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The Constitutional Government of God

And all the community of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.  Exodus 16:2  Robert Alter     Wilderness – In God’s geography, the wilderness is an amazing place.  First, it is the place of God’s self-revelation. Second, it is the place of total human dependence.  And third, it is the place where God provides the foundation document, the constitution,…
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The Proof in the Pudding

“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to [h]follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you [i]always, to the end of the age.”  Matthew 28:19-20  NASB Follow – Jacques Ellul’s damning insights make the interpretation of this command all…
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A Little at a Time

Yet Pharaoh’s heart was [d]hardened, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.  Exodus 7:13  NASB Was hardened – This verse begins a story that has bothered believers for centuries.  If God hardens Pharoah’s heart, then how can Pharoah be held accountable for refusing to let the Israelites leave Egypt?  Didn’t God make…
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Coping Skills (rewind)

But his mother said to him, “Your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, get them for me.”  Genesis 27:13  NASB 1995 Your curse – “Listen to me,” she said.  Actually, it’s more like, “Listen to the sound of my making.”  She continues, “If anything disastrous happens, then let it affect me.  I…
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Necessarily Hidden

He further said, “You cannot see My face, for mankind shall not see Me and live!” Then the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place [j]by Me, and you shall stand there on the rock; and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed…
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