Moses, in his own power killed an Egyptian (See Ex. 2:11-15).Why?Because he saw an Egyptian strike a Hebrew.Moses didn't worry. After all he was the adopted son of Pharaoh’s daughter. Nonetheless, when the word got out, Moses’ status in the royal family didn’t help...
Joshua said with faith: "Tomorrow God will work miracle-wonders among you." (Joshua 3:5a MSG)Joshua was right. The battle would be won through our Heavenly Father. Our God is a specialist of miracles. He can do anything!The first miracle was this: "When the priests...
"When the Israelites left Egypt, they were a huge crowd: The Israelites moved on from Rameses to Succoth, about 600,000 on foot, besides their dependents." (Ex. 12:37, MSG)A more precise number is given in Numbers 1:45: "The sum total of the People of Israel twenty...
God had promised that the Israelites would receive the Promised Land, and once they arrived at its border, Moses sent 12 spies to see what the land looked like and who the inhabitants were.When the spies came back, they brought fruit with them: "When they reached the...
The Israelites were excited. In three days they would cross into the Promised land.By this time in their history, Moses had passed away. Joshua was their new leader, and he decided to send two spies into Jericho to find out what the people of Canaan thought about...
“The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and for seven years he gave them into the hands of the Midianites.” (Judges 6:1 NIV)This is a familiar theme of the book of Judges, for it happened over and over again. Unfortunately, it happens in our day and in our...
Life can be hard at times. Look at Naomi. While living in a foreign country, her husband died. Her sons both took Moabite wives, and all was well for Naomi for the next 10 years. Then her sons both died as well. Even in our day it is hard for a lonely woman to survive...