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Telling the Story: Part 2 Acts 7:1-16 by William Klock When I was an American school kid in the 70s and 80s I learned that the defining events in the history of the United States were was the founding of Jamestown in 1607; the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1620; and, of course, the Revolutionary War that began in 1775 and the signing of the Declaration of Independence—well—almost exactly 250 years ago.  There were plenty of other events that shaped the story, but those were the events that set the United States on its trajectory: a heritage from Britain with a good dose of religious freedom and Protestant work ethic coming together in a grand expression of the rights of man shaped by the Enlightenment.  Were there flaws?  Yep.  Slavery was a big one.  But the way I learned the story, the British mainland colonies of North America were on the fringe of the slave trade.  We received a tiny fraction of it.  The real slavery problem was in the Caribbean and Latin America.  Plus, we dealt with it.  The whole Civil War thing—a tragedy.  But it was a story to be proud of. But in 2019, the New York Times began a new publishing project.  They called it The 1619 Project.  It was subtitled, “A New Origin Story”.  Why 1619?  That was the year the first African slaves were brought to Virginia.  Before the Pilgrims.  Before the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.  It was a deliberate attempt to reframe the story of the United States.  Instead of a story rooted in a proud English heritage and religious liberty and Enlightenment ideals of freedom and liberty, the 1619 Project told the story of the United States as one rooted in racism and slavery and oppression.  Instead of a story that makes you stand proud, it's a story meant to instil shame and guilt. The 1619 Project didn't come out of nowhere.  It made public a story that many people had already been telling, especially to younger generations. And, as you would expect, this resulted in a great cultural clash.  Both sides shouting at the other, basically saying, “How dare you tell our story wrong!”  It wasn't so much a matter of the events themselves.  Both versions of the story involved the same events, the same people, and all of that.  But it highlights how much how you frame a story, how much you stress certain events and people and ideas over others, that you can end up with stories that are essentially the same, while dramatically different.  One instils national pride; the other instils national shame.  That doesn't mean there's no right or wrong.  Framing the American story as if slavery and racism are its fundamental core is dishonest.  But at the same time, telling a story that glosses over those evils for the sake of instilling pride, well, that's a problem too. And as much as this Postmodern metanarrative dilemma was nowhere on the radar of First Century Jews, I think it's a good way to understand what was going with Jews in those days and it's a good illustration of what Stephen is doing in his speech before the Sanhedrin in Ats 7.  [It's page 1087 in the Pew Bibles.]  There were different “parties” competing for influence and control in First Century Judaea and as much as they all told the same story of Israel, reaching back to Abraham and Moses and David, to the law and the Prophets, all rooted in the same exodus and exile and the same promises, how they told the story produced very different results, different feelings about Israel's present situation, different ideas about the future and how to get there—just as how I learned American history makes you smile when you see the Stars and Stripes, but others, having learned The 1619 Project story, feel shame. For Pharisees, unfaithfulness to the law resulted in exile—one that was still effectively ongoing—and only national faithfulness to the law would get them out of it.  For the Sadducees, that was all in the past.  God had restored them from their exile, and the temple and its priests were the proof.  All was well.  For the Zealots, the story said that armed revolution was the only way out of their oppression.  For the Essenes, the group responsible for the Dead Sea Scrolls, the story said that the everyone and everything had been defiled by unfaithfulness, even the temple itself.  God would wage holy war on the unfaithful, so they—the only truly righteous ones—retreated to the desert to wait and to keep pure.  And there was the historian Josephus.  A generation later, he told the story—after the disaster had happened—to say that the Jewish revolutionaries had brought God's wrath on themselves and that God had raised up the Romans to act as his instrument of judgement.  Same story, but the different ways they told it, the different parts they emphasised, the way they interpreted certain events like the Babylonian Exile, landed them in very different places.  Like I said last week, the story got them to the airport, but they were all waiting at different gates—and none of them the right gate for the God's real homecoming.  That said, all of them held the same markers of Jewish identity dear: the torah, the temple, the promised land, their circumcision.  They disagreed on a lot, but attack any of those things and they'd all join in stoning you after charging you with blasphemy. So what Stephen is doing before the Sanhedrin, backing up all the way to Abraham and telling the story yet again, was in good keeping with what was going on in First Century Judaea.  So—in case you missed last week or have forgotten—in the first sixteen verses, Stephen began telling the story of Jesus and the Spirit by going back to Abraham.  This was the moment when the God of glory—Stephen wants to stress that he's here to glorify the God of Israel, not blaspheme him or his holy things—Abraham was the moment when God stepped into the darkness and misery of his broken, fallen, corrupted creation and called to Abraham.  In Abraham, God was launching his project to restore rebellious humanity to himself and to set to rights the creation that we broke.  Now, there was more to it than this—it's online if you missed or forgot it—but Stephen's main point is that the gospel is not a departure from the story of Israel.  It's not something new that has no roots in what happened before.  He's saying to the Jewish elders: When the God of glory, the God of Israel called Abraham out of Ur and settled him in the promised land and established his covenant with him to make him a nation, that was the beginning of the story that brings us to Jesus, to the cross and the empty tomb, to the ascension and to Pentecost.  The story of Abraham is the story of the gospel and vice versa. Remember, they accused him of blaspheming torah and temple and Stephen's saying, “No way!  Torah and temple are good.  They're glorious.  They're how God prepared us and brought us to Jesus.”  Like I said last week, when you leave your car and board the ferry, you are in no way saying your car was bad.  It got you to the ferry.  But you can't drive on water.  Now it's time do something new—to do the very thing your car brought you to do. And then from Abraham to Joseph.  Stephen tells Isreal's story in such a way to highlight that when the God of Israel acts to bless and to save his people, it's often in unexpected ways.  Abraham was promised the land of Canaan, but never had any more of it than a little burial plot.  And Jacob and his sons were forced to flee the land of Canaan in order to survive a famine.  And Jacob's sons were wicked men who sold their brother, Joseph into slavery after nearly choosing to murder him.  And Joseph went from slavery to prison.  How was God going to work anything good from any of that?  But he did.  The sovereign God was at work all along.  Slavery and prison led Joseph to the premiership of Egypt just in time deliver his family when they arrived.  None of them had ever expected any of that.  But God delivered them.  And Stephen's telling of the Joseph story also highlights that gracious forgiveness has always been at the heart of the story of God and his people.  There was Joseph, hated, abused, sold into slavery by his brothers, but instead of taking revenge, he welcomes them and throw a party. This is what Jesus had been doing as the lost sheep of Israel, the tax collectors and sinners, came to him in repentance and faith. And this is the sort of rejoicing that would take place in heaven were the Sanhedrin to see how the story leads to Jesus and repent.  God was waiting for them with open arms and a promise of blessing, and they should know that, because that's how God's great story has always worked.  It's the key in which this great symphony is written. So now, Moses.  As important as Abraham and Joseph were, Moses stands like a colossus over the story of Israel.  Moses was the deliverer who led Israel out of Egypt and parted the sea.  It was Moses who went up Mt. Sinai and saw God for himself.  It was Moses who came down and delivered the torah to Israel.  It was under Moses that God made a nation out of Abraham's family.  And this is where they've accused Stephen of blasphemy.  They've accused him of speaking against the torah and temple and Moses.  So look at Acts 7, beginning at verse 17.  Stephen highlights three things about Moses.  The first thing he stresses is how Moses was raised up by God to be the right man at the right place at the right time—even though no one would have guessed at the beginning that Moses was God's man for the hour. Stephen says: “God had sworn an oath to Abraham.  [Remember the promise to make him a great nation and to give his descendants the land of Canaan?] When the time drew near for this promise to be fulfilled, the people had increased and multiplied in Egypt, until another king arose over Egypt, one who had not known Joseph.  He got the better of our people, and ill-treated our fathers, forcing them to abandon their newborn children so that they would die.  It was at that time that Moses was born, and he was pleasing to God. He was nursed for three months in his father's house.  But, when they abandoned him, Pharaoh's daughter claimed him and brought him up as her own son.  So Moses was educated in the full teaching of Egyptian wisdom, and he was powerful in what he said and did.” Already, in the life of Joseph, Stephen has stressed that God works human evil for good.  Nothing escapes his sovereign hand.  And just so with Moses.  First, this new Pharoah decides to make slaves of the Hebrews.  Not good.  And then, when their numbers increase so prolifically that Pharaoh fears being able to control them, he hatches a plan to murder all the baby boys.  And so Moses ends up in a basket in the river, where Pharaoh's daughter finds him and decides to raise him as her own.  God turns Pharaoh's hate, prejudice, and injustice against him, sovereignly placing one of those Hebrew boys right in Pharaoh's own home, raised at Pharaoh's expense, and tutored by Pharaoh's own tutors in the famed wisdom of the Egyptians.  God ensure the story is full of irony.  Pharaoh unwittingly nurtures and educates the very man who will be his downfall.  And Moses, himself, receives the training needed one day to oversee, to govern the people of Israel.  Again, at the time, none of this made any sense.  No one could see any significance to the story as it was unfolding.  But God has a plan and one of the things the Jewish people learned from Moses' story—and so many others—is to trust God.  In the famous words of William Cowper, God moves in a mysterious way.  It's another motif in the divine symphony—one that comes back over and over and that God's people out to recognise when they hear the music. Second, Stephen stresses the rejection of Moses by his own people.  Look at verse 23: “When he had grown to forty years old, it came into his heart to see how his brothers, the sons of Israel, were doing.  He saw someone being wronged, and came to the man's defence; he took revenge on behalf of the man who was being oppressed, by striking down the Egyptian.  He thought his kinsfolk would grasp the fact that God was sending him to their rescue, but they didn't. “The next day he showed up as two Hebrews were fighting, and he tried to bring them back together again. ‘Now then, you two,' he said, ‘you are brothers! Why are you wronging each other?'  But the man who was wronging the other wasn't having it.  ‘Who made you a ruler or judge over us?' he retorted, pushing him away.  ‘Do you want to kill me in the same way you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'  At that word, Moses ran away, and lived as a guest in the land of Midian, where he had two sons.” Yet another motif in the symphony, another recurring theme in the story.  Jesus wasn't the first of God's deliverers to be rejected by his own people.  The story highlights that this is sometimes how God works.  Now, there's no one-to-one equivalence between Moses and Jesus.  Moses was rejected because he wasn't ready yet.  He had a desire to see his people freed, but he hadn't yet been called by God to that mission, nor had he received instruction on how to do it God's way.  This way of telling the story, this way of looking back to the Old Testament is something we see all through the New Testament.  I think of the way Matthew regularly explains how something in the Jesus story “fulfils” this or that thing from the Old Testament.  And often we're left wondering how the connection works.  Thanks largely to the Church Fathers, we've been taught to see these connections as literal prophecies or as “types”, as spiritual shadows that prefigure Jesus and various events in his life.  That's kind of close, but it's not quite what Stephen (or Matthew) do.  When Matthew, for example says that in the birth of Jesus Isaiah's words about the virgin conceiving and bearing a child are fulfilled, we wonder how that works.  Isaiah was talking about a young woman in his own day bearing a child…and she wasn't a virgin.  What Matthew was doing was pointing back to an event in Israel's past, in Israel's story, where the birth of a child to a young woman—maybe a princess, maybe the Prophet's wife…it's not clear—but where the birth of this child signalled that God was about to act to deliver his people.  Matthew latched onto that.  This is how God works, but this time—in the birth of Jesus—it's not just a young woman, it's an actual virgin, and this time God's not just delivering his people from a foreign king; this time it's deliverance from sin and death.  Matthew recognised the motif in the music.  It was there in Isaiah's day, a lone violin telling a story that most people missed, but in the birth of Jesus that motif returned, and this time the whole symphony was playing it. Stephen's drawing on the story of Moses the same way.  Moses was rejected by his own people.  A repeating theme in the story that the Sanhedrin—people who know this story, know this symphony so well already—a theme they ought now to see plain as day in what happened to Jesus.  It should be obvious.  They were the ones playing the instruments this time, after all. And then, third, Stephen stresses how through Moses, the God of glory, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God Israel had known for two thousand years, had revealed himself in a new way that no one had expected.  Look at verse 30: “After another forty years, an angel appeared to him in the desert at Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.  When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the vision.  But, as he came closer to see, there came the voice of the Lord: ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob.'  Moses was very frightened, and didn't dare to look.  But the Lord said to him, ‘Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.  I have looked long and hard at the trouble my people are having in Egypt. I have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them.  So, come on now: I'm going to send you to Egypt.'” Stephen wants to be clear—and we see this all through early Christian preaching—the God revealed in Jesus the Messiah is not new.  He is the same God who has been directing this story, this symphony from the beginning.  This is the God of their fathers, the God who has been rescuing his people according to his promises for two thousand years.  The God they know.  The God whose character and ways they ought to have recognised in Jesus. Yes, Stephen's saying, Jesus was not what we expected.  In Jesus—and now in the Spirit—God is doing something amazing, something astounding, something new.  And that's why you rejected him.  But knowing the story, knowing the music, we should have expected God would do precisely this: something new, something wild, something we didn't expect.  Because the story is already full of episodes where God does just that.  No one, least of all Moses, exiled to the wilderness, tending his father-in-law's sheep—expected the burning bush.  And yet in that moment, heaven and earth came back together, God spoke, a man was called, and the world was never the same again. And Stephen's point is this: You can't predict the unexpected thing that God will do; but you can be sure—because the story is full of such moments—that God does act unexpectedly to do the things he's promised and that we expect, the very things in which we hope. Holy ground, for example, was something Stephen and his fellow Jews understood.  The temple was holy ground.  It was where heaven and earth met.  But it wasn't the end-all-be-all of holy grounds.  It began at Mt. Sinai—not in Isreal, but in the wilderness—where God met Moses in the burning bush, where the plan to rescue Isreal from her bondage began.  When the Israelites built the tabernacle and the cloud of God's glory descended to fill it, God upstaged what he'd done at the burning bush.  And then again, with the temple.  As if it were the strings playing the motif at the burning bush, and in Exodus 40 as God's glory fills the holy of holies, the woodwinds join them.  And the music was good and it was beautiful, but the Sanhedrin should now be hearing that same motif as, in Jesus and the Spirit the whole symphony comes together to play.  Stephen isn't disparaging Moses.  He's not blaspheming the law or the temple.  He's saying, “Can't you hear it?  Their beautiful theme is now being woven into something far grander and played by the whole symphony.  The motifs have been there all along, the story has always been told this way.  Don't plug your ears to this new thing.  Listen.  And hear how it's taken up all the old themes into something that is nothing short of glorifying to the conductor, to the God of glory. That's as far as we have time to go this morning.  Like I said, Acts 7 is long and there's a lot to unpack.  But I think the great take-away for us from this part—in addition to learning to hear the great story of God and his people—I think the most important thing here is to know that God really does do new and unexpected things.  As we get to know the story, we ought to expect for God to do the unexpected, for God to do new things that upstage what he's done in the past.  And yet, the story also emphatically tells us that as much as God does new things and upstages the things he's done before, those new things are always in keeping with what he's done before.  The past always points to the future and the future never undermines the past.  As the writer of Hebrews tells us, “God is the same, yesterday, today, and forever.”  We live in an age where too many people are ready to do something new themselves—something that breaks from what or how God has already revealed himself, something that breaks from or that disparages or that blasphemes God's past actions or his past instructions—they take this new human thing and declared that God is doing a new thing.  Andy Stanley saying we need to unhitch from the Old Testament so that God can do something new.  No!  Churches embracing sexual immorality and post-modern notions of identity and sexuality and family and marriage and then saying, “See, God is doing a new thing!”  A thousand times, no!  Brothers and Sisters, the theme of the story, the key of the symphony doesn't change.  God does new things, but those new things follow from what God's already done.  On the other hand—and I think it's mostly in response to all the proclamation of “new things” that aren't godly at all—on the other hand, we can become too fearful, too conservative and we can end up where the Pharisees and Sadducees and the Essenes were: locked down, afraid of the new, and turning away from burning bushes, and unwilling to go where God is actually leading. This why we need to steep ourselves in the story.  This why we need to immerse ourselves in the great symphony and to let the music wash over and through us.  Brothers and Sisters, we need to know the themes and the motifs, to learn the key in which God is playing, to be intimately familiar with how they interact, weaving around and through each other, so that as the story continues to unfold, as the symphony bursts into new movements, we can hear God bringing those old familiar themes to new heights, while also being able to recognise when a different story is being told, or a different symphony is being played.  I've said over and over, Brothers and Sisters: God's word is life.  Know, meditate on it, let it mould you, and then let it pour forth from you to give life to others. Let's pray: Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things:  Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth in us the fruit of good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.

