From Parasha: Va'era

 

Pharaoh the Strong Man

"It might be the devil, or it might be the Lord, but you're gonna have to serve somebody." (Robert Zimmerman) "But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed, and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness." (Romans 6:17-18)...
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A Matter of Reputation

Tags:  deliverance, God's name, God's reputation, redemption, salvation

In every generation it is incumbent upon the people of God to tell and retell the story of the exodus from Egypt. As followers of the Messiah, we often speak of the appointment of Passover and the festival of Unleavened Bread as being fulfilled in Messiah's first coming. Yeshua came to us like a second Moses, bringing deliverance not from Egypt, but from bondage to sin and death....
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What's His Name?

Is it conceivable that God could break His promises or forsake His people? Could He ever reject His people and take another people in their stead? If so, there is no confidence in our faith and hope. "Can a woman forget her nursing child and have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you." (Isaiah 49:15) Surely God is faithful to Israel....
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Don't Get Your Hopes Up

Tags:  bondage, despair, disappointment, expectation, faith, hope, optimism, promises, tithe

The message of the gospel is the message of hope. But if you feel hopeless, the gospel is going to fall on deaf ears. It will not take root in you....
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Deliverance from Bondage

Tags:  forgiveness, salvation

God promised to deliver Israel from the burdens of Egypt. The good news of salvation is that, through faith in Yeshua, those burdens can be removed. Instead of sin we have forgiveness. Instead of guilt we have joy. Instead of condemnation, we have vindication. Instead of death and judgment, we have the gift of eternal life and grace....
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