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Moses’ Last Words "I have set before you, life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life" (Deu_30:19). We have before us a beautiful and a touching scene. The one who had forsaken Egypt and who had chosen to suffer affliction with the people of God, after eighty years of experience, has come at last … Continue reading “0191. Moses' Last Words”

Samson The study of Scriptural biography is both inspiring and illuminating. The things which happened to the saints of old were written for our admonition upon whom the end of the ages is come. Believers, if they studied carefully and prayerfully, both the failures and the victories of Old Testaments saints, would be in little … Continue reading “0192. Samson”

Moses Forsook "By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king" (Heb_11:27, f. c.). The word "forsook" brings before us the putting into practice of the decision of the mind. Moses "refused" and Moses "chose" and Moses "accounted" and Moses "was looking"–all of this was the action of the mind and of … Continue reading “0189. Moses Forsook”

Moses Endured "For he endured, as seeing Him Who is invisible" (Heb_11:27, l. c.). There never came a time in the life of Moses when he regretted his decision. He made his decision and then pressed on in his way. There came days of trial, when his heart was hard pressed, and when, with plaintive … Continue reading “0190. Moses Endured”

Moses Esteemed "Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than all the treasures of Egypt" (Heb_11:26, f. c.). This gives us further light as to why Moses "refused," and as to why he "chose." We begin to understand the reason for his decision. It was the result of an "accounting." Let us try to see … Continue reading “0187. Moses Esteemed”

Moses Looked "For he had respect (Greek, "was looking") unto the recompense of the reward" (Heb_11:26, l. c.). Moses "refused" and "chose" and "esteemed" because he was "looking" far ahead. It was not only the suffering that Moses saw, he saw the glory of another day. He looked beyond the earth and its sufferings, into … Continue reading “0188. Moses Looked”

Moses Refused "By faith Moses, when he had come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter" (Heb_11:24). The story of Moses’ hiding by his parents in the bulrushes is very familiar. How he was discovered by the daughter of Pharaoh and taken to the palace; how his own mother was chosen … Continue reading “0185. Moses Refused”

Moses Chose "Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season" (Heb_11:25). This verse clearly reveals what Moses had before him. The balances were before him. He carefully weighed his decision. On one side, he placed "affliction with the children of God;" on the … Continue reading “0186. Moses Chose”

The Marriage "And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her" (Gen_24:67). This was the high consummation of Rebekah’s hope. This was the supreme joy of Isaac’s heart. Married! That the Bible used such a holy ordinance, such a blessed tie, as a … Continue reading “0183. The Marriage”

Moses, or the Life of Faith Autor: R.E. NEIGHBOUR