Tag: GOD
Biblical Principle #130: Israel Defeated Amalek
Biblical Principles List Principle Amalek attacked Israel at Rephidim but Israel defeated Amalek. This was Israel’s first fighting since leaving Egypt. Explanation At Rephidim, the Amalekites attacked Israel, but Israel won. GOD was angry with Amalek and swore to utterly destroy them. 8 Now Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 9 So Moses…
Biblical Principle #129: God Brought Water from a Rock
Biblical Principles List Principle God miraculously brought forth water from a rock at Rephidim. Explanation While traveling through the Desert of Sin, when Israel came to Rephidim, they were thirsty. Rather than pray to GOD, the complained against Moses. But, again, GOD delivered them by bringing water out of a rock. 1 Now all the…
Biblical Principle #128: God Prescribed the Sabbath Rest
Biblical Principles List Principle God gave Israel the sabbath day to rest. Explanation When GOD began providing Israel with manna, as we previously established, He used the manna as an opportunity to test the Israelites’ faith, whether they would trust and obey. On the sixth day of each week, GOD told Israel through Moses to…
Biblical Principle #127: God Fed Israel with Manna
Biblical Principles List Principle God fed Israel with manna during the exodus. Explanation As Israel journeyed from Egypt towards Mount Sinai, they grew hungry. Instead of taking their concern to GOD and asking for His help, they complained. But GOD was compassionate and answered their need. GOD miraculously provided a small sweet-tasting seed upon the…
Biblical Principle #125: Israel Crossed the Red Sea on Dry Land
Biblical Principles List Principle God parted the Red Sea and Israel walked across on dry land. Explanation GOD had one more miracle to show Pharaoh. 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel that they turn and camp at the village between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal…
Biblical Principle #122: God Sent Plagues Upon Egypt
Biblical Principles List Principle God sent the plagues upon Egypt so that He could show His great might and superiority over all creation. Explanation Because Pharaoh resisted Moses’ and Aaron’s message from GOD to allow the Israelites to go into the wilderness and worship Him, GOD sent a sequence of plagues upon Egypt. The plagues…
Biblical Principle #121: God Hardened Pharaoh’s Heart
Biblical Principles List Principle God hardened Pharaoh’s heart. Explanation One of the more challenging things that the Bible discusses is how GOD could harden someone’s heart without: Such is the case for Pharaoh in the book of Exodus. When GOD spoke with Moses at the burning bush, He foretold what would happen and what Pharaoh…
Biblical Principle #119: God Called Moses
Biblical Principles List Principle God called Moses to deliver Israel from Egyptian slavery. Explanation At the age of 80 (see Exodus 7:7), GOD called Moses to lead Israel out of Egyptian slavery. These events are recorded in Exodus 3-4. GOD appeared to Moses and got his attention through a burning bush that, miraculously, was not…
Biblical Principle #118: God Prepares People for His Purpose
Biblical Principles List Principle God prepares specific people to fulfill His specific purpose. Explanation Throughout the Bible, one common theme is how GOD prepared specific individuals so that they might fulfill specific purposes according to GOD’s will. Moses is one of these individuals. 1 Now a man of the house of Levi went and took…
Biblical Principle #114: Israel an Assembly of Nations
Biblical Principles List Principle God promised Israel would be an assembly of nations. Explanation After Jacob deceived his father, Isaac, to secretly obtain Esau’s blessing, Isaac and Rebekah sent Jacob to Rebekah’s family in Mesopotamia in order to escape Esau’s vengeance. 1 Now Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, saying, “You shall…