Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Let there be light . . .

Exodus 10:22,23
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

Matthew 5:14-16
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

The first of creation, spoken by G-d; light, and there was Messiah; day 1. Throughout Scriptural history, G-d's people do not live in darkness.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

The Decision

Exodus 7:22b,23
and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as YHWH had said. And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.


John 6:65,66
And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

According to Scripture, one can recognize G-d and HIS power, even know HIS Son and still walk away from HIM.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Mighty Work of G-d

Exodus 7:5
And the Egyptians shall know that I am YHWH, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

Luke 23:46, 47
And when Y'hshuwah had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified G-d, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

Some Egyptians were converted by seeing the mighty actus of G-d and clearly the first convert after the Crucifixion was a Roman. G-d truly does love the entire world, even if we don't see all of HIS power and action in a positive perspective.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Covenant

Exodus 6:5
And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.

Hebrews 2:15
And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

G-d's Covenant continues to stand today, but just as in the days of Pharaoh's Egypt as well as ancient Rome, we forget just how powerful G-d is and how lasting HIS Covenant continues to be.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Arguing

Exodus 4:12, 13
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

John 13:8
Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Y'hshuwah answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.

Arguing with G-d or about HIS Will has two results. HE wins and we obey, or we don't obey and we lose.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The NAME is Important

Exodus 3:15
And G-d said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, YHWH G-d of your fathers, the G-d of Abraham, the G-d of Isaac, and the G-d of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

Acts 4:12
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

To have a personal relationship with our Creator, we need to know HIS Name, and that of HIS Son.

Powers

Exodus 2:23
And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto G-d by reason of the bondage.

Matthew 2:19, 20
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of YHWH appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.

Powers of the world do not last forever. Something a world super power needs to keep in mind . . .

Monday, January 9, 2012

History Repeats Itself

Exodus 1:16, 22
And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

Matthew 2:16
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

The title is "History repeats itself," but actually Scripture bears out that it gets worse in the repeat. When Pharaoh made his declaration, it was specifically, the boys. When Herod made his decree, it was all the children. Hitler's decree was all Sabbath keepers. Are we on the threshold of yet another declaration and mandate?

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

The Last Days

Genesis 49:1
And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.

Matthew 24:3,9
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

All those years before Messiah, recorded in Genesis, Jacob prophesied to his sons that there would be last days and to use the word that interprets "befall" was certainly indicative of sorrows and tribulation, which of course was confirmed by Y'hshuwah Messiah 2,000 years ago.