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   “And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew…

   “And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.” (Exodus 2:10)    Pharaoh had commanded, “Every [Hebrew] son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.” (Exodus 1:22) Imagine being an Egyptian soldier. You go past the home of a…

    “But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.” (Acts 24:7-8)    Saul had been a brutal persecutor of Christians until one day…

    “But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.” (Acts 24:7-8)    Saul had been a brutal persecutor of Christians until one…

    “But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields: They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. Now therefore…

“Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.” (Exodus 1:8)    Jacob, his sons, and their families lived in Egypt. Eventually “…Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.” (Exodus 1:6) As years went on, “…the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding…

   “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.    And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants…

   “And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.” (Acts 5:38-39)    The apostles Peter and…

Joseph called for his father Jacob and the rest of the family to live in Egypt in the third year of the famine. We know this because Joseph told his brothers to tell Jacob and the rest of the family to come to Egypt; “…for yet there are five years of famine;” (Genesis 45:11)    Genesis…

“…Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection are history’s most important events. If you have not received Jesus as your personal Saviour, here is an exercise to help…