Some thoughts on Scripture

Exodus 4:10-12--"The Moses said to the LORD, 'O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.' So the LORD said to him, 'Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not... Sign in to see full entry.

Exodus 3:11-12--"But Moses said to God, 'Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt.' So He said, 'I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sigh to you that i have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve... Sign in to see full entry.

Exodus 2:6--"And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. So she had compassion on him, and said, 'This is one of the Hebrews' children.'" Inasmuch as people have compassion, it is placed there by God. It is innate. And it can override the most cruel of edicts that call for... Sign in to see full entry.

Exodus 1:22--"So Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, 'Every son who is born you shall cast into the river and every daughter you shall save alive.'" There are interesting parallels between Exodus and Jesus' early childhood. Just as Pharaoh saw an increasing Hebrew population as a threat, so... Sign in to see full entry.

Genesis 50:20--"But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive." This verse is one of my favorites in all of Genesis. We probably all have had instances when people have abused us, or, to put it more... Sign in to see full entry.

Genesis 49:24-26--"But his bow remained in strength. And the arms of his hands were made strong By the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob.... By the God of of your father who will help you, And by the Almighty who will bless you With blessings of the deep that lies beneath, Blessing of the breasts and... Sign in to see full entry.

Genesis 48:15-16--"And he blessed Joseph, and said, 'God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has fed me all my life long to this day, The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless the lads; Let my name be named upon them, And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;... Sign in to see full entry.

Genesis 45:7--"'And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance." Jpseph here neither boasts that he is Egypt's governor nor expresses bitterness toward his brothers for their selling of him into bondage in Egypt. Rather, his... Sign in to see full entry.

Genesis 43:30--"Now his heart yearned for his brother; so Joseph made haste and sought somewhere to weep. And he went into his chamber and wept there." Weeping is a powerful release of emotion. It is not always a response to sorrow, but may stem from joy or relief. In the prior chapters, we never... Sign in to see full entry.

Genesis 42:21-22--"Then they said to one another, 'We are truly guilty concerning our brother, for we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us, and we would not hear; therefore this distress has come upon us.' And Reuben answered them, saying, 'Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin... Sign in to see full entry.