February Seven

February Six was the first time blogging with Windows 7. I love the way I can have my blog to the left and then biblegateway.com to my right (on the desktop). Then I have my bible down in front of me. I makes it sooo easy to copy the scripture from biblegateway to the blog. WooHoo
This is what my hubby got for our 6th year wedding anniversery today. We are so thankful to God for his blessings these past 6 years and can't wait to see what is on the way!

The Ten commandments
Are we to still obey the commandments as they were to back then?? I know of course the moral ones,but what is it from then to after Jesus died for us?

Proper Use of altars
In Exodus 20:5-26 25 If you use stones to build my altar, use only natural, uncut stones. Do not shape the stones with a tool, for that would make the altar unfit for holy use. 26 And do not approach my altar by going up steps. If you do, someone might look up under your clothing and see your nakedness.I do not quite understand. Are church altars suppose to be made of natural material? Are they not to be above ground??????

Fair Treatment of Slaves
Alot of questions here. When did all of this change? Why are they still talking about multiple wives??

Cases of personal injury
When did all of these rules change?????

Protection of property
Some I agree and some I do not. Do we follow theses laws???

February Six

Good morning.
So excited to see life after Pharaoh!!

Manna and Quail from Heaven
Amazing.
God does provide. I have lost my job in April 2008. I was terrified but God has completely provided. In amazing ways. I would think there is no way to get more money when I needed more and I would get a letter in the mail stating I overpaid or they collected to much, and other ways. Also God has giving me ultimate resources to make what He has provided go ALONG way. He is just amazing.
I did not know Manna meant "what is it?

Water from the rock

Israel defeats the Amalekites
In Exodus 17:16b ...The Lord will be at war with Amalek generation after genration." Who is Amalek today? Are they still at war????

Jetro's visit to Moses
Was Jethro a believer? Was the burnt offering a first for Jethro?

Jethro's wise advise
God tells us to seek counsel from our parents. As well as making sure it is right with God as well. I like this example

The Lord reveals himeself at Sinai
I have a question? The Lord told Moses what to tell the people in Exodus 19:10-13 Moses told the Lord what the people had said. 10 Then the Lord told Moses, “Go down and prepare the people for my arrival. Consecrate them today and tomorrow, and have them wash their clothing. 11 Be sure they are ready on the third day, for on that day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai as all the people watch. 12 Mark off a boundary all around the mountain. Warn the people, ‘Be careful! Do not go up on the mountain or even touch its boundaries. Anyone who touches the mountain will certainly be put to death. 13 No hand may touch the person or animal that crosses the boundary; instead, stone them or shoot them with arrows. They must be put to death.’ However, when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, then the people may go up on the mountain.[b]” but he adds sexual intercourse in Exodus 10:14 14 So Moses went down to the people. He consecrated them for worship, and they washed their clothes. 15 He told them, “Get ready for the third day, and until then abstain from having sexual intercourse.” Why??? I thought this is a gift from God? Is it just a form of fasting?? WOW This must have been an amazing sight for the people.


I can not wait for tomorow's study for the Ten Commandments. I have never read these (well not from a bible. you know what I mean...) So am really excited.

February Fifth

Good morning!
It is chilly this morning. We are having fun weather. Day before yesterday I was doing yard work in shorts and a tank top. Yesterday the clouds were so beautiful changing shapes and colors (well grays),threatening something but not delivering. Can't wait for what He has planned for me today.

Dedication of the firstborn
OKAY... Help in Exodus 13:15,16 ...That is why I now sacrifice all the firstborn males to the Lord-except that the firstborn sons are always bought back.' This ceremony will be like a mark branded on you hand or your forehead. It is a reminder that the power of the Lord's mighty hand brought us out of Egypt." How is the firstborn given to God then bought back? It mentions earlier in the scripture of animals but I did not understand the sons? Also the mark branded on your hand or forehead. What does this mean? "like a mark branded..". It got my attention because of the mark of the beast on the hand or forehead. Please explain.

Israel's wilderness detour
I could imagine what the Israelites were thinking when God said He was going to have Pharaoh come after them. 'God, come on...'

The Egyptians pursue Israel
The poor Iraelites and more so Moses. After all the plagues and Pharaohs heart remaining hard then finally they are freed then they are camped out by the beach and what do they see coming. I laughed out loud at Exodus 14:12b ...It's better to be a slav in Egypt than a corpse in the wilderness!". They must have been sooo frustrated . Then good ole' Moses Exodus 14:14 The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm. It does not say what there reaction was but I am sure it wasn't Oh Okay!!

