the beginning, and then, three times. Three times Moses described God as “God, the Lord of the Ivrim”, the “Others”. At their first meeting, Moshe refers to God as “The Lord of the Ivrim”, “The Lord of the Others”: This is how...
[caption id="attachment_1858" align="alignleft" width="90" caption="Concern"][/caption] Moses, I care about you. You are like a son to me. I don’t want you to go because, “See, there is evil destined for you!” Ludicrous, isn’t it? Moses and Aaron deliver their warning of the devastation of the locusts. Pharaoh’s...
Each plague is described as having a different purpose. Blood: 7:17, Frogs 8:6, Lice 8:15, Wild Beasts 8:18, Plague 9:7, Boils 9:11, Hail 9:14 -16. Can you map the steps in the
Lessons To Be Learned: Ezekiel 28:25 – 29:21
What was the matter with the Children of Israel in this week’s portion? Had it been me, I would have been dancing in the streets celebrating the destruction of my Egyptian masters!
[caption id="attachment_1816" align="alignleft" width="236" caption="Threats"][/caption] Moshe and Aaron threaten Pharaoh with the plague of blood, and they leave. We are not privy to Pharaoh’s response. What did he say in response? Moshe and Aaron threaten Pharaoh with the plague of frogs and they leave. We are...
[caption id="attachment_1812" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Mind Games"][/caption] Did you hear the one about the guy who walks into the throne room of the most powerful emperor on earth and say, “My God demands that you destroy your economy and acknowledge His power?” The emperor says, “Who...