A sermon preached by Rev. Ginger E. Gaines-Cirelli with Foundry UMC, July 5, 2026, sixth Sunday after Pentecost. “We Know Who We Are”series. Texts: Jeremiah 22:13–16; Luke 14:12–24   This weekend our nation marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence. This is an occasion for celebration. It's also an invitation to reflection. Moments like this invite us to look backward with gratitude, to look honestly at who we have become, and to consider what kind of future is still possible. This year those reflections seem incredibly important. Ours is a nation of extraordinary gifts and extraordinary contradictions. We inherit remarkable democratic ideals alongside a history that has too often failed to live up to them. We are living through another season when many of us are deeply concerned about our common life. Because our nation is broken. We see division deepen, neighbors dehumanized, militarism, cruelty and violence normalized, power abused for personal gain, and disregard for the rule of law. Perhaps you'd describe our situation differently, but I can't imagine anyone would argue that everything's OK. And while it doesn't make it any better, I think it's helpful to remember that what's happening in our nation and world right now has happened many times before. If the prophet Jeremiah were to wander into our capital city he would feel right at home—surely to his dismay. Let me explain by telling you a story. Jeremiah is preaching in the final decades before Jerusalem falls to Babylon. Assyria has collapsed. Egypt and Babylon are competing for power. Judah is caught in the middle. The world order is shifting dramatically and it is a time of profound national anxiety—about security, identity, economic stability, and the future. In our text, Jeremiah is speaking not to the people, but specifically to the king, Jehoiakim. And he's none too pleased with what is happening. But to understand why you need some backstory. Jehoiakim's father, Josiah, had been one of Judah's finest kings. He wasn't perfect, but he loved God, took the covenant and the laws established during Moses' time seriously, and sought to govern with justice. As Jeremiah remembers him, he “judged the cause of the poor and needy.” Then Josiah died unexpectedly on the battlefield. It was a devastating national loss. The future suddenly felt uncertain. Egypt quickly asserted control over Judah, deposing one of Josiah's sons and installing another—Eliakim, whose name Pharaoh changed to Jehoiakim (a classic power play). Jehoiakim wasn't in an enviable position. He was set up to do the bidding of Pharoah, required to pay tribute, and anxious about survival for himself and his people. Maybe it was the pressure or maybe it was pure opportunism, but Jehoiakim made a choice. Rather than “judging the cause of the poor an needy,” he consolidated power, exploited labor, and built a magnificent cedar palace as a symbol of royal prestige. Jeremiah looked at that palace and didn't celebrate its magnificence but instead says, “Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness...” He asked a different question than everyone else. Not, “Isn't it impressive?” but, “How did it get built? Who paid the price? Who was harmed in the process?” And then this: “Did not your father eat and drink and do justice and righteousness?” This may seem a random question, but it reveals that Jeremiah's critique isn't about having wealth or a comfortable life. In other words, Josiah wasn't a monk. He enjoyed the ordinary gifts of life. The difference isn't that one king denied himself while the other indulged himself. The difference is that one understood leadership as doing justice and practicing right relationship, while the other understood leadership as entitlement. One king governed as someone who knew God, while the other governed as though power itself could save him. Jeremiah continues, clarifying his critique: “Your father judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. ‘Is not this to know me?' says the Lord.  But your eyes and heart are only on your dishonest gain, for shedding innocent blood, and for practicing oppression and violence.” Again, the question Jeremiah asks it key: “Is not this to know me?” If someone asked you to finish the sentence, “To know God is...” what would you say? To worship regularly? To believe the right things? To pray? I imagine all of those can be valid answers. But Jeremiah offers this: to know God is to set your eyes and your heart on what God cares about; to attend to the needs of the most vulnerable, to use power wisely, generously, and compassionately, to treat workers with fairness, to do justice. Is not this to know me? In every age there is a dominant story about what will make things in your life “well.” There are temptations and pressures to sacrifice the good of the “we” for the benefit of only “me.” And in every age, God's faithful are called to offer a counter-testimony. And just to finish storytelling time, Jehoiakim made his choice. He went to a lot of trouble to try to make himself and Judah look strong. He builds his palace, projects confidence, accumulates wealth, uses forced labor. But within about twenty years, Jerusalem is destroyed. His dishonest gain and self-serving choices did not make things well. The palace doesn't save anybody—not the nation and certainly not the people. Jeremiah saw that writing on the wall. And his message to the king is one we need to hear again and again: A society cannot create security—a nation will never be great—while abandoning God's call to compassion and justice. There is no separating our love of God from care of our common life. John Wesley would agree wholeheartedly. He insisted there is no holiness but social holiness. He didn't mean that we're saved by activism. He meant what we discussed last week: that grace blesses me AND creates “we,” forgives me and sends “us.” Ours is not a private practice. Grace always creates community, reshapes relationships, and spills over into the way we use money, exercise power, welcome neighbors, and seek the common good. Personal holiness overflows into public holiness. That's one of the gifts of being United Methodist. Our tradition has never imagined that following Jesus ends at the sanctuary door. For more than fifty years we've had something called the Social Principles—not as a substitute for Scripture or as a party platform, but as a guide for Christian moral discernment. They are our denomination's attempt to ask, together, “What does faithful discipleship look like in the complexities of modern life?” And in 2024, our worldwide church thoroughly revised them. That revision wasn't simply updating language. It reflects the wisdom of the faithful from our whole denomination—disciples from Africa, Europe, the Philippines, the United States, and beyond—asking together how the Gospel speaks into economics, creation care, technology, war and peace, migration, human dignity, and public life. The principles guide our action and advocacy, but we don't pretend every faithful Christian will reach identical conclusions about every public question. We also refuse to pretend that the Gospel has nothing to say about public life. Our United Methodist Social Principles remind us we don't have to figure all this out alone. We inherit Scripture. We inherit tradition. We inherit the wisdom of Christians around the world. All helping us answer Jeremiah's question: What does it mean to know God? Jeremiah says that to know God is to care about what and who God cares about. Again and again Jesus shows us how to live that. He sits down at tables with all kinds of people. And in today' Gospel, while dining with a prominent Pharisee, he quietly begins rearranging everyone's assumptions about belonging. “Don't invite only the people who can return the favor,” he says. “Invite those who cannot repay you.” Then he tells a story about a banquet where the invitation keeps widening until there is room for everyone God longs to gather. ...the invitation keeps widening until there is room for everyone God longs to gather. The table is big enough. Grace is abundant enough. And everyone—from the richest to the poorest, from stranger to friend—is invited to be filled. And then things are well. As we celebrate our nation's birthday, the question before us is not simply what kind of nation we want to be, but what kind of people God is calling us to become. Christians have always loved their country best not by confusing it with God's reign, but by measuring every nation—including our own—against God's justice, God's compassion, and God's welcome. So we keep listening for Jeremiah's question, “Is not this to know me?” And we keep allowing Jesus to reshape our imagination around his table where there is always another place and the invitation keeps reaching farther than anyone expected. Friends, we're about to come to that table. Every time we gather here, we embody a different story from the one our world tells. The world teaches us to ask: Who deserves a place? Who has earned it? Who belongs? Jesus asks different questions: Who still needs an invitation? How can we make more room? And then he places bread in our hands and sends us back into the world to live the answer. Amen.   + + + Sending: This week, take one faithful public step. Maybe it is serving. Maybe it is giving. Maybe it is speaking up for someone whose voice is overlooked. Maybe it's inviting someone who wouldn't expect an invitation. Maybe it is reading a section of the Social Principles and asking where they challenge or deepen your own thinking. Not because the church is trying to tell you what to think, but because discipleship asks us to think faithfully about the world God loves. Just take one step. Because that's where holiness always begins. God in peace and power…

