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. .. . THE GOLDEN CALF . . E X O D U S . . 3 2 New International Version, emphases added Abridged – the complete text is in your Bible . . 1 When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.” 2 Aaron answered them, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and...

by BRACHA LAVEE “Mount Sinai”. . . .. . . .. . . . GOD GIVES THE LAW E X O D U S . . 2 0 New International Version, emphases added Abridged – the complete text is in your Bible 1 And God spoke all these words: 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 3 “You shall have no other gods before me. 4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or...

GOD GIVES THE LAW E X O D U S . . 2 0 New International Version, emphases added Abridged – the complete text is in your Bible 1 And God spoke all these words: 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 3 “You shall have no other gods before me. 4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 7 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord...

GOD GIVES THE LAW E X O D U S . . 2 0 New International Version, emphases added Abridged – the complete text is in your Bible 1 And God spoke all these words: 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 3 “You shall have no other gods before me. 4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 7 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord...

GOD GIVES THE LAW E X O D U S . . 2 0 New International Version, emphases added Abridged – the complete text is in your Bible 1 And God spoke all these words: 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 3 “You shall have no other gods before me. 4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 7 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord...

During last week’s study, I wrote that our nightly prayers include reciting the "Magnificat," – also known as “Mary’s Song.” Encouraged by the response in comments and personal emails, I thought readers might be interested in exploring the prayer that my husband and I recite before the Magnificat. It is called the “prayer of protection,” but its formal name is “Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel.” Furthermore, we say this prayer whenever we begin a journey or anytime we need a hedge of protection in this dangerous world. (Which means often.) Warning: This prayer is powerful, effective, comforting, and addictive – all...

MOSES WARNS THE PEOPLE E X O D U S . . 1 9 New International Version, emphases added Abridged – the complete text is in your Bible 20 The Lord descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the top of the mountain. So Moses went up 21 and the Lord said to him, “Go down and warn the people so they do not force their way through to see the Lord and many of them perish. 22 Even the priests, who approach the Lord, must consecrate themselves, or the Lord will break out against...

Niel L. Golightly resigned recently as Boeing’s communications chief. The cause: he wrote an article nearly thirty-three years ago that said women should not serve in combat. His article appeared in the December 1987 issue of Proceedings, a monthly publication of the US Naval Institute. Golightly was a twenty-nine-year-old Navy pilot when he wrote: “Introducing women into combat would destroy the exclusively male intangibles of war fighting and the feminine images of what men fight for—peace, home, family.” He added that, on a five-thousand-man aircraft carrier, “There is simply no room for the problem of sexual harassment, rape, prostitution, pregnancy,...

Louisville, Kentucky, USA skyline on the river. As a Louisvillian, I’d like to share my perspective on the fact that the NFAC is coming tomorrow. I’ve been doing a ton of research on what’s going on in the world ever since March 14, when everything got locked down. There is much going on behind the scenes. As a Christian, I believe we are in the last days. I realize you may not agree, and that’s your right, of course. Regardless, it is clear to me that there is a behind-the-scenes agenda in play. Last night I saw a picture of...

ARE YOU IN A HURRY? I’M NOT, NOR WAS GOD: After all, He kept Moses on that mountain-top for forty days. Now I’m not going to take anything like forty days in telling the story, obviously; but what I will endeavour* to do is to tell the story completely and unhurriedly. Really, it all just depends upon how much art I can find. As it happens, I found plenty on just the mountain itself, so today I present to you XX GOD SHOWING OFF:MT. SINAI ON FIRE! E X O D U S . . 1 9 New International Version,...

Be convinced with these 4 biblical truths: 1. Each of us has sinned; 2. God is just, requiring a punishment for sin; 3. But out of love God sent His Son, Jesus Christ who by dying on the cross, provided forgiveness of sins in taking man’s deserved punishment; 4. Therefore, by faith alone in Christ’s sacrifice for our sins and belief in His resurrection, man can gain eternal life. (Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 10:9-10, Romans 3:21-26) Read more at https://teleiosresearch.com/salvation-explanation/.

TWO MEANINGFUL MIRACLES:WATER FROM THE ROCK!The First Incident E X O D U S . . 1 7 New International Version, emphases added Abridged – the complete text is in your Bible The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin, traveling from place to place as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. 2 So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses replied, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?” 3 But the people...

The top official at the United Nations said that the coronavirus pandemic will bring about a “new model of global governance.” “To close those gaps, and to make the New Social Contract possible, we need a New Global Deal to ensure that power, wealth, and opportunities are shared more broadly and fairly at the international level,”.( U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said).......“A new model for global governance must be based on full, inclusive, and equal participation in global institutions.” The 71-year-old Portuguese socialist continued: “A New Global Deal, based on a fair globalization, on the rights and dignity of every human...

It's been quite a year, hasn't it?  And I'm not just talking about the murder hornets, nunchuck bears, and shark-snatching eagles.  I'm talking about events that have changed our world forever and shaken the majority of mankind out of its perpetual sense of normalcy, like a global pandemic and lockdown, worldwide riots, and the march toward what looks like the most likely mark of the beast candidate we've ever seen.  The 2020 genie is never going back in the bottle. It's been 10 years this month that the watchmen at Unsealed have been sounding the prophetic alarm, warning as...

GOD PROVIDES – MANNA! E X O D U S . . 1 6 New International Version, emphases added Abridged – the complete text is in your Bible 2 In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. 3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.” 4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread...

REJOICING IN SONG!Ladies' Day E X O D U S . . 1 5 New International Version, emphases added Abridged – the complete text is in your Bible 1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: “I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea.2 “The Lord is my strength and my defense;he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.6 Your right hand, Lord, was majestic in power. Your right...

THE CHASE IS ON! E X O D U S . . 1 4 New International Version, emphases added Abridged – the complete text is in your Bible 1 Then the Lord said to Moses, 2 “Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp near Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. They are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal Zephon. 3 Pharaoh will think, ‘The Israelites are wandering around the land in confusion, hemmed in by the desert.’ 4 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will pursue them. But I will gain glory for myself...

Once again, I will begin by telling you that the verses we are studying today “The Magnificat” from the Gospel of Luke (1:46-55), are among my favorite.As regular readers of this Bible study series know, I have many favorites in the Old and New Testaments. However, The Magnificat (also referred to as “Mary’s Song”) is distinct because my husband and I recite it every night as part of our prayers. Perhaps its familiarity makes it more endearing? Yes, of course. But years ago the reason I suggested including it in our nightly prayers was because I loved the “voice” of...

COMPLETING OUR STAINED GLASS TOURLast time in post #27 we toured Amiens Cathedral, and today we finish up with… CHARTRES CATHEDRALSetting the Scene This Wikipedia entry on Chartres is quite informative. From Wikipedia: "One of the most distinctive features of Chartres Cathedral is the stained glass, both for its quantity and quality. There are 167 windows, including rose windows, round oculi, and tall, pointed lancet windows. The architecture of the cathedral, with its innovative combination of rib vaults and flying buttresses, permitted the construction of much higher and thinner walls, particularly at the top clerestory level, allowing more and...

INTRODUCTION Paintings and statues are portable, but stained glass is architectural. I became interested in art as an architecture student; we took a full-year course on World History of Art, and soon I became a dues-paying member of the county’s Museum of Art. Our thick textbook’s photographs of paintings and statues and ceramics were quite interesting, but—befitting my architectural inclinations and ambitions—I found the churches especially appealing (flying buttresses!) and their stained glass windows absolutely captivating. I still do. The last post in this series, #26, ended with pairs of stained glass windows at two churches in England and America,...