The Return to Egypt

The Lord will send you back in ships to Egypt on a journey I said you should never make again. There you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you. Deuteronomy 28:68 I’ve been slowly reading through Deuteronomy this year in Hebrew. I took more Hebrew classes this year and have spent most mornings translating a couple verses. On November 20, I opened up to 28:68, reading the opening words as “The Lord will cause you to return to Egypt…” Why am I mentioning this? Because that day I […]

Success in Failure

The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You are not to reduce the number of bricks required of you for each day.”  When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them, and they said, “May the LORD look upon you and judge you! You have made us a stench to Pharaoh and his officials and have put a sword in their hand to kill us.” Moses returned to the LORD and said, “O Lord, why have you brought trouble upon this people? Is this why you sent me? Ever since I […]