Who was the Pharaoh of the Exodus? Did the Exodus Account Actually Really Happen? Could the Bible's account of the Exodus be historically accurate? Is there archaeological evidence to support it? In this episode of the Bible and Theology Matters Podcast, Dr. Paul Weaver sits down with biblical archaeologist Dr. Titus Kennedy to examine the biblical chronology, archaeological discoveries, and historical evidence surrounding one of Scripture's most debated events: the Exodus. Drawing from both Scripture and archaeology, Dr. Kennedy presents a compelling case for a 1446 BC Exodus and identifies Amenhotep II as the most likely Pharaoh of the Exodus. This conversation explores key biblical passages, Egyptian chronology, archaeological discoveries, and the evidence supporting the historical reliability of the Old Testament. Whether you're interested in biblical archaeology, apologetics, or defending the historicity of Scripture, this episode provides thoughtful, evidence-based answers.In This Episode:-Why 1 Kings 6:1 points to a 1446 BC Exodus-How Judges 11, Acts 13, and Galatians 3 confirm the biblical chronology -Early Date vs. Late Date Exodus: What's the evidence? -Why many scholars reject a symbolic reading of the 480 years -The challenges of Egyptian chronology -Why Amenhotep II best fits the biblical description of the Pharaoh of the Exodus -The significance of the Sphinx Dream Stele-The mystery of Prince Webensenu and Amenhotep II's tomb-Archaeological evidence supporting the biblical account -Why Ramesses II is unlikely to be the Pharaoh of the Exodus -How archaeology strengthens confidence in the historical reliability of Scripture About OurGuest Dr. Titus Kennedy is a biblical archaeologist, author, professor, and field archaeologist who has participated in numerous excavations throughout the Middle East. His research focuses on demonstrating the historical reliability of the Bible through archaeology and ancient history.Resources Mentioned

As the story of Joseph and his family continues, Jacob and his sons are introduced to Pharoah and met with favor. Throughout the famine, Joseph is able to feed them. Jacob is now 147 and prospering, but he knows the end is drawing near so he asks Joseph to bury him in Canaan.

Dr. Gloria Roorda explores a deep cut from the Hebrew Bible as she invites us to encounter Shiphrah and Puah, Egyptian midwives, who defied the Pharoah's command to kill all newborn Hebrew baby boys. Speaker: Dr. Gloria Roorda Part of the series “My Side of the River: An Artisan Spring Read”

(Exodus 8:20-32) Everyone gets it except for Pharoah. Moses, the Israelites , the magicians. Everyone wants God's mercy, but one man's heart is too hard.

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How do you feel when it comes time to confront someone or something?  Some of us are "better" at this than others and it's not easy finding the courage to speak or act in such situations. The reality of the images we see today, the news we hear, and even situations in closer relationships or even our city call for courageous witness and sometimes direct confrontation. How do we lead in these circumstances? What is required of us? How do we deal with our own inadequacies? We continue our journey in Exodus this Sunday following Moses in his initial confrontation with Pharoah in obedience to what the LORD had called him to do. What is God saying to us through what Moses experienced? Phil Wagler

“Rags to riches” is how Dr. McGee describes this portion of our study. Last time we saw Joseph, he was still in prison. But as God's hand continues to move in his life, Pharoah begins to have dreams, and none of his magicians or wise men can interpret them. Suddenly the butler remembers Joseph and tells Pharoah. Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams, tells him about the upcoming years of plenty vs. famine, and Joseph is made overseer of all Egypt.

God's plan and purpose for our lives isn't always what we'd choose, but He is always faithful. That's the lesson we'll learn as we continue to follow the life of Joseph. We pick up as Joseph is sold to Potiphar, an officer of Pharoah. While overseeing Potiphar's house, Potiphar's wife tries to seduce him. Although Joseph refuses, the woman covers up her own sin by framing Joseph. As our study closes, Joseph is thrown in jail.

Jon continues our series in Exodus by exploring the familiar yet complex passages that describe the 7 plagues Yahweh brings on Egypt and the hardening of Pharoah's heart, in which we ultimately find the answer to the question of "Where is God when it seems that evil is winning?"

One of the greatest stories ever told was told in the Bible.    It's in Genesis.    A story about a man named Joseph, not Jesus' Earthly Dad, but another Joseph.    A pair of brothers sell their brother Joseph into slavery to a man named Potiphar.    Joseph gains favor with Potiphar and works in the house.    Potiphar's wife asks Joseph to take her to bed, and he refuses.    She rips her clothes and Joseph is taken into custody on her accusation.    Long story short, he interprets a dream for a Pharoah and is liberated.    Out of this story comes my favorite word to this day.    Listen for the lesson.    About the ReWire Podcast   The ReWire Podcast with Ryan Stewman – Dive into powerful insights as Ryan Stewman, the HardCore Closer, breaks down mental barriers and shares actionable steps to rewire your thoughts. Each episode is a fast-paced journey designed to reshape your mindset, align your actions, and guide you toward becoming the best version of yourself. Join in for a daily dose of real talk that empowers you to embrace change and unlock your full potential.    Learn how you can become a member of a powerful community consistently rewiring itself for success at https://www.jointheapex.com/   Rise Above 

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The Israelites were able to walk through the sea on dry land as they escaped the clutches of Pharoah and his army. However, the Egyptian chariots had a difficult time crossing over the same terrain. Why? As God's people passed through the sea, both God's "pillar of fire" and His "pillar of cloud" were in action at the same time, which was very unusual. In the end, the fate of the pursuing Egyptians was similar to what happened to the locusts during the plagues in Egypt. All of this is an example of how the wrath of God results in praise!

Pastor Peter preached in our “Villains and Heroes of the Bible” series this past Sunday, focusing on Pharaoh and how fear can shape our actions. We were reminded that even when fear leads us astray, God's grace meets us there—bringing freedom, hope, and new life.

