Month: January 2024

When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes and daubed it with bitumen and pitch. She put the child in it and placed it among the reeds by the river bank. Exodus 2:3 I can think of few things that have changed my wife and me as…
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So they ruthlessly made the people of Israel work as slaves and made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and brick, and in all kinds of work in the field. In all their work they ruthlessly made them work as slaves. Exodus 1:13-14 In my first official attempt at recovery, I went to…
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Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river . . . She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her servant woman, and she took it. When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby was crying. She took pity on him and said, “This is one…
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But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live. Exodus 1:17 I must admit that I break the law daily, almost always driving five MPH over the speed limit. Almost everyone does and plus, I’m always in a hurry. Yesterday though, I…
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But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. Exodus 1:12 I want to be in good physical condition. To get in and to stay in good shape though, requires hard work – every day. To get where I want to go, I must put myself through the…
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So Joseph died, being 110 years old. Genesis 50:26 As I’ve mentioned previously, I grew up with a pastor for a father, learning Bible stories from a young age. From that young age, the account of Joseph has always been my favorite. It has Joseph, the young hero, falling victim to his brothers, who are…
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“So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones.” Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. Genesis 50:21  Over the course of my life, I’ve required a lot of forgiveness from God and my family. So, I’d like to think that I’m quick to forgive. I do have those…
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When Jacob finished commanding his sons, he drew up his feet into the bed and breathed his last and was gathered to his people. Genesis 49:33 In a relay race, one runner carries a baton for his or her allotted distance and then hands the baton off to the next runner. For the first athlete,…
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All these are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each with the blessing suitable to him. Genesis 49:28 When I was a kid, my dad announced to my brother, my sister, and me that we were going to get a weekly allowance. I…
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The blessings of your father are mighty beyond the blessings of my parents, up to the bounties of the everlasting hills. May they be on the head of Joseph, and on the brow of him who was set apart from his brothers. Genesis 49:26 At our Sunday morning jail Bible study recently, one of the…
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