Author: jmarkfox

“Oh my Lord!” That was how objection #4 started. I cannot do this, Moses said, because I am not a good speaker. I am not eloquent. I am slow of speech and of tongue. Much has been written about what he meant by this, and the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament, says … Continue reading Who Made Your Mouth?

Every living thing grows. That’s why we have to keep our grass mowed in the summer time, lest we lose small children in the backyard. God created the earth and started civilization in a garden, one that was already growing when man was created. You plant seeds in your garden, and you water them with … Continue reading God hard-wired us for growth

When God called Moses by name out of the burning bush, Moses answered “Here I am!” But when God told Moses He was sending him to Pharaoh, Moses said, “Who am I?” I love the honesty of Moses. Because you and I can relate to it, right? We have each had a “Who am I” … Continue reading Who am I?

When at the age of 40 Moses went out to see his people, who were slaves, he witnessed an Egyptian beating a Hebrew. Moses took matters into his own hands, killing the slave master and burying him in the sand. Almost as though he had decided right then to deliver his people from bondage, one … Continue reading Learning from Mistakes

The Pharaoh issued a hit on every Hebrew baby boy. If anyone in Egypt found one, they were to throw him in the Nile. Serve him up to the crocodiles. Genocide was on Pharaoh’s mind, and Amram and Jochebed were living in the kill zone. One cry and one vigilant neighbor who heard and investigated … Continue reading A Mother’s Faith

The new Pharaoh did not know Joseph, except perhaps by reputation. What he did know was the people of Israel living in Egypt were growing and were strong. The ruler of the most powerful nation on earth said of the Hebrews, they are “too many and too mighty for us.” He was afraid of these … Continue reading Saving the Deliverer