In the Name of the Messiah Acts 3 by William Klock So what happens after Pentecost?  In the church's calendar we spend the first half of the year walking through the life of Jesus—maybe we think of that as the “gospel story”—and that closes with Pentecost.  And in the second half of the year we focus on the life of the church as it lives out Pentecost.  But the way the lectionary does that tends to present the life of the church in the abstract.  That's not necessarily bad.  But the book of Acts gives us an opportunity to see it in real life, in history.  And Acts is important because it makes sure we understand that the life of the church isn't some application of abstract theological principles.  Acts shows us the life of the church as very much the continuation of the story of Jesus, of that gospel narrative.  It doesn't end with the Ascension.  It doesn't end with Pentecost.  Pentecost simply begins a new chapter.  As Luke said at the beginning, in the gospel he wrote he laid out what Jesus began to do and to teach.  In Acts we see Jesus continuing to do and to teach, but now it's through his church, through his people. So last week we saw this amazing move of the Spirit.  That's how I think we mostly think of it: a move of the Spirit.  But if we've been following the story through Easter and the ascension it ought to be clear that Pentecost is, first and foremost, a move of Jesus the Messiah.  Having taken his heavenly throne to reign as king until he has put all his enemies under his feet, Jesus has sent the Spirit to enact, to make real the truth of his reign through the church.  The spirit enables the apostles, the rest of the disciples, enables us to put off the old, lie-based, rebellious way of being human and to put on the new humanity brought by Jesus' resurrection from the dead.  The Spirit makes us the working model of God's new creation in the midst of the old.  The Spirit, living within us, make us God's new temple: full of his presence, his wisdom, his gospel.  And as we fulfil his original command to are fruitful and multiply, we grow and spread that temple until God's glory fills the earth. So Pentecost doesn't stand alone.  It's not just a stage in our personal spiritual growth.  It's not even for our own benefit.  It's to carry the reign of Jesus as Lord to the world.  So, again, what happens after Pentecost?  Look at Acts, Chapter 3. [Page 1082 in the pew Bibles.]  Luke tells us, “Peter and John were going up to the temple at three o'clock in the afternoon, the time for prayer.” I think it's worth a pause there.  Peter and John and the rest of the church had become the new temple.  The very thing that was missing from old, bricks-and-mortar temple, the presence of God, had come to dwell in them.  But they still went to the old bricks-and-mortar temple.  It highlights the fact that they didn't think of Jesus, the Spirit, the new covenant, being the new Israel as being some kind of new religion.  This new thing was simply how to be a faithful Jew in light of God's promises to Israel being fulfilled in Jesus.  And so these first Christians continued to observe torah, they worshipped with their fellow Jews in the synagogues, and they went with their fellow Jews to pray in the temple.  They didn't leave Judaism for something called Christianity.  But here's the thing: You and I don't do any of those things.  We don't live according to torah, we're not circumcised, we don't observe the Jewish feasts, we don't go the temple—we can't, because God judged and destroyed it long ago—but we are part of that same family of Jesus people, that same new Israel, that same church.  Because the new Israel isn't about torah, or circumcision, or diet, or Sabbath, or biological descent from Abraham.  It's about faith in, allegiance to Jesus, Israel's Messiah, and his kingdom, and the law of love written in our hearts by his Spirit.  What marks us out is our baptism into Jesus and the law of the Spirit that overflows from within us. Now, Luke goes on: “There was a man being carried in who had been lame from his mother's womb.  People used to bring him every day to the temple gate called “Beautiful”, so that he could ask for alms from those entering the temple.  When he saw Peter and John going into the temple, he asked them to give him some money. So every day, probably for many years, this man's friends would carry him to the gate of the main temple court and leave him there to beg.  He was a fixture of the temple.  Few people probably “knew” him, but everyone was familiar with him.  Peter and John weren't from Jerusalem, but they'd probably seen the man when they visited the temple.  Maybe they'd given him money before.  But this time they have no money.  They'd left their jobs as fisherman in Galilee.  The church in Jerusalem has been surviving by living as family, pooling their resources.  Luke goes on: “Peter, with John, looked hard at him.  ‘Look at us,' he said.  The man stared at them, expecting to get something from them.  ‘I haven't got any silver or gold,' Peter said, ‘but I'll give you what I have got.  In the name of the Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth, get up and walk!'  He grabbed the man by his right hand and lifted him up.  At once his feet and ankles became strong, and he leaped to his feet and began to walk.  He went in with them into the temple, walking and jumping up and down and praising God.  All the people saw him walking and praising God, and they recognised him as the man who had been sitting begging for alms by the Beautiful Gate of the temple.  They were filled with amazement and astonishment at what had happened to him.” He got more than he bargained for and what Peter and John give this man is right in keeping with what we read at the end of Chapter 2.  Money had ceased to have any importance for the disciples.  Something far better had come along.  Money is one of those things you need to get along in the old age where things are scarce and people are greedy.  The kingdom of God is about his new creation generosity and abundance.  This is why they lived like a family and shared what God gave with each other.  It was a practical way to live out new creation in way that confronted the scarcity and greed of the old age.  They knew there was something more important, a new power, a new kind of life—something far more important than silver and gold and so they gave it to this man.  The man didn't even ask to be healed.  He'd probably given up on that idea years and years ago.  But Peter gave this man new creation in the name of Jesus. Maybe this is why Peter insisted that the man look at them.  Picture Peter looking hard into the lame man's eyes and the lame man staring back.  Maybe Peter had seen Jesus do that: looking intently into the eyes of hurting people, seeing desperation, seeing hopelessness in some and faith in others.  Making a connection.  Sharing the compassion of God for the victims of the corrupt principalities and powers of the present age.  It seems like Peter saw something there.  Maybe hope.  Maybe faith.  Maybe the man knew who Peter was.  Maybe he'd heard about what happened at Pentecost.  Peter saw something.  And he didn't just tell the man to get up and walk.  That's what Jesus would have done and Peter wasn't Jesus.  Peter had no power of his own to do anything.  Instead, Peter made it clear where the power lies: “In the name of the Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth, get up and walk.” The name is as good as the person.  Peter and John were acting as Jesus' representatives and in that capacity—so long as they were faithful to Jesus' will, his desire, his agenda, his rule and kingdom—they could act with power and authority and faith on his behalf—in his name.  And so can we.  Sometimes we forget that.  On the one hand, we pray and we add something like “through Jesus our Lord” or “in the name of Jesus” at the end of our prayers without even thinking about what it means or, on the other hand, we use Jesus' name as if it were a talisman to give our prayers legitimacy or as if just mentioning the name of Jesus will bring our will into reality.  I once prayed and when I was done, a guy came up to me afterward and said, “You didn't say ‘in Jesus' name' so your prayer won't come true.”  No.  Brothers and Sisters, saying a prayer isn't like making a wish and adding Jesus' name doesn't validate our prayers.  Whether we mention him or not, every true Christian prayer is offered to the Father through the mediation of Jesus the son.  It is through him that we have access to God.  And God answers our prayer not because we add a name, but because our whole prayer is a cry for his new creation to become reality, for it to be on earth as it is heaven.  Too often our prayers are veiled appeals to our old idols, appeals to the principalities and powers, appeals still subject to the fears and anxieties of the present evil age, outgrowths of the flesh rather than the Spirit.  And to those prayers, God answers “No”.  Brothers and Sisters, to pray in Jesus' name is to submit ourselves to the goodness and faithfulness of God; it is to pray with faithfulness and single-hearted loyalty to him as Lord, and to ask not for our will to be done, but his; to ask not for the fulfilment of our vision of the good, but his; to ask not for our kingdom to be made real, but his kingdom.  It is to understand that heaven is the storehouse of the goodness of God's kingdom, like the turkey in the refrigerator and the presents stored up under Mom and Dad's bed, all to be brought out when Christmas comes.  God's kingdom will come in all its fulness when the church, when we have made God's gospel known throughout the earth and when the knowledge of his glory covers creation as the sea.  Prayer is to ask God to give us glimpse of that final day when the presents are under the tree, ready to be opened, and the turkey is on the table and the great feast is ready.  Prayer is, to quote Karl Barth, “the beginning of an uprising against the disorder the world.”  It is to ask in hope for God's justice, God's righteousness, God's goodness, God's faithfulness, God's future to be known—even if only in a small way—right here and right now. And that's what Peter did.  And suddenly the man was jumping and dancing his way into the temple full of heaven on earth.  And everyone noticed.  Verse 11: “All the people ran together in astonishment towards Peter and John and the man was clinging to them.  They were in the part of the temple known as ‘Solomon's Porch'.  Peter saw them all and began to speak. ‘Men of Israel,' he said, ‘why are you amazed at this?  Why are you staring at us as though it was our own power or piety that made this man walk?  “The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob—the God of our fathers”—he has glorified his servant Jesus, the one you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate, although he had decided to let him go.'” Let's pause there.  When Peter says “the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob—the God of our fathers” he's taking a line from Exodus 3.  This is how the God of Israel introduced himself to Moses at the burning bush before sending him back to Egypt to demand that Pharoah let the Israelites go.  Jesus had just done this in his dispute with the Sadducees and now Peter does the same and his point is to highlight that just as with Moses and the Exodus from Egypt, the God of Israel is at work here and not just as work, but at work to bring his promises to Israel to pass.  Peter's announcing that it's happening again.  In Jesus and the Spirit; in Good Friday and Easter and Ascension and Pentecost, the God of Israel was acting once again to deliver his people from bondage, to lead them in a new exodus, to renew his covenant. We'll see this throughout Acts.  Confronted by Jesus and his mighty deeds, those early believers would go back to Exodus.  That was when God fulfilled his promises to deliver his people.  That was when they sacrificed the Passover lambs.  That was when he led them through the sea and gave them his law.  That was when he led them into the promised land and gave them an inheritance.  And when those first Christians saw Jesus and the Spirit at work it was like Moses at the burning bush seeing something amazing that he couldn't explain, and with that scene in mind, we ought to be expecting that God is still keeping his promises and is doing something extraordinary again. Peter goes on: “You denied the holy one, the just one, and requested instead to have a murderer given to you; and so you killed the Prince of Life.  But God raised him from the dead, and we are witnesses to the fact.  And it is his name, working through faith in his name, that has given strength to this man, whom you see and know.  It is faith which comes through him that has given him this new complete wholeness in front of all of you.” So Peter starts explaining Jesus by pulling images from the Jewish scriptures.  We might miss it because we don't know the Bible as well as we should; the people there that day definitely would not have.  First, Peter calls Jesus the servant of God.  Second, he stresses the innocence of Jesus.  He wasn't deserving of death, but the people of Jerusalem handed him over to Pilate.  Even Pilate, Peter says, knew Jesus was innocent.  But they demanded Pilate release Barabbas and that Jesus be crucified.  These images together draw on Isaiah's prophecy, especially Isaiah 53, the passage about the suffering servant, an innocent, who would one day, go to the slaughter like a lamb for the sins of the people.  When Peter calls him the holy one, this too brings up images of the suffering servant and of the spotless lamb.  If the people want to understand what's happened to the lame man, how he's been healed, Peter is saying that they need to think about the Exodus and they need to be thinking about Isaiah's suffering servant and understand that Jesus is standing at the centre of both of these images from Israel's story and God's promises. And this is why he calls Jesus the “Prince of Life”.  The archegos, not just prince, but also the author, the origin, the source of life.  Jesus is the sovereign one, the Lord, who brings life.  It fits with John's image of the word, who was in the beginning and through whom, as God spoke him out, was the source of everything.  Through him all things were created and now, through the word, God speaks life into the world again.  He came into the midst of corruption and sickness and death and has brought life.  And wherever he goes be brings life and in that life he announces his lordship, his sovereignty, his kingdom.  Wherever he brings life he announces his victory over sin and death, over the present evil age.  Wherever he brings life, he announces the hope of God's promises fulfilled and a world set to rights: no more death, no more sorrow, no more tears.  Ironically, his own people rejected and killed him, but God raised him from the dead to prove that Jesus is the life of the world and because of that we know, we have confidence that his life will continue to go out into the world. Peter does here what he did at Pentecost.  God did something mighty and amazing, and Peter—steeped in scripture and full of the Spirit—explains what's going on in light of the story of Israel and her God and, most importantly, showing how what's now happening is the fulfilment of what God had promised to his people.  That's the biggest thing here.  This is no faith healer, doing theatrics and putting the spotlight on himself.  Peter has absolutely no interest in that.  He makes it clear: this is all about Jesus.  The prophets had said that the world would be set to rights when the knowledge of the glory of God has covered it as the sea.  Not the knowledge of Peter.  Not the knowledge of celebrity apostles. The knowledge of the glory of God.  And so Peter's Spirit-filled purpose is to proclaim the glory of God—to make sure everyone knows not just that God is mighty and powerful, but that God is above all faithful to his promises and worthy of our trust, worthy of our allegiance, worthy of our faith.  And that's the next thing.  After announcing how this is healing is evidence of God's faithfulness, Peter issues a call to faith.  Look at verse 17: “Now, Brothers,” Peter continued, “I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers did.  But this is how God has fulfilled what he promised through the mouth of all the prophets, that his Messiah would suffer.  So now repent, and turn back, so that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshment may come from the presence of the Lord, and so that he will send you Jesus, the one he chose and appointed to be his Messiah.  He must be received in heaven, you see, until the time which God spoke about through the mouth of the holy prophets from ancient days, the time when God will restore all things.  Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me, one from among your own brothers; whatever he says to you, you must pay attention to him.  And everyone who does not listen to that prophet will be cut off from the people.'  All the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and his successors, spoke about these days too.  You are the children of the prophets, the children of the covenant which God established with your ancestors when he said to Abraham, ‘In your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'  When God raised up his servant he sent him to you first, to bless you by turning each of you away from your wicked deeds.” Over and over Peter stresses that what the people are seeing is the fulfilment of God's promises going all the way back to Abraham: His promise to renew fallen Israel, his promise to reach out to the nations with this glory through this renewed people.  Peter points forward to this hope of creation set to rights that we see from this point on throughout Acts and the New Testament, said in various ways.  God will “sum up all things in the Messiah,” as we heard Paul say in Ephesians 1:10.  Through the Messiah he will “reconcile all things to himself, making peace by his blood, shed on the cross” (Colossians 1:20).  He will make “new heavens and new earth, in which justice will dwell” (Revelation 21:1).  He will overcome every power which destroys and corrupts his good creation, so that eventually God will be “all in all” (1 Corinthians 15:28).  The whole creation will be “set free from its slavery to decay, to share the liberty of the glory of God's children” (Romans 8:21).  Brothers and Sisters, it began at the cross and the empty tomb, the ascension was a sign it was all true, and Pentecost show us that we're not only a part of how these promises will be fulfilled, but we can watch as heaven invades earth with the glory of God.  We don't have to wait for some distant day to see God revealed.  We see his glory at work each day: in ourselves as his word and Spirt renew us and in the world as we live and proclaim the good news about Jesus and see faith born in others and their hearts and minds renewed by Jesus and the Spirit.  We see God's glory revealed as the weight of sin and guilt is lifted.  Notice that's part of Peter's message.  It's not just a call to repent.  It's also assurance of forgiveness.  God, through the blood of Jesus, was ready to forgive even the rejection, the hardness of heart, the rebellion of Israel when they crucified Jesus.  That's the whole point of all of this: God's great final restoration of all things is for us, for sinners, for rebels, for God-haters, right here and right now.  The gospel brings God's future into the present, because God longs to show his mercy and his grace to sinners.  As God longs for his good world that we've corrupted with our sin to be set to rights, even more he longs to set us to rights that we might once again be the stewards, the priests of his temple that he created us to be. God will, as Peter says echoing Isaiah 43:25, God will blot out the sins of those who repent.  And if his grace was big enough and Jesus' blood strong enough to blot out the sins of those who crucified him, and his Spirit powerful enough to renew their hearts and to fill them with love, Brothers and Sisters, the blood of Jesus and the renewing power of his Spirit is enough to bring God's new creation to us.  Repent and believe in the name of Jesus.  Be forgiven.  Be made whole.  Be made new.  Be refreshed.  Be God's future here and now.  Be made a witness to your family, to your friends, to everyone around you of the saving power of Jesus the Messiah. Let's pray: O God, the strength of all who put their trust in you: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because in our weakness we can do nothing good without you, give us the help of your grace, that in keeping your commandments we may please you both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.