Escape through the Red Sea
WOW

A Song of deliverance
Could you imagine what the celebration must have been like. I see miracles everyday. Small ones that people might not see but being a parent it is amazing to see. But wow to see miracles like this.

Bitter water at Marah
Love the miracles. Were all of the Israelites believers and good people? Or were there evil in them?

February Fourth

Good morning!
I am hopeing someone has answers to my dream questios. Last night I had a dream of a strange storm which we do not get cool storms here just sun and rrlittle rain. The dream it was twisters that didn't land just there and now I can't remember what was first a cloud that was shootting lightening bolts. Yesterdays dream was of a earthquake like in Haiti. I was going through it. We all knew it was coming though and got to prepare but even preparing did so much devastation. I am not scared in the dreams though.
I am looking forward to todays study!

A plague of locusts
Exodus 10:2 I've also done it so you can tell you children and grandchildren about how I made amockery of the Egyptians and about the signs I displayed among them-and so you will know that I am the Lord" Are we to spread this now? When the bible talks about carrying things to generations, like curses etc. Does that still hold true? I could not imagine how the Egyptians could support Pharaoh. I don't know how the government was ran, but. I would imagine the people were begging him to give Moses what he asks.

A plague of darkness
I am wondering if the darkness was being blind? Does anyone know? Exodus 10:23b ...But there was light as usual where the people of Israel lived. Coulg the Egyptians see this in the distance. Would they go there instead of staying???

Death for Egypt's firstborn
I am a little confused. In Exodus 11:1 Then the LORD said to Moses, "I will send just one more disaster on Pharaoh and the land of Egypt. After that, Pharaoh will let you go. In fact, he will be so anxious to get rid of you that he will practically force you to leave the country. .Tell all the Israelite men and women to ask their Egyptian neighbors for articles of silver and gold." (Now the LORD had caused the Egyptians to look favorably on the people of Israel, and Moses was considered a very great man in the land of Egypt. He was respected by Pharaoh's officials and the Egyptian people alike.) So Moses announced to Pharaoh, "This is what the LORD says: About midnight I will pass through Egypt. All the firstborn sons will die in every family in Egypt, from the oldest son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne, to the oldest son of his lowliest slave. Even the firstborn of the animals will die. Then a loud wail will be heard throughout the land of Egypt; there has never been such wailing before, and there never will be again. But among the Israelites it will be so peaceful that not even a dog will bark. Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between the Egyptians and the Israelites. All the officials of Egypt will come running to me, bowing low. `Please leave!' they will beg. `Hurry! And take all your followers with you.' Only then will I go!" Then, burning with anger, Moses left Pharaoh's presence. Now the LORD had told Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you. But this will give me the opportunity to do even more mighty miracles in the land of Egypt." Although Moses and Aaron did these miracles in Pharaoh's presence, the LORD hardened his heart so he wouldn't let the Israelites leave the country. Why is the Lord telling Moses that this time he will get to leave but then He hardens Pharaoh's heart again?

The First Passover
Okay I have a question? Did the people eat the offerings after giving them to the Lord. I really do not know much about sacrifices. Except that THANK YOU JESUS FOR DYEING FOR MY SINS coz I could not see the world doing this still. What is the signifacance (sp?) of bread without yeast?
Well, I think my question for Exodus 11: 1-11 is answered now. He hadn't killed the first born Egyptians yet,right??? In Exodus 12:14 This is a day to remember. Each year, from generation to generation, you must clelbrate it as a special festival to the Lord.This is for all time. Why is this not a HUGE holiday still? I know it is mentioned but not like any of our other ones?? back to Exodus 12: 2 From now on, this month will be the first month of the year for you. Why is this not so???
Isn't passover in April??? One of the descriptions of passover is not working except for preparing food for 7 days (WOOHOO come on now! Who's with me for bringing this back!! sorry) and not eating bread with yeast or having yeast in your homes (again what is the significance). Why are we not following this today? In Exodus 12:17...celebrate this day from generation to generation. and Exodus 12:24 "Remember, these instructions are a permanent law that you and your descendants must observe forever. forever would still be now right??? HELP!!! Maybe only Istaelites??? How do we know if we are a generation of Israelites???? I have Lithuanian Jewish blood... but Lithuaia isn't around anymore....

