A constant claim of the Bible is God's sovereignty. He is the true King—the only true God—whose plan of redemption will not be stopped. The book of Exodus details a battle of sorts between a false king and his gods (Pharaoh and his gods) vs the true King and the true God (YHWH). At the beginning of … Continue reading Exodus: Pharaoh Plans His Own Demise
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Exodus: Two Women Defeat Pharaoh
God often uses women to thwart the plans of evil. We see it all over the Bible and I've seen it plenty of times in my own life. In the early chapters of the book of Exodus, God uses women (Shiphrah, Puah, Jochabed, Miriam, Pharaoh's daughter) to defeat the most powerful man in the world—Pharaoh—and … Continue reading Exodus: Two Women Defeat Pharaoh
Exodus: Abram’s Exodus Foreshadows Israel’s
Most people know the story of Israel's Exodus from Egypt. Whether you learned it in Sunday School, or by watching Charlton Heston's portrayal of Moses in the classic The Ten Commandments, or by watching the animated movie Prince of Egpyt (also a classic), you know the basic structure of the story: Jacob and his sons go … Continue reading Exodus: Abram’s Exodus Foreshadows Israel’s
