Leaders In Training

In this chapter we see three more plagues that God places on Egypt, the first one was frogs. To a young boy that may sound like a lot of fun, but in reality, it was a messy, disgusting and noisy burden for the people to be up to their elbows in frogs, they...

In this chapter we begin to see the miracles and plagues that God performed through Moses on Pharaoh and the Egyptian people. God ordains Moses as a god (little g) to Pharaoh and Aaron as his prophet. We first see Aaron’s rod turning into a serpent and then turning...

God thoroughly reveals his plan for Moses and the Israelites, that he will take them out of bondage in Egypt and give them the land of Canaan that was promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. However, the Hebrews are too focused on their troubles to rejoice in the promises...

Insight:Moses' first meeting with Pharoah doesn't go according to Moses' expectations. Pharoah has no knowledge of who God is and no interest in obeying his command. This meeting causes Pharoah to increase the workload of the Hebrews which causes the people to become...

Insight:Moses must have had some sort of speech impediment or stutter that caused him to question the task that God had given him. Although God created Moses and his mouth and chose him for this important job, this reality didn't make up for Moses' insecurities about...

Conviction/Question:Moses gave up unimaginable wealth, riches, and political influence to be identified with the Israelites and for the opportunity to be called of God. Would that be a difficult decision for you to make? Has there ever been a time when you stood up...

Insight: The Bible says in verse 12 that the more the taskmaster afflicted the Israelites, the more they multiplied and grew. Oftentimes, Christian revival comes through affliction. We can see troubling times ahead, we need to be partying that any affliction or...

Insight: In chapter 49, Jacob prophesies about the futures of his twelve sons and assigns the blessings accordingly. The most notable being Judah who will father the tribe in which Jesus the Messiah will come. In chapter 5o, the brothers bury Jacob back in Canaan and...

Insight: The dearth in the land was so severe that the Egyptians sell their livestock, land and even themselves to Joseph on behalf of Pharoh. Joseph then leases the land back to the people so they can grow crops, 20% of the fruit of the harvest is to be given to...

Insight: Joseph can't control his emotions any longer and finally reveals himself to his brothers. He explains to them that they shouldn't feel guilty for selling him into slavery because it wasn't they that sent him, but God. Conviction:Do not let circumstances that...