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“For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:33

Today’s Bible Reading

The returned Judeans begin rebuilding the altar of the Lord so that they may resume offering sacrifices. The Judeans lay the foundation of the new temple. The people shout for joy, but many of the older Judeans weep loudly, remembering the grandeur of the first temple.

BibleGateway: Ezra 3 ESV Text: Ezra 3 Ezra 3 (Listen) Rebuilding the Altar 3:1 When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen,… 

Lamb’s blood painted on the frame of the door saves the life of the firstborn within that house. As firstborn Egyptians die throughout the land, Pharaoh relents. God’s people are finally free. Yet the blood of Jesus, the Lamb of God, has won a far greater freedom for sinful man.

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BibleGateway: Exodus 12 ESV Text: Exodus 12 KJV Text: Exodus 12:1-51 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 12:      1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 This month… 

The last of ten plagues will bring about the death of every firstborn son in Egypt. Noteworthy is that the Lord hardens Pharaoh’s heart. When a person perpetually hardens his heart against the Lord, it may lead to the terrible judgment of the Lord hardening that person’s heart. “Lord, keep us steadfast in Thy Word!”

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BibleGateway: Exodus 11 ESV Text: Exodus 11 KJV Text: Exodus 11:1-10 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 11:      1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon… 

A plague of locusts is followed by total darkness. After all the wonders he saw, how sad that Pharaoh remained in the darkness of unbelief. Like Pharaoh, many today are in spiritual darkness. Stir us up, Lord, so we will bring the saving light of Jesus to those lost in the dark.

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BibleGateway: Exodus 10 ESV Text: Exodus 10 KJV Text: Exodus 10:1-29 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 10:      1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and… 

He can only go so far in aping the miracles of God.

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BibleGateway: Exodus 7 ESV Text: Exodus 7 KJV Text: Exodus 7:1-25 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 7:      1 And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron… 

After what looks like a huge setback, the Lord sends Moses to the people with an encouraging message: “I am the LORD . . . I will redeem you.” Today the Lord sends His servants out with an uplifting message of spiritual redemption centered in the cross of Christ.

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BibleGateway: Exodus 6 ESV Text: Exodus 6 KJV Text: Exodus 6:1-30 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 6:      1 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for… 

The God-hating world will always meet God’s message and His messengers with cold-blooded hostility. Yet Moses has learned at least one thing: when confronted with obstacles, return to the Lord in prayer. It’s a lesson that seems slow to sink in for most of us.

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BibleGateway: Exodus 5 ESV Text: Exodus 5 KJV Text: Exodus 5:1-23 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 5:      1 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel,… 

Why would the Lord choose a reluctant sinner like Moses for such a huge job? God’s patience is amazing! Certainly it’s God’s grace and power that shines through when clay vessels like you and me finally get moving in the direction the He wants us to go.

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BibleGateway: Exodus 4 ESV Text: Exodus 4 KJV Text: Exodus 4:1-31 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 4:      1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice:… 

Moses tries to wiggle out of God’s assignment. True, setting a whole nation free is a big job. Yet the Lord assures Moses that He will be with him. When I AM is with us, success is guaranteed! Remember, the Lord never gives us a task without first giving us Himself.

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BibleGateway: Exodus 3 ESV Text: Exodus 3 KJV Text: Exodus 3:1-22 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 3:      1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he…