Fr. Juventius Andrade, C.Ss.R., invites you to explore the transition from the book of Genesis to the Book of Exodus in this thought-provoking episode. This session establishes the foundation for understanding the dramatic shift from Israel's origin stories to their struggle for liberation from Egyptian tyranny.Key Highlights: The Meaning of Exodus: Derived from the Greek ex hodos (the way out), the text centers on the Israelites' departure from bondage toward their promised future.Pharaoh's Oppression: We examine the ruler who “did not know Joseph,” whose fear-mongering and xenophobia led to forced labor and attempted genocide against the Hebrews.Three Core Pillars: Fr. Andrade emphasizes the significance of the Passover, the Ten Commandments, and the Sinai Covenant.Discover how these ancient narratives continue to inspire modern movements for justice and human dignity. Join this prayerful study today!

The eagerly anticipated time has come for a showdown with Pharaoh. In Exodus 5, Moses and Aaron approach Pharaoh to request permission to go into the wilderness for a feast unto their God. He immediately denies their request. He does not know their God and He will not allow his work force to be depleted for the Israelite people to have a holiday. Not a chance! He won't allow them to rest; they must work! In fact, he assumes that their request is simply an excuse to be lazy, to cease their efforts, and to threaten his kingdom and his plans. So, not only will Pharaoh not let them go, he will also increase the demands on them. He will make the work harder. Adding insult to injury, going forward the Israelites will be required to gather the supplies for their building work in addition to doing the building work. Pharaoh is an actual historical figure, and he is also a type of Satan himself, and a type of the voice within each of us which says, "You must work for life!" While in the natural realm, it is true that we must work to accomplish anything in this world and to live, in the spiritual realm, such work is suicide. It is a deceptive denial of the living and loving God who gives life as a gift of grace, not as a wage earned. Sadly, we are all work-aholics who believe the lie that if we just work hard enough, we can please ourselves, prove ourselves, and protect ourselves. There are secular ways of going about it; and, there are religious ways of going about it. And, it is all deadly. It is heavy, burdensome, and enslaving. It sabotages any chance at real joy, or real peace, or real love for God and others. Just as the ancient Israelites were no match for Pharaoh and the Egyptian army, we are no match for the Pharaoh within. We cannot save ourselves. Only God can do that, and He already has through the person and work of Jesus. Jesus is our ticket out of slavery. He is the Way. Jesus is our provision of freedom. He is the Truth. Jesus gives us what we need for the survival of our souls. He is the Life (John 14:6). Jesus is the only hope for silencing the voice of Pharaoh in our heads which barks out commands at us all day, every day: "You must get to work! You are lazy!" On the contrary, He says, "Come to me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matt 11:28). That is the Gospel that sets us free.

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01. Joja - Simple 02. Bass On High - Airstatic 03. Foor, Maddy Lucas - Off My Face 04. Icons - Heavy Rain 05. Jayfor - Ayla 06. Skepsis, Doktor, Tony Perry - Arctic (England Edit) 07. Fred V & Grafix - Rain Is Falling 08. Feed The Fire - Favourites 09. Razer Stil - Get Loud 10. Drz - Like U 11. Davip, Darkiria - Potop 12. Simmer - Higher 13. Osgd, Desh - Bohong Bohong 14. Flowidus, Harlee - Midnight Sound 15. Floonk - Be Alright 16. Jrace & Albert White - Universe (feat. Eda Hinkova) 17. Marie Vaunt - That Acid (Dimension & Subsonic Remix) 18. Daymu - Caught Me 19. Ryan Audley, Nuwei - Pepa 20. Yo Speed - Muita (Vizzen Remix) 21. Gaja - Body Move 22. Krasia, Reconnect - Evolution 23. Mxtr - Get Out My Mind 24. Detch, Rerun - Get Down 25. Fractalone - Beyond The Pale 26. Tantron, Wiguez, Moneo - ICARUS 27. Mizo - Fatum 28. Nemean - The Torrent (Redpill Remix) 29. Tesseracts - DERBY 30. Prolix, Pengshui - Deep In The Grave 31. Indy Skies, Augvst - Burn 32. Jape, Dnb Doctor - Bassline Pressure 33. Alex Physalis - Pressure 34. The Clamps - Click Clack (Burr Oak Remix) 35. Jirobass - SHOGI SHOGI 36. Cockroach - Count To Elevate 37. Prfct Mandem - Jungle is Massive (Jade Venom Remix) 38. Durability - Panagea 39. Unknown Being - Struggle 40. Gridoptic - Biospace 41. Canis X Sirius - Animal 42. Exit4 - Boost 43. Mountain, B - Line - Pressure 44. Macky Gee, Kritikal - Here For You 45. Tomoyoshi - Fake News 46. DJ Marnel - Not Talk 47. Tom Finster, Cuepric, Novalu - Left Room 48. Malinoviy John - Jazzatron 49. Yatuza - Continuum 50. Milzee - Gritty 51. Anaïs, Lawdgad - Badgyal Ting 52. Untrue - The Dreams 53. Jam Thieves - Hello Habib 54. Ggrossy - Sabotage 55. Yussi, Madrush Mc - Tekala 56. Atmos - Never 57. Heist - Observe Our Rules 58. Rollz Royz - Delusion 59. Kolyahorosh - Darkness 60. Sonic Trace - 3 Seconds Window 61. Gardna, Shapes - Snakes & Ladders 62. Subscript, Cosmo - Solid State 63. Pharoah, Silloh - Street Minds 64. Karabin, Rider Shafique - Delusional 65. Azur - Obedient 66. Sigma, Dutch & Graft, Professor Green - NEED YOU NOW 67. Crate Classics - RUDE BOY SOUND (DJ HYPE & HEIST REMIX) 68. Conrad Subs - Cornerstone 69. Shogun - Shaolin Monkey Fist 70. Garrett Jr. - It Flows Through 71. Blix, Dauntless - Riot 72. Djss - Darkside Soldier 73. Dr Meaker .cappo D,rebelstxr &xrusade - OBAYALO (SON,KRAVTIZ&DR MEAKER REMIX) 74. Jungle Jim - Lights in the Sky 75. Digital, Charla Green - Love Inna Di Neighbourhood 76. Reaubeau, Nymfo - Don't Look Back (feat. Daisy Pring) [GANZ Remix] 77. Lenzman - Pin Destroy 78. Nasz - Clear My Mind 79. Dilemma, Winslow, T.r.a.c. - Vibe Check 80. Astran - Inside Out 81. Drumagick - Beautiful Love 82. Unknown Artist - Tommy's Diner 83. Virtue - If You Don't 84. Msdos - Bossa Nights 85. Kuttin Edge, Fox - Catch Flight 86. Fonts - All Good, Alright?

(Exodus 7:1-13) Moses and Aaron stand before Pharoah once again, and it's not going to go the way Pharoah thinks it's going.

The Israelites had left Egypt behind and were camped at a place "by the sea." Geographically speaking, there were interesting aspects about this location which made it a precarious and curious place for them to be. Could this be why Pharoah thought he could catch and capture the Israelites (besides the fact that he had Egyptian chariots and they did not)? What was so special about the Egyptian chariots? And what about those pillars, one of fire and one a cloud, which went before the Israelites? We also find them mentioned later in Isaiah and in Revelation!

What if the pyramid isn't the machine?What if the true design of Giza lies hidden in the plateau itself?For centuries, the pyramids of Giza have been studied as isolated monuments—tombs, symbols, or feats of ancient engineering. Yet key features remain unresolved: the subterranean chamber deep below, the purpose of the Well Shaft, hidden internal voids, and the precise relationship between structure and bedrock.What if these are not separate mysteries—but parts of a single system?The Giza System introduces a new perspective: that the function of Giza may not reside in the pyramid alone, but in what is concealed beneath and surrounding it. It proposes that the plateau itself may have been architecturally engineered to interact with water, integrating stone, elevation, and flow into a unified design.In this view, familiar features begin to shift in meaning—less as isolated spaces, more as elements within a larger process. Subsurface chambers, internal pathways, and surrounding geology suggest coordination, not coincidence.Elevation becomes critical.Position, depth, and relationship begin to matter in ways often overlooked.At the same time, the model opens a broader question: whether architecture and cosmology were conceived together—echoing the ancient concept of Nun, the primordial waters—not only symbolically, but functionally. In this light, traditional interpretations need not be discarded; funerary purpose and hydraulic design may coexist within the same architecture, serving layered roles rather than a single explanation.This is not a claim of lost technology—but a reframing of what may already be present.Drawing on architectural observation, geological context, and comparisons with other ancient sites, The Giza System outlines a model that is both grounded and testable—one that invites exploration rather than final answers.If this perspective is correct, then Giza was not built simply to endure.It may have been designed to operate.And what has been hidden in plain sight… may have been there by design.Brian Pharoah is a Canadian architectural designer with over 35 years of experience in residential design and construction, specializing in large custom luxury homes across Canada. Trained in classical architecture, his work is grounded in geometry, proportion, and the relationship between structure and environment. He approaches design as a disciplined process of visualizing and constructing space through measurement, mathematics, and three-dimensional reasoning.He is the author of two books on the Oak Island mystery, exploring themes of sacred geometry, numerical systems, and the possibility of encoded knowledge within historical structures. His work investigates how underlying mathematical principles—often described as Logos—may inform both architectural form and cultural symbolism.Over the past decade, Brian has extended this architectural approach to the study of ancient megalithic sites, with a particular focus on the Giza Plateau. His research examines the pyramids and surrounding structures not as isolated monuments, but as components of a coordinated landscape shaped by elevation, geology, and groundwater conditions. Through analysis of structural alignments, chamber elevations, and subsurface features, he explores the possibility that water played a fundamental role in the design and organization of the site.Rather than opposing traditional interpretations, Brian's work seeks to expand them—exploring how architecture, environmental forces, and ancient Egyptian cosmology, including concepts such as Nun, Osiris, and rebirth, may operate together within a unified framework. His research integrates architectural analysis with archaeological and geological data, offering a new perspective on how physical processes and symbolic meaning may intersect at Giza.Brian has been featured on The Curse of Oak Island and has appeared on multiple podcasts discussing his research. He is the author of The Giza System, a comprehensive architectural study presenting this evolving interpretation of the Giza Plateau.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

"We Build Strong Families"Joshua 24:15The Church Series - Part 4 - The Most Important System of GovernancePastor Nate ClarkeMay 17, 2026Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage - How to VOTE BIBLICALLY: https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwASERMON NOTES:- Our Vision: Worship God, Equip the believers, Reach the lost- Our Values: Grounded in His Word, Guided by His Presence, Building Strong Families, and Fulfilling the Great Commission- Joshua 24:15- We build strong families- Systems of governance: The family (Eph 5), the Church (Eph 4), the government (Rom 13)- "Peace in society depends upon peace in the family." Saint Augustine- Your family story is not the obstacle to God's plan, it is often the setting for it.- Natural Families      - God ordained & designed: husband + wife = children.- Genesis 1:27-28- Genesis 2:24- Deuteronomy 6:6-9- "When parents receive a child from the hand of God, they receive a life to be shaped and molded." Elisabeth Elliot     - Example: Joseph, Mary, and Jesus- Broken families     - Example: Joseph and his brothers (Genesis 37)     - God's plan is not hindered by man's dysfunction (Genesis 50:20)- Blended families     - Example: Jacob, Leah, Rachel (Genesis 29-30)     - God works even in complicated family systems - Adopted families     - Example: Moses & Pharoah's daughter (Exodus 2)      - God used his adoption to position him with influence and access that he would use to deliver Israel- Restored families     - Example: Prodigal son (Luke 15)     - God can redeem any situation- Spiritual family     - Example: Jesus and his disciples- Mark 3:31-35- Ephesians 1:5 NLT- Romans 8:15 NLT     - Because God is a provider, what you lacked in your natural family, God can give you in your spiritual family.- Your family story is not the obstacle to God's plan, it's often the setting for it.- Joshua 24:15bOasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Mechanicsville outside Richmond in Central Virginia.STAY CONNECTEDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/Website: https://oasischurch.online

