tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post3018937788217384042..comments2023-08-27T06:33:12.637-05:00Comments on The Bible in a Year - and Beyond!: Tuesday, February 17th: Exodus 1-3 Mark 15:1-25 | NathanTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045517118866436340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post-32945070345776824162015-02-17T21:59:35.394-06:002015-02-17T21:59:35.394-06:00Interesting point Nathan about two people caught h...Interesting point Nathan about two people caught having to make a decision that would be very impactual. <br /><br />Exodus 1:17 stood out for me and ties in with that point. The midwives made a decision to disobey their king out of the fear they had for God. The decision they made could have put their lives at risk, but by doing so God protected them and blessed them with families of their own. <br /><br />Living out a life pleasing to God is not easy. I find if I'm trying to figure out what God wants me to do, it is usually the more difficult plan of action that I should be taking. These midwives took the harder, more dangerous path and God blessed them beyond their imagination for doing so.Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378594821836169485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post-10183090720708180692015-02-17T21:51:36.944-06:002015-02-17T21:51:36.944-06:00Years ago, I took an women's history class tha...Years ago, I took an women's history class that had a real feminist slant to each of the issues. Since I am really interested in Egyptian history, I decided to choose Hatshepsut as one of my essay topics. She was an enigma because in an era dominated by men, she obtained Pharaoh status and power. It was only after my research about her that I discovered that it is possible that Hatshepsut could have been "Pharaoh's daughter". This woman, who defied conventional gender stereotypes and had power beyond what women had at the time, could have been God's tool to save Moses. It's such an important thing to realize what it meant to save Moses from a decree that she, of all people, should have obeyed. What kind of power and influence would this woman have had to have in order to defy a law and pay the "enemy" to raise a boy she would claim as her own. How could that even happen? Interesting.<br /><br />I found this if you want to read more:<br />http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2009/02/moses-and-hatshepsut.aspx<br /><br />In Mark, I think of Barabbas. Perhaps this was the very first example of redeemed man. This known and convicted sinner was literally and figuratively set free from the wrongs he had committed. He knew his sin, Pilate knew his sin, and everyone else knew his sin and yet he was free. I wonder what he did with his freedom. Did he continue in his old ways? or did he take the chance to start over? <br /><br />I have been redeemed too....what am I doing with my new start?<br />Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02770898936799604859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post-71728531677801339532015-02-17T21:48:29.350-06:002015-02-17T21:48:29.350-06:00I love the book of Exodus and the incredible story...I love the book of Exodus and the incredible story of how God delivered the Israelites from captivity.<br /><br />God's sovereignty jumped out at me in both passages once again. It was, as Nathan said, completely the hand of God at work in the circumstances surrounding Moses' birth and early years. At the burning bush, God tells Moses exactly what's going to happen when he goes to Pharoah. And in Mark we see prophecy after prophecy fulfilled. <br /><br />The takeaway for me in this - no matter our circumstances, God is still on His throne, God is still in control, God is "I AM".Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045517118866436340noreply@blogger.com