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The Jealousy of God

The Jealousy of God Exodus 6-10 “Then I will take you for My people, and I will be your god and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from the burdens of the Egyptians.”                   In Exodus 34:14, God clearly states that He will not tolerate any rivals: “For you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.”  Many today want to believe that all religious lead to God and that God accepts all people regardless of who or what they worship.  However, throughout the scriptures, we find that God does not accept or tolerate any other form of worship, any other claim to be worship god that is a distortion or refusal to accept Him in the manner in which He has revealed Himself in His word.  This He made clear to the Egyptians.              ...

When Life and Faith Do Not Align

When Life and Faith Do Not Align Exodus 1-5 “Then Moses returned to the Lord and said, “O Lord, why have You brought harm to this people? Why did you ever send me?”                     Many times in life, our expectations of God’s activities and promises do not seem to align with our circumstances.  Sometimes, the promises of God’s blessing seem to be more of a mockery than a comfort.  Moses and the people of Israel were experiencing just such a time.  The first four chapters are filled with God’s assurance that He would bring salvation and deliverance to the people of Israel.  In 2:24-25, the people cried to God because of their bondage, and the fourfold response of God seems to give the assurance that God would act:  He heard, He remembered, He saw and took notice.”  Each of these verbs seems to radiate with the assurance that God w...