01. Joja - Simple 02. Bass On High - Airstatic 03. Foor, Maddy Lucas - Off My Face 04. Icons - Heavy Rain 05. Jayfor - Ayla 06. Skepsis, Doktor, Tony Perry - Arctic (England Edit) 07. Fred V & Grafix - Rain Is Falling 08. Feed The Fire - Favourites 09. Razer Stil - Get Loud 10. Drz - Like U 11. Davip, Darkiria - Potop 12. Simmer - Higher 13. Osgd, Desh - Bohong Bohong 14. Flowidus, Harlee - Midnight Sound 15. Floonk - Be Alright 16. Jrace & Albert White - Universe (feat. Eda Hinkova) 17. Marie Vaunt - That Acid (Dimension & Subsonic Remix) 18. Daymu - Caught Me 19. Ryan Audley, Nuwei - Pepa 20. Yo Speed - Muita (Vizzen Remix) 21. Gaja - Body Move 22. Krasia, Reconnect - Evolution 23. Mxtr - Get Out My Mind 24. Detch, Rerun - Get Down 25. Fractalone - Beyond The Pale 26. Tantron, Wiguez, Moneo - ICARUS 27. Mizo - Fatum 28. Nemean - The Torrent (Redpill Remix) 29. Tesseracts - DERBY 30. Prolix, Pengshui - Deep In The Grave 31. Indy Skies, Augvst - Burn 32. Jape, Dnb Doctor - Bassline Pressure 33. Alex Physalis - Pressure 34. The Clamps - Click Clack (Burr Oak Remix) 35. Jirobass - SHOGI SHOGI 36. Cockroach - Count To Elevate 37. Prfct Mandem - Jungle is Massive (Jade Venom Remix) 38. Durability - Panagea 39. Unknown Being - Struggle 40. Gridoptic - Biospace 41. Canis X Sirius - Animal 42. Exit4 - Boost 43. Mountain, B - Line - Pressure 44. Macky Gee, Kritikal - Here For You 45. Tomoyoshi - Fake News 46. DJ Marnel - Not Talk 47. Tom Finster, Cuepric, Novalu - Left Room 48. Malinoviy John - Jazzatron 49. Yatuza - Continuum 50. Milzee - Gritty 51. Anaïs, Lawdgad - Badgyal Ting 52. Untrue - The Dreams 53. Jam Thieves - Hello Habib 54. Ggrossy - Sabotage 55. Yussi, Madrush Mc - Tekala 56. Atmos - Never 57. Heist - Observe Our Rules 58. Rollz Royz - Delusion 59. Kolyahorosh - Darkness 60. Sonic Trace - 3 Seconds Window 61. Gardna, Shapes - Snakes & Ladders 62. Subscript, Cosmo - Solid State 63. Pharoah, Silloh - Street Minds 64. Karabin, Rider Shafique - Delusional 65. Azur - Obedient 66. Sigma, Dutch & Graft, Professor Green - NEED YOU NOW 67. Crate Classics - RUDE BOY SOUND (DJ HYPE & HEIST REMIX) 68. Conrad Subs - Cornerstone 69. Shogun - Shaolin Monkey Fist 70. Garrett Jr. - It Flows Through 71. Blix, Dauntless - Riot 72. Djss - Darkside Soldier 73. Dr Meaker .cappo D,rebelstxr &xrusade - OBAYALO (SON,KRAVTIZ&DR MEAKER REMIX) 74. Jungle Jim - Lights in the Sky 75. Digital, Charla Green - Love Inna Di Neighbourhood 76. Reaubeau, Nymfo - Don't Look Back (feat. Daisy Pring) [GANZ Remix] 77. Lenzman - Pin Destroy 78. Nasz - Clear My Mind 79. Dilemma, Winslow, T.r.a.c. - Vibe Check 80. Astran - Inside Out 81. Drumagick - Beautiful Love 82. Unknown Artist - Tommy's Diner 83. Virtue - If You Don't 84. Msdos - Bossa Nights 85. Kuttin Edge, Fox - Catch Flight 86. Fonts - All Good, Alright?

01. Joja - Simple 02. Bass On High - Airstatic 03. Foor, Maddy Lucas - Off My Face 04. Icons - Heavy Rain 05. Jayfor - Ayla 06. Skepsis, Doktor, Tony Perry - Arctic (England Edit) 07. Fred V & Grafix - Rain Is Falling 08. Feed The Fire - Favourites 09. Razer Stil - Get Loud 10. Drz - Like U 11. Davip, Darkiria - Potop 12. Simmer - Higher 13. Osgd, Desh - Bohong Bohong 14. Flowidus, Harlee - Midnight Sound 15. Floonk - Be Alright 16. Jrace & Albert White - Universe (feat. Eda Hinkova) 17. Marie Vaunt - That Acid (Dimension & Subsonic Remix) 18. Daymu - Caught Me 19. Ryan Audley, Nuwei - Pepa 20. Yo Speed - Muita (Vizzen Remix) 21. Gaja - Body Move 22. Krasia, Reconnect - Evolution 23. Mxtr - Get Out My Mind 24. Detch, Rerun - Get Down 25. Fractalone - Beyond The Pale 26. Tantron, Wiguez, Moneo - ICARUS 27. Mizo - Fatum 28. Nemean - The Torrent (Redpill Remix) 29. Tesseracts - DERBY 30. Prolix, Pengshui - Deep In The Grave 31. Indy Skies, Augvst - Burn 32. Jape, Dnb Doctor - Bassline Pressure 33. Alex Physalis - Pressure 34. The Clamps - Click Clack (Burr Oak Remix) 35. Jirobass - SHOGI SHOGI 36. Cockroach - Count To Elevate 37. Prfct Mandem - Jungle is Massive (Jade Venom Remix) 38. Durability - Panagea 39. Unknown Being - Struggle 40. Gridoptic - Biospace 41. Canis X Sirius - Animal 42. Exit4 - Boost 43. Mountain, B - Line - Pressure 44. Macky Gee, Kritikal - Here For You 45. Tomoyoshi - Fake News 46. DJ Marnel - Not Talk 47. Tom Finster, Cuepric, Novalu - Left Room 48. Malinoviy John - Jazzatron 49. Yatuza - Continuum 50. Milzee - Gritty 51. Anaïs, Lawdgad - Badgyal Ting 52. Untrue - The Dreams 53. Jam Thieves - Hello Habib 54. Ggrossy - Sabotage 55. Yussi, Madrush Mc - Tekala 56. Atmos - Never 57. Heist - Observe Our Rules 58. Rollz Royz - Delusion 59. Kolyahorosh - Darkness 60. Sonic Trace - 3 Seconds Window 61. Gardna, Shapes - Snakes & Ladders 62. Subscript, Cosmo - Solid State 63. Pharoah, Silloh - Street Minds 64. Karabin, Rider Shafique - Delusional 65. Azur - Obedient 66. Sigma, Dutch & Graft, Professor Green - NEED YOU NOW 67. Crate Classics - RUDE BOY SOUND (DJ HYPE & HEIST REMIX) 68. Conrad Subs - Cornerstone 69. Shogun - Shaolin Monkey Fist 70. Garrett Jr. - It Flows Through 71. Blix, Dauntless - Riot 72. Djss - Darkside Soldier 73. Dr Meaker .cappo D,rebelstxr &xrusade - OBAYALO (SON,KRAVTIZ&DR MEAKER REMIX) 74. Jungle Jim - Lights in the Sky 75. Digital, Charla Green - Love Inna Di Neighbourhood 76. Reaubeau, Nymfo - Don't Look Back (feat. Daisy Pring) [GANZ Remix] 77. Lenzman - Pin Destroy 78. Nasz - Clear My Mind 79. Dilemma, Winslow, T.r.a.c. - Vibe Check 80. Astran - Inside Out 81. Drumagick - Beautiful Love 82. Unknown Artist - Tommy's Diner 83. Virtue - If You Don't 84. Msdos - Bossa Nights 85. Kuttin Edge, Fox - Catch Flight 86. Fonts - All Good, Alright?

In the first part of this episode of the Curious Realm, host Christopher Jordan welcomes author and researcher Jason Quitt to discuss his work into sacred alignments found in temple complexes and other religious monuments and artwork throughout the ages. Cultures across time were intimately connected to the stars above them, and regularly showed us through complex geometries, what these alignments were, and when they happened. How have we lost this knowledge, and what can be gained through its resurrection? In the second part of the episode, we welcome head of the Pharoah's Pump Foundation, Steven Myers, to discuss the construction of the great pyramid of Giza, and the many misconceptions behind its actual function. From rumors of energy generation to complexes under the pyramids, to healing chambers, what are the facts behind its construction and what evidence do we have to show that the structure may have been used as an ancient water pump? Join the Curious Realm as we delve into the topics of sacred alignments with Jason Quitt and pyramid fallacies with Steven Myers. Curious Realm is proudly distributed by: Ground Zero Media & Aftermath Media, APRTV and the official Curious Realm ROKU App! Curious Realm has teamed up with True Hemp Science, Austin, TX-based suppliers of high-quality full spectrum emulsified CBD products and more. Visit TrueHempScience.com TODAY and use code Curious7 to save 7% off your order of $50 or more and get a free 50mg CBD edible! Intro music “A Curious Realm” provided by No Disassemble find more great music and content at: NoDisassemble.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/curious-realm--5254986/support.

In the first part of this episode of the Curious Realm, host Christopher Jordan welcomes author and researcher Jason Quitt to discuss his work into sacred alignments found in temple complexes and other religious monuments and artwork throughout the ages. Cultures across time were intimately connected to the stars above them, and regularly showed us through complex geometries, what these alignments were, and when they happened. How have we lost this knowledge, and what can be gained through its resurrection? In the second part of the episode, we welcome head of the Pharoah's Pump Foundation, Steven Myers, to discuss the construction of the great pyramid of Giza, and the many misconceptions behind its actual function. From rumors of energy generation to complexes under the pyramids, to healing chambers, what are the facts behind its construction and what evidence do we have to show that the structure may have been used as an ancient water pump? Join the Curious Realm as we delve into the topics of sacred alignments with Jason Quitt and pyramid fallacies with Steven Myers. Curious Realm is proudly distributed by: Ground Zero Media & Aftermath Media, APRTV and the official Curious Realm ROKU App! Curious Realm has teamed up with True Hemp Science, Austin, TX-based suppliers of high-quality full spectrum emulsified CBD products and more. Visit TrueHempScience.com TODAY and use code Curious7 to save 7% off your order of $50 or more and get a free 50mg CBD edible! Intro music “A Curious Realm” provided by No Disassemble find more great music and content at: NoDisassemble.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/curious-realm--5254986/support.

