Category: bible
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The Brazen Serpent
THE BRAZEN SERPENT Jesus Christ says that “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up.” What did Jesus mean? Nearly forty years had passed since God gave His law from Mount Sinai; and frequently the people had sinned during that time. Through their disobedience…
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Bezaleel and Aholiab
BEZALEEL AND AHOLIAB After God had given the Ten Commandments, He called Moses up into the mountain; where he remained forty days and forty nights. During that time, God told him to speak to the Israelites, asking them to give gold, silver, brass, blue, purple, fine linen, oil, precious stones, and other things, to make…
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The Ten Commandments
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS The Israelites journeyed onward and encamped before Mount Sinai. There God talked with Moses, and instructed him to remind the people of the great things He had done for them; and to say that if they obeyed Him, and kept His covenant, they should be a peculiar treasure to Him above all…
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Moses Striking the Rock
MOSES STRIKING THE ROCK After the Israelites left Egypt they crossed the Red Sea, whose waters divided so that they passed through on dry land. Then they travelled through the wilderness toward Mount Sinai. Passing onward, they wanted water and food; and forgetting the great things God had already done for them, they began to…
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The Flight From Egypt
THE FLIGHT FROM EGYPT When Moses was forty years old he had to flee from Egypt. He went to Midian, where he dwelt for forty years; at the end of which time God appeared to him, and instructed him to return to Egypt; where he was appointed by God to lead the Israelites from bondage…
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The Children’s Six Minutes: A BOY FROM THE COUNTRY
A BOY FROM THE COUNTRY Once upon a time there was a boy who lived in the country. It was said of him that he was “ruddy and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to.” I think that description fits a country lad. Well, this boy had brothers who were away from…
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The Children’s Six Minutes: SYSTEM
SYSTEM Here are three books. I put them down like this, one beside the other, that is system. I throw them down carelessly, that is not system, it is not orderly. Here is a little box. Inside are letters, such as you see on the sign in front of the Church. Each letter has a…
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THE FINDING OF MOSES
THE FINDING OF MOSES Pharoah, becoming alarmed at the increasing power and numbers of the Israelites in Egypt, ordered that every male child who might be born to them should be cast into the river, and drowned. But the wife of a man named Levi felt that she could not give up her babe, and…
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Joseph and His Brethren
JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN How wonderful is the way in which God works for those who fear Him! The history of Joseph teaches us this truth. Joseph had one younger and ten elder brothers. The name of the younger brother was Benjamin. Jacob was the father of them all; and Rachel was the mother of…
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The Story of Rebekah
THE STORY OF REBEKAH When Abraham had grown old, he desired that his son, Isaac, should take a wife. But he did not wish him to choose one from among the women of Canaan, for they worshipped idols. So he called his oldest servant, and commanded him to make a journey to Abraham’s own country,…