Good bible commentary website.

Good bible commentary website.

http://www.enduringword.com/library_commentaries.htm


I often read David Guzik's commentary. Highly recommended. Two thumbs up!!

-ed-

How the Lord really bless Moses, even when he is a baby?

Exodus 2:1 – 10

1. Moses is a fine child. Some translation says beautiful

2. Moses’s mother managed to hide him for the first 3 months without getting caught

3. It is someone special who found Moses.
- Pharaoh’s daughter
- Pharaoh’s daughter have to be bathing at that exact time. Right place, right time
- She has to feel sorry for Moses
- She did not kill the baby despite knowing that he is a Hebrew baby

4. They found Moses’ mother as the Hebrew mother to nurse Moses. Now, Moses’ mother is paid to raise Moses. Tragedy to blessing. Amazing!  Never lose hope even when the cards are down.

5. Moses was blessed to be the Pharoah’s son. He is so blessed as illustrated in the below commentary.

Being the adopted son of Pharaoh's daughter, Moses was in the royal family. The ancient Jewish historian Josephus says Moses was heir to the throne of Egypt and that while a young man, Moses lead the armies of Egypt in victorious battle against the Ethiopians. Certainly, he was raised with both the science and learning of Egypt. Acts 7:22 says, Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds. Egypt was one of the most academic and scientific societies on the earth at that time. It is reasonable to think that Moses was instructed in geography, history, grammar, writing, literature, philosophy, and music.


Learning Lesson
If the Lord is your backer, he will really take care of you. Even when tragedy strike, no worries. God will still change it to a blessing. I can recall some ex in my life:
i) Daddy died - My whole family turned to the Lord
ii) Wallet lost - My faith is strengthened as the Lord answers my prayer

God is amazing. Just let him take care of you. No need to worry. He has a great plan for us. Just enjoy life. Be joyful and be in cruise control. God is real and he loves us. I am so blessed!!!

-ed-

Heart of service

"If I speak with the tongues of men and of angles, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing." 1 Corinthians 13: 1-3 (NASB)

I suppose a sincere smile on a person's face is an indication of the presence of this "love" and it can only be reflected from someone who draws strength from God's everlasting source of love and reflect it in everything he does --> the fruit of the Spirit --> the distinction of a true Christian.

Anna

Our Struggles Can Glorify God

Hi everyone, I would like to share what I've learned on Sunday from Pastor John Loong's sermon.

For the past 2 weeks, I have wondered why God has allowed certain struggles in my life. Doesn't God want me to have a victorious Christian life so that I may be joyful to praise him? Why then does God allow me to be defeated by struggles then?

I believe that today's sermon by Pastor John has shed some light. He mentioned that contrary to my belief that struggles are bad, they can actually be used to glorify God.

Psalm 50:15

"And call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me."

Recently, I met Jonathan for dinner on a weekday. He mentioned something that really impacted me. "Our struggles can drive us two ways, either away from God or towards God"

I now personally believe that struggles are not to be shunned or despised, they can bring us closer to God and can be used to glorify him. In our struggles in life, we can give glory to God when we see that he has brought us through.

Rui Jie