“And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.” Exodus 33:14-15 Moses had been chosen by God to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt, but…
“And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.” Genesis 33:4 Another familiar story that we have read many times, but I saw something different this time when I read it. Remember that after Jacob had convinced his father…
“….for the LORD delighteth in thee…” Isaiah 62:4 As a mother we delight in our children, we see them as being special. We know they are not perfect, we can see all the flaws they have, but we also know their strengths and abilities. We see the potential for great…
“And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.” Genesis 24:58 The story of Isaac and Rebekah is such a beautiful story. We talked yesterday about how God had guided Abraham’s servant every step of the way and…
“And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.” Genesis 24:27 Abraham had given his servant a task…
“I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.” Genesis 9:13 As we begin reading the Bible through for another year, it seems no matter how often we have read these familiar stories, something new…
“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 Over the past few days we have looked at different characters involved in what today we call “The Christmas Story”. We have seen how different…
“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,” Matthew 2:1 This Christmas many of us will get in our cars and drive long distances to be with our family for Christmas. We…
“And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.” Luke 2:25 The Bible doesn’t tell us how old Simeon was nor at what point in his…