Week 26 - July 19 - Doug Mathers

Congratulations! You have made it to Exodus! Many others started the journey but ran out of gas somewhere in Genesis… but we are proud of you! You have now earned the privilege of continuing the story of God’s love in one of the most beloved books of the Bible and it begins with the birth of a little guy named Moses.

Exodus 1-2

Some page highlights for me:

1. The midwives fearing God more than Pharaoh. Their lives were on the line. That’s faith.

2. The heart of Pharaoh’s daughter being toughed by the cries of helpless Moses. Which proves that the apple doesn’t have to fall close to the tree… because Pharaoh was heartless towards those babies and what heart he had was later hardened towards God.

3. God’s provision and protection.

4. Moses’ murder of the Egyptian. It was premeditated. Yet, God still chose him.

Psalm 26

Read it. Now ask yourself, could you say the same things to God?
Not me. At least, not yet. Now I bet you know how to pray for the day, week and month.

Proverbs 26

This chapter is a fool’s chapter – full of advice for dealing with fools. How does one recognize a fool?

I love verse 12. It gives us a clue that not all fools lack the appearance of intelligence and that there is a huge difference between intelligence and wisdom.

Acts 5

Isn’t this one of the most frightening books in the New Testament? We should read it aloud before we take the offering. But notice: it wasn’t about how much Ananias and Sapphira gave: it was about truth and trying to look spiritual/sacrificial. They were free to give as much or as little as they chose. So much for the offering.

Extra credit question: what did Peter and the apostles have in common with the midwives we read about in Exodus. What difference does it make? Do you have that same quality?