By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst of it … How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?  Psalm 137:1-4 NKJV Bedřich Smetana became a champion of his […]

On that day I will deal differently … where my people live … so that you will know that I, the Lord, am in this land. I will make a distinction between my people and your people. Exodus 8:22-23 NIV In many ways, believers are just like nonbelievers. We all […]

Stand before Pharaoh … ‘Thus says the Lord: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me … In that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell … that you may know that I am the Lord. Exodus 8:20, 22 NKJV Ready to […]

You shall speak all that I command you. Exodus 7:2 NKJV Moses faced a complex situation. God had called him to return to Egypt to free the Israelites from bondage. After his arrival, he and his brother Aaron told the Israelite elders the words that God had given them. They […]

Because they are lazy, therefore they cry out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’ Exodus 5:8 NASB When Moses asked to let the Israelites go, Pharaoh evaluated this request in light of his own experience and worldview. To him, Moses’ explanation seemed absurd. He could not conceive that the […]

Who is the Lord that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and besides, I will not let Israel go. Exodus 5:2 NASB Approaching Pharaoh, Moses and Aaron positioned themselves as messengers for “the Lord, the God of Israel” (v. 1). Pharaoh […]

Moses and Aaron came and said to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, Let My people go that they may celebrate a feast to Me in the wilderness. Exodus 5:1 NASB God asked Moses to deliver a message to Pharaoh: He wanted His people to “celebrate a […]

O, Lord, please send someone else.’ Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses. Exodus 4:13-14 NIV God told Moses He wanted him to leave the service of his father-in-law, Jethro, and return to Egypt to lead His people into freedom. God described the task and even the response he could […]

Surely men of low degree are a vapor, men of high degree are a lie; if they are weighed on the scales, they are altogether lighter than vapor … if riches increase, do not set your heart on them … power belongs to God. Psalm 62:9-11 NKJV Trusting in other […]

Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Psalm 62:8 NASB Throughout his life, David developed relationships with various people whom he trusted. Sadly, there were times when these trusted people let him down. Some failed to keep […]