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The weakness of God is stronger than man. — John Woolman (The Journal of John Woolman) In Egyptian iconography, it was typical to see the Pharaoh (who is also sometimes referred to as the king) in a pose which accentuates his strong arm. There is a scene from the reign of Amenhotep II that shows the [...]

The working of God’s providence, affirmed throughout Scripture, is seen in all its mystery, because it is accomplished through the freely chosen actions of the human participants in the drama. — Joyce G. Baldwin There’s nothing too new and exciting in these 19 verses. In fact, many scholars believe that they were parachuted in at a [...]

Hi everyone, I’m on holidays this week, and didn’t have the opportunity to prepare two entries last week.  The third of seven announcements against Egypt will come next week. While I’m blabbing about administrative stuff, please feel free to leave comments at the bottom of any of these entries.  Let’s do this together. Thanks for [...]

God’s Message came to me: “Son of man, preach against the prophets of Israel who are making things up out of their own heads and calling it ‘prophesying.’ Ezekiel 13:1-2 (The Message) Imagine. Imagine God told you that he was going bring about justice by condemning some evil people. Imagine that God told you this in [...]

I cause them [Thutmose's enemies] to see thy  majesty as a crocodile, the lord of fear in the waters, who cannot be approached — Amon-Re in a hymn to Thutmose III (in Block, Ezekiel) When we hear Egypt in connection with the Old Testament, most of us think of the Joseph or Moses. However, Egypt was [...]