Tag: yahweh
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Daily Bread
11And the LORD said to Moses, 12“I have heard the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God.’”–Exodus 16 The Hebrew word for manna hamman is basically a question and answer. What…
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Pharaoh’s Question, Moses’ Song
11“Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods?Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?–Exodus 15 Remember Pharaoh’s question: But Pharaoh said, “Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and moreover, I will not let Israel go.” (Exodus 5:2)…
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Fear, Belief, & Salvation
30Thus the LORD saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31Israel saw the great power that the LORD used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the LORD, and they believed in the LORD and in his servant Moses.–Exodus 14 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom…
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Be Gone!
29At midnight the LORD struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock. 30And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians. And…
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Salvation Sign
13The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt.–Exodus 12 Obviously the Passover would be a sign to the Egyptians in a way…
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Plagues 8 and 9: How Long, Pharaoh?
3So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me?–Exodus 10 On this journey we have witnessed how Yahweh proved Himself as unique in His category. He had power and should be obeyed. The lifeless…
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Plagues 5-7: Pharaoh, for This Purpose!
13Then the LORD said to Moses, “Rise up early in the morning and present yourself before Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, “Let my people go, that they may serve me. 14For this time I will send all my plagues on you yourself, and on your servants and your people, so that…
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Plague 1: Yahweh Superior to the Nile Pantheon
22But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts. So Pharaoh’s heart remained hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the LORD had said. 23Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he did not take even this to heart. 24And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile for water to drink, for they…
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The Question of Exodus
2But Pharaoh said, “Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and moreover, I will not let Israel go.”–Exodus 5 Pharaoh’s people worshiped an entire pantheon of gods and goddesses of which Pharaoh himself was considered one. Egyptian religion was highly developed with systems in…
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The God Who Is Present
13Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” 14God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.”And he said, “Say this to the…
Joel M Bradshaw 