Exodus 7

cspain03
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Exodus 7 Jun 23, 2014 18:50:03 GMT donp and amboyd like this

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Post by cspain03 on Jun 23, 2014 18:50:03 GMT

So what stood out to me in this chapter better answers Kia's question from Chapter 4:

2 You are to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country. 3 But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I multiply my signs and wonders in Egypt, 4 he will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment I will bring out my divisions, my people the Israelites. 5 And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it.”

6 Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded them.

I think this is clear in showing what God's plan was. I feel like it's encouraging at the same time for all the times we are faced with "no" to really believe in God that it's for His glory, so way, His power will be manifested through our trials, if merely to show how much we really do love and trust Him, by continuing to remain faithful to Him in the midst of everything. Moses and Aaron had to stay strong - they knew what they were going to face, they knew Pharaoh would not immediately yield to God's command. Moses and Aaron had to stay faithful and encourage the people to do the same in the midst of things getting worse. When we know God has spoken something into being, has given us specific instructions, we have to trust in that and push through, despite the "no's" we hear because we know God has the final say and when His "yes" comes to pass, it will be worth the wait and all the "no's" - because we won't leave the terrible situation empty! PRAISE GOD!

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Exodus 7 Jun 24, 2014 1:27:27 GMT cspain03 and amboyd like this

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Post by donp on Jun 24, 2014 1:27:27 GMT

Exodus 7 is where we see Aaron come on the scene as Moses' mission partner. As someone mentioned earlier ... each of the places that God sends us, He makes provisions for us along the way. Aaron was God's provision for Moses (as one of His excuses was that he had a stuttering problem and wouldn't be able to speak to Pharaoh to convince him to free the Israelites).

Similarly, God places people in our lives to aid in the completion of His will coming to past in our lives. We can often complicate, confuse, and neglect the relationships that God creates in our lives to be beneficial to us ... however, He knows exactly WHAT and WHO we need in our lives to do what we've been called to do.

Once we realize what God has called us to do, it's submission and obedience from there. (It is critical to note here that we may not always recognize the provisions that accompany the call/mission right away, but we must trust in confidence that the Lord is Jehovah-Jireh and as we move in faith those provisions - [people, places, and things] will be revealed!)

6 And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they.

Make moves in confidence that the Lord has your back .. you can't lose when you're obedient and submissive to Him.

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Exodus 7 Jul 1, 2014 18:55:02 GMT donp likes this

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Post by Quia on Jul 1, 2014 18:55:02 GMT

6 Then Moses and Aaron did so; just as the Lord commanded them, so they did. 7 And Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.

So these are the verses that stood out to me, especially v. 7. If you're like me, you're IMPATIENT! I think, as humans especially in this generation, we all have an affinity to want what we want exactly when we want it. Everything is so immediate that we don't know how, when or with what type of attitude to wait. As I was reading this chapter, I saw how OLD Moses and Aaron were. Now, if you've seen the Prince of Egypt you know that Moses is characterized as a young, 20-something who is freeing the people. I've never really read in detail about Moses so I didn't know how old he was, but 80 took me by surprise. No wonder Moses was questioning God. Can you imagine doing all that God was telling him to do at such an age? The reason why this is important to me is because it reinforces the fact that God's timing is not our timing. We may have received a promise about what we are supposed to do or what we will have, but get in our feelings when we don't see it immediately. We risk losing or compromising our blessing or our calling by moving before God tells us. God could have easily told Moses to free the slaves at a much earlier age, but he knew that Moses wasn't ready. That makes me think about how we grow up in the kingdom. There certainly are places that we are meant to reach and things that we are meant to do, but we would likely not meet success if it happened before the time release. So with that, I just want to encourage everybody with whatever they are facing that we have some things to do for the king before we can reach the kingdom that we seek. Sometimes those things are small and make us feel like we are insignificant or annoy us because they don't seem worth it, but it will all be worth it. For a reminder, always remember Zechariah 4:10 10 Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.”

Post by cspain03 on Jun 23, 2014 18:50:03 GMT

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Post by Quia on Jul 1, 2014 18:55:02 GMT

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