Category: Exodus
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Honored by Pharaoh
And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. Exodus 14:17 (KJV) Get me honor – How was God going to be honored by the pursuit of Pharaoh…
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Wisdom Resides in the Heart
And let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded: Exodus 35:10 (JPS) Wise-hearted – When we think of wisdom, we often think of intelligence. We’d say it’s definitely something that comes from experience and resides in the mind of the person. Wisdom is a deepness in thought.
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The Pronunciation of YHVH
And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name Jehovah was I not known to them. Exodus 6:3 (KJV) Jehovah – When we talk about God, we seldom use His name. In fact, it could be said that the name “Yehovah” isn’t known to…
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One House for You, and Another for You
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses. Exodus 1:21 (KJV) Houses – So did God actually come down and build a house for each of the midwives? Some translations have the word “families” instead. Maybe God gave the midwives families?
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Urim and Thummim
And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the Lord: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord continually. Exodus 28:30 (KJV) The Urim and the Thummim –…
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A Mixture of Interpretations
Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. Exodus 8:21 (KJV) Swarms of…
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Moses is the New Noah
Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation. Exodus 32:10 (KJV) Now therefore let me alone – All these words are really just one word in the Hebrew text: yanach which means “to rest”. YHVH…
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Authority and Conformity
Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you. Exodus 31:13 (KJV) Sabbaths – I’d like to draw attention to something here. Who is…
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Tale of Two Speeches
Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go a three days’ journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God, otherwise He will fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword.” Exodus 5:3 (NASB) Then they said – In Rabbi David Fohrman’s…