Nelver - Proud Eagle Radio Show #625 [Pirate Station Online] (20-05-2026) ✅ Subscribe to Telegram channel: https://t.me/nelvermusic All episodes: https://band.link/proudeagle YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/021f9fU61pI Tracklist: 01. Tall Order - Yesterday 02. SkyDisc & RIENK - Coming Down 03. Rameses B - All In My Head 04. Apokain - Taylor 05. ICONS - Heavy Rain 06. Koven & ÆON:MODE - Polarised 07. Jayfor - Ayla 08. XLVR & Josh Rubin - Slip Away 09. Sereni7 & Miss Medik - Yesterday 10. What So Not & The Upbeats & Stace Cadet - Wanted 11. Eluun - HERESY (feat. Fryware) 12. Gardna & Shapes - Snakes & Ladders 13. Tom Hostile & Proton Kid - Lock Box 14. it is Jev - Woe 15. IAMDOOMED - Secret Agent 16. The Upbeats - Escape [feat. RIA] (Extended) 17. James Hiraeth - Don't Wanna Be Here 18. FLOONK - Be Alright 19. TER3NCE & Abstract - Subterranean 20. Pharoah & Silloh - Street Minds 21. Xonder - The Recon 22. DJ Die - Slingshot 23. Tom Hostile & Proton Kid - Rapid Fire 24. Trex - Get Enough 25. Hackwaves - Stay Up 26. Tom Hostile & Proton Kid - Stained 27. Atmospherix - Shady Night (Teej Remix) 28. cashmere4christmas - Camouflage 29. Dr. Apollo - Lock In 30. Maze - Clandestine (VIP) 31. Simon Splice - Underground 32. Wingz - Give You Anything 33. A-Audio - Don't You 34. SonicTrace - 3 Seconds Window 35. Monyu - Void Dweller 36. MKJAY & Teej - Higher Source 37. P Money & Whiney & Lady Leshurr - Burning 38. Mr. Sham G - Lonely World 39. Inkognitiv - Soft Edges 40. DØSHI & DIMOD & Foxvalley - Drive 41. OB1 & Creatures & Ill Truth - Fat Twins 42. Beat Assassins & Scarlett Quinn - Beat Down (Dope Ammo & RareForm VIP) 43. Red Manta - Haunted 44. B4ssTee - Promises 45. Technimatic - When You Love Me 46. A-Audio - Look At Your Life 47. Atelier - Virtual Faith 48. Nelver - Hidden Smile 49. Leemo (UK) & Faye Derbyshire - Chemistry 50. RoyGreen & Protone - Avatar 51. Red Manta - Pretending 52. Nelver - Liberty 53. Neuron - Fields Of Green 54. EIJER - Moment Of Solace 55. Tremor - Holdin On 56. Submarine - Grounding 57. Nelver - Still In My Mind 58. DRS & Zar - Crooks 59. Dash - Arrive 60. Velocity - Sunny Side Up 61. J Centrik - Drown The Pain 62. Nfunk - Stillness In Motion 63. Visages & Alix Perez - Unity 64. J Centrik - No Shade 65. Peter Lix - Starwalk 66. Wez Walker - Give Me Something 67. Soul Connection - Take Me There 68. Nelver - Towards The Sun Weekly updated Playlist "Proud Eagle" on Spotify: https://bit.ly/4ncuv3g Follow Nelver: https://www.instagram.com/nelvermusic/ https://vk.com/nelver https://spoti.fi/2ThGKDT https://soundcloud.com/nelver https://www.facebook.com/nelverdnb/ https://www.mixcloud.com/Nelver/ https://twitter.com/Nelvermusic #nelvermusic #drumandbass #newmusic #electronicmusic #dnbculture #vibes #mood #exclusive #trending #viral #proudeagle

The stories that made the Ancient Egypt headlines over the third week of MayNew Discoveries in Dra Abu el-NagaTwo Tombs Opened in el-KhokhaThe Nile: Pulse of Egyptian Civilization ExhibitionLuxor Cache Hall Reopened in Luxor MuseumTreasures of the Pharoah's Exhibition to Tour U.S.Zahi Hawass and Piers MorganAncient Egypt News - a Weekly Catch-Up is #2 in the Top 5 Egypt History Podcasts according to FeedSpot.comhttps://podcast.feedspot.com/egypt_history_podcasts/These news stories are taken from various public internet sources including:http://english.ahram.org.eg/Portal/9/Heritage.aspxhttps://egyptianstreets.com/tag/cairo/http://www.egyptindependent.com/https://www.facebook.com/moantiquities/https://dailynewsegypt.com/https://see.news/category/antiques/https://khentiamentiu.blogspot.com/https://www.facebook.com/luxortimesmagazine/https://www.facebook.com/pg/CairoScene/posts/https://egymonuments.gov.eg/https://www.heritagedaily.comhttps://www.al-monitor.com/culture-societyhttps://www.asor.org/anetodayhttps://livescience.com https://newsweek.com https://www.archaeology.org https://www.sis.gov.eg/Home/EgyptTodayThese stories may have been edited.We are currently planning a tour for September/October 2026. For more info and to prebook visit https://gnttours.comThe GEM is open for visitors and we have added an extra day to accomodate that. But Egypt is not just museums and there is so much more to see. There are tombs that will blow your mind when you first walk inside. There are temples so magnificent you will be lost for words. It is indeed a magical place!We begin in Cairo with the first pyramids, then fly south to Luxor for 6 days before returning to Cairo for your chance to venture inside the Great Pyramid. Plus a day at the GEM.The tour cost (2,299USD) covers everything from your arrival in Cairo to your departure (Ts&Cs apply)  - and if you get on board as a couple or friends sharing; we will give you an extra discount each.It's an adventure you'll never forget! We are also offering the same tour as a group booking for dates that suit you (min 6 pax)More info and to book:https://gnttours.com This podcast is bought to you by Ted Loukes and GnT Toursted@tedloukes.comhttps://tedloukes.comFacebookGnTtours (@GnTtours) / X (twitter.com)Music: "Vadodora Chill Mix" Kevin MacLeod (in...

As Israel walked out of Egypt, their past would soon hunt them down. Pharoah set out to recapture the Israelites. They were trapped between a river and their oppressors. They were trapped behind an uncrossable barrier and their past coming to reenslave them. 3,500 years later, we face the same predicament. When our future feels impossible and our past is running us down, who will deliver us? Join us for the last week of our series, “The Deliverer”, as we look to the only one who can save us.

In part 5 of our series, The Deliverer, we'll see the pride and power of Pharaoh in Egypt, and the hardness of heart that led him to reject God. But it was through Pharoah's rejection of God that God would reveal His power and His grace. What will it take for God to get your attention? What will it take for you to stop rejecting God and see His power and embrace His love? Will you harden your heart or believe?

We explore the intricate story of Joseph. From being a favorite son to a slave and then a prisoner. Despite his hardships, God remains with him, empowering him to interpret dreams. This dream interpretations gives him an audience with Pharoah, to whom Joseph gives grave news.Support the showRead along with us in the Bible Brief App! Try the Bible Brief book for an offline experience!Get your free Bible Timeline with the 10 Steps: Timeline LinkSupport the show: Tap here to become a monthly supporter!Review the show: Tap here!Want to go deeper?...Download the Bible Brief App!iPhone: App Store LinkAndroid: Play Store LinkWant a physical book? Check out "Bible Brief" by our founder!Amazon: Amazon LinkWebsite: biblebrief.orgInstagram: @realbiblebriefX: @biblebriefFacebook: @realbiblebriefEmail the Show: biblebrief@biblelit.orgWant to learn the Bible languages (Greek & Hebrew)? Check out our partner Biblingo (and use our link/code for a discount!): https://biblin...

Daily Dose of Hope May 6, 2026   Name of God: YHWH, THE SELF-EXISTENT ONE Scripture:  Exodus 3:14-15, 6:2-3, Psalm 83:18, Isaiah 42:8   Prayer:  Yahweh, my God, Thank You for revealing Your Holy name. Thank You for being the same yesterday, today, and forever. I stand in awe of who You are. You are eternal, unchanging, and near. Help me to trust You more deeply, to honor Your name in all I do, And to walk in the beauty of Your covenant love.   Welcome back to the Daily Dose of Hope, the devotional and podcast that complements the New Hope daily Bible reading plan.  Today, we are starting the names of God.  This will be different because we will be flipping around in the Scripture, but I'm hoping we will all learn something new.  Fair warning – although there may be only a few verses listed, it will be a lot easier to read the whole narrative to get a feel for what it is trying to communicate.   Let's start by talking about the significance of names in the Old Testament.  Most ancient cultures, including Israel, believed that to know a person's name was to know their character and nature.  Likewise, the names of God were also intended to reveal different aspects of His character.    Today, we will talk about YHWH, a name for God considered so holy that Old Testament Jews did not say it out loud.  Even today, some devout Jews will not write or pronounce this name of God out loud.  It is the personal, sacred name of God that can be translated, I AM WHO I AM, the self-existent one, He brings into existence, or He will be.  This form of God's name is the most frequently used noun in the Old Testament, and it is written over 6,800 times.  Thus, it goes without saying that the four Scriptures we read are just a drop in the bucket of YHWH references in the Hebrew texts.   Our first Scripture text for today is the Moses and the burning bush narrative.  When God appeared to Moses at the burning bush, Moses asked God for his name. He wanted to tell the enslaved Israelites who had sent him to deliver them. God told Moses to tell them "I AM has sent me to you" and also "the LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you."   Likewise, in chapter 6:2-6, God also said to Moses, "I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty,[a] but by my name the Lord I did not make myself fully known to them. I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners.  Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.  "Therefore, say to the Israelites: 'I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. But aren't Lord and I AM two different names?  Actually, most scholars believe that the names yhwh ("LORD") and ʾhyh ("I AM") both come from the same word, the Hebrew "to be" verb, though in different forms.  YHWH can generally be translated "He is." But for my English grammar nuts, in Hebrew that is a complete sentence.  We don't need to finish it with an explanation of what He is.  It simply means, "He exists."  Thus, it becomes apparent how this name of God describes the truth of His self-sufficiency and complete independence and autonomy. God isn't dependent on or influenced by anything external to himself.  YHWH simply is. He is always present, always faithful and always who He says He is. In every season, in every generation, in every circumstance—He remains the same. In the Exodus Scripture that we read, we can see that God is establishing the truth of his self-existence.  Moses doesn't need to be scared of Pharoah, because I AM is with him.  I AM, or the Lord, is above Pharoah, above and separate from everything really.  And yet, while YHWH is self-existent and never-changing, He is also demonstrating that He will be present with his people. He has not abandoned them.  I AM is the God of their fathers and their God as well.  YHWH is the name God uses when He makes covenant with His people. It is the name tied to relationship, to promise, to faithfulness. I also want to touch on the Scripture from the Psalms, Let them know that you, whose name is the Lord—that you alone are the Most High over all the earth.  In the King James translation, this verse called God, Jehovah.  Just for our information (because this will probably come up again), Jehovah and YHWH come from the same word for God.  However, Jehovah is the Latinized version and YHWH (the Lord) comes from the ancient Hebrew.  Most scholars believe that Jehovah is not a good translation at all.  So, what does the name YHWH mean for us? It means we are never alone.  YHWH walks with His people. It means every promise He made—He will keep. It means when we pray, we are calling on the same name that split the sea, shut the mouths of lions, and raised the dead to life.   Blessings, Pastor Vicki      

This week, we kick off our month of celebrating moms with a new series: “Mothers of the Bible.” Today we're looking at the life of Jochebed, a woman who faced unimaginable fear and made an unthinkable choice to save her son. Through her story, Karen and Emily unpack what it looks like to do our best for our kids and trust God with the rest. If you've ever struggled to let go, this conversation will meet you right where you are. Episode Recap:We're kicking off a new series by looking at the lives of some mothers in the Bible (0:49)Jochebed was Moses' mom (2:00)She did everything in her power to keep Moses alive (4:10)God enabled Jochebed to nurse Moses after his adoption by Pharoah's daughter (8:00)Jochebed did everything she could and left the rest up to God (9:50)Jochebed was not Moses' savior (10:20)Only God can reach our children's hearts (10:55)Let go of your need to be a perfect parent (11:35) Children are a blessing - try not to hoard the blessing (15:05)Scripture: Psalm 56:3 (NIV) “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.”Discussion Questions: Where in your parenting are you trying to “be the savior” instead of trusting God?What does it look like practically to “open your hands” and give your children back to God each day?How can you balance doing your part as a parent while still surrendering outcomes to the Lord?In what ways might striving for “perfect parenting” be keeping you from trusting God more deeply?Resources:Register for the SOAR Conference today. Become a WT+ Insider today! boaw.mom/insiderPick up Karen's Prayer Journal in the BOAW StoreWant More of This Conversation?In Wire Talk+, Karen and Emily go deeper into real-life parenting moments, sharing honest stories about when letting go has been hardest for them and how they navigated situations they couldn't fix for their kids.Head HERE and join us for the full conversation.