Israel's Exodus from Egypt
Okay all laugh... I get it now exodus/....exit....duh!!
Again in Exodus 1242b ...,and it must be commemorated every year by all the Israelites, from generation to generation. Am I the only one who just acknowledges "oh its passover today" or is it 7 days ??

Instructions for the Passover
Who is doing this still??

February Three

Whoa... Slow down how is it the 3rd already?
I need some prayer for clarity. I am not sure if I should take on a bible study. It would be at my church which is further away and at night which I am sooo not good at. Why do they not have 6 AM bible study's :).
Also for my HEART bible study. I am having a hard time picking up the book. And for my girls with their bible studies. It was their first time last week and Rileys teacher was a little overwhelmed.

I am loving my husbands PC this morning but I feel like a lil kid. A normal keyboard is big!!

A plague of blood
My question is again about the Pharaohs magicians. In Exodus 7:22 But again the magicians of Egypt used their magic, and the,too, turned water into blood.So Pharaoh's heart remained hard.... How do they have power to do this? Is God giving it to them because it is not in His perfect timing to have Pharaoh's heart changed?

A plague of frogs
How are the magicians doing this as well??
I could not imagine the stench and just grossness of the frogs. Yuck. I assume they were not little cute frogs like we see in our yards from time to time either. yuck

A plague of gnats
Exodus 8:18 Pharaoh's magicians tried to do the same thing with their secret arts, but this time they failed. And the gnats covered everyone, people and animals alike. Does anyone know about this??? Is it God allowing and not allowing the magicians to do these things? It said earlier that Pharaohs heart will remain hard until a certain time.

A plague of flies
Okay this is discusting. I can not stand flies!!!!!!!! In the summer here we get flies. I do not remember growing up, EVER , seeing flies in my house. I don't remember ever seeing my parents use a fly swater. So this has to be the worst plague ever!!!! The germs and maggots and eecchhh.
In Exodus 8:28 "All right ,go ahead, " Pharaoh replied. " I will let your go into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord your God. But don't go too far away. Now hurry and pray for me." I have discovered this in life. Non believers saying "your in my prayers" or saying thanks when I say "Ive been praying for you" even my husband appreciates me praying for him (and please pray for him I see him getting closer to the Lord). Why does this happen? If someone said this to me when they were not talking about My Lord and Savior I would comment. Not say Thank You. I would not ask a buddist or Satanic or Muslim to pray for me???? What are your thoughts?

A plague against livestock

A plague of Boils

A plague of hail
I wonder if Moses got discouraged or just went along well knowing that Pharaohs heart would not change yet.
I look at biblical times when the miracles God did were like this. And yet people still didn't believe. Huh?

February Two

Good morning!
So I jinxed myself. I was just telling someone who was without there computer,I couldn't live without mine but I am lucky to have back up. Ah Hum I would like to recant!! My laptop plug broke ( I am not sure how, with two toddlers and 3 dogs running around). Today I am on my daughter's dell laptop doing todays blog. The G,O,F1 and F12 keys are missing. and the two/"at" sign has to be hit hard to work and the mouse pad and lower click button doesn't work. Hey but it plays dvds for the girls just fine :).
I will be putting take laptops in to my todo list.
Here I go:

Moses returns to Egypt

stop. I have never realized how many words have O and G in them. ....

Back to yesterdays question. I have not checked to see if I had an answer yet regarding Pharaoh being a name not a title. Last night I was watching "Scooby Doo,Where's my mummy" with Scooby's number one fan, my three year old. (not for biblical research of course but for fun hee hee) and Cleopatra said she is the last of the Pharaoh's and queen of Egypt, so that kind of confirms it being a name, right?... unofficialy.
I am confused in Exodus 4:twenty-twenty6 So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headied back to the land of Egypt. In his hand he carried the staff of God. And the Lord told Mses," When you arrive back in Egypt, go to Pharaoh and perform all the miracles I have emporwered you to do. But I will harden his heart so he will refuse to let your people goo. Then you will tell him, 'This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn soon. I coommanded you, "let my son go,so he can worship me." But since you have refused,I will now kill your first born son!'" On the way to Egypt, at a place where Moses and his family had stopped ffr the night, the Lord cnfrnted him and was about to kill him. But Moses' wife,Zipporah, took a flint knife and circumcised her son. She toouched his feet with the foreskin and said, "Now, you are my bridegroom of bloood to me."(When she said " a bridegroom of blood," she was referring to the circumcision.)After that, the Lord left him alone.
~In twenty 1-twenty 3 I have read it over and over and I thought God was referring to killing Pharaoh's first born not Moses'.
~In twenty 4 It says confronted him and was about to kill himis that Moses' firstborn or Moses?
~In twenty 5-twenty 6 I have many questions Why wouldn't her son already be circumsized (as commanded on the 8th (or is it 9th) day after birth). What is a bridegroom of blood? Why would this make the Lord leave him alone?

