Praise the Lord! Glad to be able to get back into Exodus now that I have a new laptop! Thank You LORD GOD!
In this chapter, God speaks again to Moses. He explains to Moses that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob knew Him as Almighty God but not as YHWH (I AM WHO I AM). God reveals more of Himself with each name He gives of Himself to those He chooses to reveal it to for the purposes He wishes to accomplish in the lives of the people (person) He will work in and through. Here, God is saying that He is the same God that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob knew; that He is the same God going back to the beginning of time, and eternally before time, and eternally forward. With Moses' background, He may not have been taught by His Israelite parents and community growing up. His knowledge of God must have been rather sparse when he fled to Midian at age 40. His father in law, Jethro, was a priest of the Most High. Now Moses was meeting with God and given the name YHWH. Maybe God needed to assure Moses that He was Almighty God, Most High God, Elohim, YHWH as the Only True God. In a world of polytheism, Moses may have thought these names indicated different gods. But In this chapter, God is saying He is YHWH, also known as Almighty God, Most High, Elohim. Moses was learning about God as he went forward in the work God was charging him with. It goes to show us that we do not need to know much about God to turn to Him and be saved. He will lead us in our discovery of who He is and what He has done as we walk in faith and obedience. God explains how He will be the God of the Israelites and they will be His chosen people according to the covenant He made
The remainder of the chapter is a a genealogy showing Moses' descent from Levi. Also, I names the male descendants of Reuben, Simeon and Levi (Jacobs first three sons, born to Leah). These men were to be leaders as God leads the Israelites out of Egypt by His mighty hand go.and outstretched arm. He will strongarm Pharaoh into letting his people
Thanks Bro Dan. My other one finally would not even turn on. So I have been trying to use my older I phone which has really small keys and screen. Was frustrating. So, had my birthday last weekend, and got a new laptop. WooHoo!
Being retired and still need to rest my aching back throughout the day. I bought a new laptop a little over a year ago and it has been so helpful as I have to pass time in my recliner so much. I was able to participate on this site and to search many topics of many sites to increase my knowledge of God's Word and work throughout history. Been quite fruitful for me. So, not being online much this past month or so has been a bummer. But I am thankful we were able to buy a new laptop.
I am filling journals with my findings and thoughts. That way, I can reference these when I wish to respond to someone's post here or speak with someone I know when we visit. i don't go out much because of covid and only meet with a few friends and family members. God has kept me well from viruses since March of 2020, which helps me control my asthma without exacerbations.
I am glad to see you back on the forum. There are a handful of folks we haven't heard from for a few weeks. You were one of them that I was wondering about. I have been praying for these posters and hope they come back to posting soon. I appreciate hearing their viewpoints and am helped by their contributions.
In this chapter, God speaks again to Moses. He explains to Moses that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob knew Him as Almighty God but not as YHWH (I AM WHO I AM). God reveals more of Himself with each name He gives of Himself to those He chooses to reveal it to for the purposes He wishes to accomplish in the lives of the people (person) He will work in and through. Here, God is saying that He is the same God that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob knew; that He is the same God going back to the beginning of time, and eternally before time, and eternally forward. With Moses' background, He may not have been taught by His Israelite parents and community growing up. His knowledge of God must have been rather sparse when he fled to Midian at age 40. His father in law, Jethro, was a priest of the Most High. Now Moses was meeting with God and given the name YHWH. Maybe God needed to assure Moses that He was Almighty God, Most High God, Elohim, YHWH as the Only True God. In a world of polytheism, Moses may have thought these names indicated different gods. But In this chapter, God is saying He is YHWH, also known as Almighty God, Most High, Elohim. Moses was learning about God as he went forward in the work God was charging him with. It goes to show us that we do not need to know much about God to turn to Him and be saved. He will lead us in our discovery of who He is and what He has done as we walk in faith and obedience. God explains how He will be the God of the Israelites and they will be His chosen people according to the covenant He made
The remainder of the chapter is a a genealogy showing Moses' descent from Levi. Also, I names the male descendants of Reuben, Simeon and Levi (Jacobs first three sons, born to Leah). These men were to be leaders as God leads the Israelites out of Egypt by His mighty hand go.and outstretched arm. He will strongarm Pharaoh into letting his people
Amen for the new laptop!
I enjoy your writings and responses here so much, way to go!
Being retired and still need to rest my aching back throughout the day. I bought a new laptop a little over a year ago and it has been so helpful as I have to pass time in my recliner so much. I was able to participate on this site and to search many topics of many sites to increase my knowledge of God's Word and work throughout history. Been quite fruitful for me. So, not being online much this past month or so has been a bummer. But I am thankful we were able to buy a new laptop.
I am filling journals with my findings and thoughts. That way, I can reference these when I wish to respond to someone's post here or speak with someone I know when we visit. i don't go out much because of covid and only meet with a few friends and family members. God has kept me well from viruses since March of 2020, which helps me control my asthma without exacerbations.
I am glad to see you back on the forum. There are a handful of folks we haven't heard from for a few weeks. You were one of them that I was wondering about. I have been praying for these posters and hope they come back to posting soon. I appreciate hearing their viewpoints and am helped by their contributions.
Be blessed today, Bro Dan.
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