Dark Place

So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. Exodus 10:22-23
It is my tendency to forget [...]

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Frogs and Vomit

Tomorrow: Not Always a Day Away
So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt. Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat the [...]

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Could This Be Your Daily Bread?

Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ’Show a miracle for yourselves, ’ then you shall say to Aaron, ’Take your rod and cast it before Pharaoh, and let it become a serpent.’ ” So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, just [...]

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Don’t Go There

Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried out to Pharaoh, saying, “Why are you dealing thus with your servants? There is no straw given to your servants, and they say to us, ’Make brick!’ And indeed your servants are beaten, but the fault is in your own people.” Exodus 5:15-16
Woe is [...]

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Cutting Remarks

Then (Moses) you shall say to Pharaoh, ’Thus says the Lord: “Israel is My son, My firstborn. So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed I will kill your son, your firstborn.” And it came to pass on the way, [...]

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Tools of the Trade

So the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.” And He said, “Cast it on the ground.” So he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it. Then the Lord said to Moses, “Reach out your hand and take it by [...]

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To Tell a Lie

Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives…”When you do the duties of a midwife for the Hebrew women…if it is a son, then you shall kill him…” But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive. So the king [...]

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Compassion International Advisories

Flooding in Ecuador–Meningitis in Uganda–Dengue Fever in Bolivia
 
Update Ecuador, March 20, 2009: Heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in coastal regions of Ecuador. As a result,  7,000 hectares (1 hectare = 2.47 acres) of rice have been destroyed.  Some people in the flooded regions were moved to temporary shelters. No deaths have been reported.  There are [...]

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Let God Bless the Mistake You Make

Then he charged them and said to them: “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought [...]

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You Have Got to See This!

You’ve Got to See This!
Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise; Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; Your father’s children shall bow down before you. Judah is a lion’s whelp; From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He bows down, he lies down as a lion; And [...]

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