Moses and Aaron speak to Pharaoh
(I keep thinking of my friend who talks about "phone..phobia I think she calls it" I bet she wishes God would give her an "Aaron" to make the phone calls for her hee hee do you get it coz Moses didn't want to do the talking) sorry....off task again.

Making bricks without straw
Is it the Israelites who made the pyramids??? Off subject but it keeps popping up in my head. My husband says that it is a mystery how they were built but it seems to me that the Egyptians made the Israelites work harder than they were able and that God was with them even if they didn't feel it.

Promises of deliverance
Exdus 6:two And God said to Moses, "I am Yahweh-'the Lord.' I appeared to Abraham, to Issac, and to Jacob as El-Shaddai-'God Almighty'-but I did not reveal my name, Yahweh, to them. What is the significance of the different names and telling humans or not?

The ancestors of Moses and Aaron

Aaron's Staff Becomes a snake
Exodus 7:5 When I raise my powerful hand and bring our the Israelites, the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord." Did they start worshipping God after this?
Exodus 7:11-twelve The Pharaoh called in his own wise men and sorcerers, and these Egggyptian magicians did the same thing with their magic. They threw down their staffs, which also became serpents! But then Aarons staff swallowed up their staffs. How did this happen? How could the Eyptian's staffs become serpants? Help!!!


I can not wait for tomorows study!!!!!

(also I can not wait for a fixed computer it took me over an hour and a half to do this. I slept in instead of getting up at 5 baad me. and dingy me tomorow I will be doing this on my husbands PC on a actual desk instead of my sectional....ding dong Kat)

February One

Okay I will say it. "Oh my gooses, how is it already February". But...not reallly. January seemed normal length, almost long to me. Because of the 5 weeks and 31 days. I am not where I want to be financialy on Feb 1. But God will provide and I will be by March 1. I am very proud of myself. I have done 31 days of this blog. I have been faithful. (insert smile) My goal is to get it out there more this month so I can have more input. I love what I have learned this month already and am excited what is more to come.

The Israelites in Egypt
In Exodus 1:21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own. I am probably reading too much into it but did midwives not have families or children back then???

The birth of Moses
I love this story. I can hear it over and over. I love telling it to my girls.

Moses escapes to Midiah
I haven't read this before. I knew Moses was a murderer so woohoo I love learning. Exodus 2:12 After looking in all directions to make sure no one was watching. Moses killed the egyptian and hid the body in the sand. WHOA!!
?--> Exodus 2:23b-25 They cried out for help, and their cry rose up to God. God heard their groaning, and he remembered his covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act. When I read this it gives me a picture of God busy in heaven and he just now hears their crys and was like doo da doooo oh yeah I remember that promise I made ( not to mock God in any way) It is just how it feels when I read it/????? Help!! Doesn't he always hear all of our prayers???? and crys for help?

Moses' family tree

Moses and the burning bush
?'s --->In Exodus 3:14 God replied to Moses,"I Am Who I Am' 3:15 God also said to Moses," Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of you ancestors-th God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob-has sent me to you. This is my eternal name.. my name to remember for all generations. What do all of these names mean. 3:14 is capitalized as shown. Help. In 3:22 Every Israelite woman will ask for articles of silver and gold and fine clothing from her Egyptian neighbors and from the foreign women in their houses. You will dress your sons and daughters with these, stripping the Egyptians of their wealth." Are the Egyptians in a transe of some kind or in fear? Why would they give these riches to the Israelites when the do not like them? Oh!! Is the king of Egypt's name Pharaoh???? (go ahead and laugh...) I thought that was his title. "The Pharaoh"

Signs of the Lord's power
I love that the scripture shows Moses being scared and knowing he is not able and God tells him that it will be okay He will be with him. Like me. I get scared that I cant do things but I know God can.