Moses told the Israelites to dip the hyssop branch into the sacrificial lamb's blood which had drained into the "basin" at the foot of their doors. What was this basin? How was this a forerunner of what would happen at the cross of Christ? When the firstborn died in Egypt, was it the males only, or also the females of each household? Pharoah asks Moses the "bless me also." Why did Pharoah ask this?

Do you work in a hostile or competitive environment where your coworkers are contentious and will do anything to get ahead? That's a difficult place to be day in and day out, but with God's help, and lessons we learn from his Word, you can be a light in that place. For example, look at Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. We read in the Bible about how they were targeted for their faith. Nebuchadnezzar, the king decrees that as soon as anyone hears the music they are to bow down and worship his golden image, which is the very definition of an idol. Anyone who doesn't obey will be thrown into a blazing furnace. Of course, these young Israelite men are God worshippers, and so they do not follow this order. And the other Chaldeans, or maybe we could call them coworkers, observe their behavior and call them out—basically tell on them to the king. Nebuchadnezzar confronts them himself and kind of gives them one more chance to worship him. Listen to their reply: King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty's hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up (Daniel 3:16b-18). Did you hear that? They are so confident God would rescue them. They know he can do it. They have heard the stories of how God rescued the Israelites from Pharoah, how God parted the Red Sea and led them in the wilderness, how God went before Joshua and the walls of Jericho came down from the trumpeting of the horns. They know God can save them. Then this phrase—But even if he does not— they will still not worship any other God. They have faith in an everlasting God, even if he doesn't save them from the immediate fiery furnace. And the end of the story is they do get thrown into the blaze—so hot the men who threw them in died. But they are not there alone. When king Nebuchadnezzar looks in, he sees four men walking around. God was there with them in it. And when they came out, not a hair was singed. God not only miraculously saves them as no one else could do, but because of their beliefs and behavior it is an example to everyone how great and mighty God is. I hope this encourages you to be your authentic, genuine self at work. May you find your identity in Christ and know you can trust him for anything! Even if you can't see how it could possibly resolve itself, you and I serve and worship a God who can do mighty and miraculous things, even in a contentious and hostile workplace. Trust him to guide and help you. You just might be an example to others and glorifying to God.

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When Joseph became vizier of Egypt, second only to Pharoah and wearing his ring of authority, he also got a new name that doesn't exactly roll off our English-speaking tongues. It is Zaphnath-paaneah and what it lacks in clarity, it more than makes up in its meaning which is “savior of the world.” Yes, his starving family will come from Canaan, hoping to buy the corn that Joseph has stored in Egypt, but his name signifies even more than that.

Time to be free of the Pharoah and to celebrate great food and lots of love.

Approximately 3,400 years ago, Egypt was at the height of its power during the 18th Dynasty.  In the midst of this period came a Pharoah who completely upended Egyptian society. He built an entirely new capital, created an entirely new religion, neglected his empire, and ultimately caused the destruction of his dynasty.  Yet, despite his historical importance, we didn't even know he existed for almost 3000 years.  Learn more about Akhenaten, history's first monotheist, and his impact on ancient Egypt on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED Audible Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary Fast Growing Trees Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily ButcherBox Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pastor Gabriel Hughes preaches on Romans 9:17-18, where God says to Pharoah, "For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth," so that God's purpose of election might continue. Visit providencecasagrande.com for more info about our church!

Daniel C. Peterson, retired professor of Islamic Studies and founder and editor-in-chief of the Interpreter Foundation, and producer of the film Witnesses, joins Scot and Maurine to explore Moses's profound encounter with the burning bush and the charge he was given to confront Pharoah with the message to “Let my people go.”

(Exodus 5:1-2) Moses confronts Pharoah and it does not go well. The guys plan a trip to Branson, Missouri

March 16-22When Joseph became vizier of Egypt, second only to Pharoah and wearing his ring of authority, he also got a new name that doesn't exactly roll off our English-speaking tongues. It is Zaphnath-paaneah and what it lacks in clarity, it more than makes up in its meaning which is “savior of the world.” Yes, his starving family will come from Canaan, hoping to buy the corn that Joseph has stored in Egypt, but his name signifies even more than that. We'll tell you in this episode.

Dr. Krystal Pierce continues examining Exodus 1-6, revealing how God meets Moses in his self-doubt and demonstrates divine power over both Pharoah and fear.YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/HI8v2xRYxf4ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook  WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter  SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastTIMECODE:00:00 Part 2 - Dr. Krystal Pierce02:18 B.H. Roberts's future05:12 A perfect description of God07:31 Meaning of “pharoah”09:01 Pharoah is going to refuse11:26 God reassures Moses13:13 Moses's staff and the symbolism of a snake17:14 Skin diseases20:35 Aaron as spokesperson23:29 Anger or rapid breathing?26:14 A miraculous story and a strange visitor31:52 God sends help in the form of other people34:00 Israel is God's “firstborn”36:23 Covenantal bonds and cutting40:46 Zipporah and “cutting” a covenant43:58 Zipporah helps save her family46:02 Moses and Aaron reunite48:01 Who is Jehovah?50:30 Bricks without straw54:00 Things get worse for Israel56:39 Remember, remember, remember59:29 It is about redemption1:02:59 Crushed, dust, and the Potter1:06:59 Only Jesus can save1:09:17 Four themes and testimony of Jesus Christ1:12:55  End of Part 2 - Dr. Krystal PierceThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com

More Than Food Storage; Famine and Atonement by Autumn Dickson The Old Testament is full of stories, and oftentimes, those stories come as a type of things to come. They teach us about life. They teach us about our relationship with God and our dependence on the Savior. Joseph's life is no different. We can look at the parts of his whole life and find incredible symbolism, and we can look at his life as a whole for symbolism. There is so much there. Let's talk about just some of it. Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers. After a series of miracles and difficulty, Joseph is made a ruler in Egypt after interpreting a dream for Pharoah. Pharoah puts him in charge of gathering food to save up for a horrible famine that is going to spread throughout the land. Here is what happens when the famine hits. Genesis 41:54-57 54 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. 55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do. 56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. 57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands. First, the Egyptians come and get food from Pharaoh. Other countries, including Joseph's brothers, follow suit and start coming in to get food from Pharaoh. We believe in food storage and self-sufficiency, and this is a powerful example of that. However, that's not the most important lesson we can learn here. Believe it or not, this is an incredible example of the atonement of Jesus Christ. Before we delve into the deeper symbolism, I want you to think about some of these poignant details. Joseph was originally with his family who would grow to be the twelve tribes of Israel. After they rejected him, he ended up with Gentiles – Egyptians. He saved them from the famine first, and then his brothers came to buy bread as well. Christ originally stuck with the House of Israel until they rejected Him. Then the gospel went to the Gentiles before returning to the House of Israel once again. The details are too beautiful. Even beyond the incredible parallels, there are deeper principles here. As I mentioned previously, this isn't a story about self-reliance despite its ability to teach that principle. This is a story about the atonement of Jesus Christ. Joseph knew the dearth that the people on earth would face. It was revealed to him, and he had been foreordained to handle it. He had been prepared throughout his life to handle it. He had the gifts necessary in order to prepare for it. A plan was set in motion to save everyone from this dearth. He was betrayed and placed into a position where he would be enabled to provide that saving grace when no one else could. Joseph had the corn that saved everyone. There was nowhere else to go in order to be saved. Joseph was the only one who had legitimate bread to offer. Perhaps other people and sources tried to offer and lie about having some, but you had to go through Joseph to get bread. Christ knew the dearth that the people on earth would face. It was revealed to Him, and He had been foreordained to handle it. He had been prepared throughout His life to handle it. He had the gifts necessary in order to prepare for it. A plan was set in motion to save everyone from this dearth. He was betrayed and placed into a position where He would be enabled to provide that saving grace when no one else could. Christ provided salvation. There is nowhere else to go in order to be saved. Christ is the only one who has legitimate salvation to offer. Perhaps other people and sources tried to offer and lie about having some, but you have to go through Christ to be saved. There are implications for this, implications for your personal life as well as missionary work. Implication one. The Egyptians could have stood in line, filled their buckets, gone home, and put those buckets in the corner. They could have looked at the buckets, maybe even opened them, and still refused to eat the food that had been given to them. The dearth still would have killed them. It didn't matter if they did all the things that enabled them to have food if they didn't consume the food and let it fill their bellies. Are you going to church? Are you doing Come Follow Me? Are you studying the scriptures, going to the temple, serving, doing your calling, praying, and studying your patriarchal blessing and conference talks? Here's a more important question. Are you allowing those things to fill you? It is very easy to cross things off a to-do list. It takes a different kind of work to internalize the to-do's and bring them into your heart to fill you like they were always meant to. Which leads me to the next implication. Why did the other countries come to Egypt for food? The other countries, including the House of Israel, came because they saw that the Egyptians had full bellies. Is your belly full? Other countries looked at the Egyptians and saw that they had food. They didn't look at the Egyptians and notice that they were standing in lines or carrying buckets. Other countries saw that their bellies were full. Missionary work becomes simpler when the gospel is filling your life with light. When you are utilizing the to-do's of the church to internalize the light of Christ's gospel (not just doing the to-do's), people will come to you. They will be drawn to you. In a world that offers empty bellies, we have the sustenance that a person can live and thrive on. Bring the sustenance home. Do the to-do's. Consume the sustenance. Let the to-do's fill you up and make you whole. The other countries will see what you have and want it. One of the most powerful ways to share the gospel is to let the gospel fill you so that everyone can see your light shine and glorify your Father in heaven. I testify that there is salvation in the world, and I testify of a Savior who offers it. There is bread to fill your belly. I testify that it feels good to have a full stomach, and I testify that there are so many people out there consumed by emptiness. They will be drawn to what we have. Share it. Internalize the Savior and His promises, and share it. Autumn Dickson was born and raised in a small town in Texas. She served a mission in the Indianapolis Indiana mission. She studied elementary education but has found a particular passion in teaching the gospel. Her desire for her content is to inspire people to feel confident, peaceful, and joyful about their relationship with Jesus Christ and to allow that relationship to touch every aspect of their lives. Autumn was the recipient of FAIR's 2024 John Taylor Defender of the Faith Award. The post Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Genesis 37–41 – Part 2 – Autumn Dickson appeared first on FAIR.