Feb 7, 2024
EXODUS 15-16:
Yesterday we heard that because of the Passover
plague which killed Egypt's firstborn, God claims the firstborn of
Israel for all time to come. Then we heard of Pharaoh's final
hardening of his heart, and the parting of the red sea.
JOB 38:
In
the 6 chapters before this, Elihu has said that God uses multiple
means of communication with humans. He maintained that God is just,
and said that Job— in his despair, had gone too far in saying it
doesn't make any difference if one tries to serve God. He said that
God is amazing in His power, and God does notice and punish the
wicked. Then it so happened that as Elihu was speaking, a storm was
blowing up that showed God's awesome majesty. Then— in today’s
chapter, the Lord answers Job, not the last speaker,
Elihu.
2PETER 2:
Yesterday we heard that we can employ God's
promises to supply power for godly living. This power can even
enable us to share in God's own nature, thereby escaping the
world's corruption. Let’s review what we read yesterday starting at
1:19, as Peter's mention of the prophets are a stark contrast with
the false teachers Peter will describe in chapter 2.
1:19 NLT Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines in your hearts. 20 Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding, 21 or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.
NLT Translation
notes:
Gen.
15:26 He said, “If you will listen carefully to [my
voice//0] the voice of the
LORD your God and do what is right in
[my/his] sight,
obeying [my/his] commands and keeping all
[my/his] decrees,
then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the
Egyptians; for I am the LORD who heals you.”
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Job 38:32 NLT96 Can you [ensure the proper sequence of//NLT07
direct the constellations through] the seasons or guide the
constellation of the Bear with her cubs across the
heavens?
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2Ptr. 2:20 And when people escape from the
wickedness of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior
[Christ Jesus//Jesus Christ] and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin
again, they are worse off than before. 21 It would be better if
they had never known the way [of/to]
righteousness than to know it and
then reject the command they were given to live a holy
life.
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