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The whole earth will acknowledge the
Lord and return to him.
All the families of the nations will bow
down before him.
For royal power belongs to the Lord.
He rules all the nations.
Let the rich of the earth feast and worship.
Bow before him, all who are mortal,
all whose lives will end as dust.
Our children will also serve him.
Future generations will hear about the
wonders of the Lord.
His righteous acts will be told to those not
yet born.
They will hear about everything he has
done.
22:22 Hebrew my brothers.
PROVERBS 5:15‑21
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Drink water from your own well—
share your love only with your wife.*
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Why spill the water of your springs
in the streets,
having sex with just anyone?*
You should reserve it for yourselves.
Never share it with strangers.
Let your wife be a fountain of blessing
for you.
Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
She is a loving deer, a graceful doe.
Let her breasts satisfy you always.
May you always be captivated by her
love.
Why be captivated, my son, by an immoral
woman,
or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous
woman?
For the Lord sees clearly what a man does,
examining every path he takes.
5:15 Hebrew Drink water from your own cistern, / flowing water
5:16 Hebrew Why spill your springs in the
from your own well.
streets, / your streams in the city squares?
THE NATIONS WHERE PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS suffer aren’t without
gods. In Hindu strongholds, there are scores of gods. Many Muslims
fervently adhere to their religious requirements. And even in atheistic
Communist countries, the leaders or the ideologies are made to be the
people’s god. But none of those gods is the Lord. None brings life and
light. • LORD, YOU ARE MORE POWERFUL than all other gods. May
my persecuted Christian family experience your favor as they boldly
witness in strongholds that deny you. Give them boldness, and fight
alongside them to make your truth known. Amen.
EXODUS 5:22–7:25
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slaves to the Egyptians. And I am well aware
of my covenant with them.
6 “Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I
am the Lord. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in
Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm
and great acts of judgment. 7 I will claim you as
my own people, and I will be your God. Then
6:1 Then the Lord told M
oses, “Now you will you will know that I am the Lord your God
see what I will do to Pharaoh. When he feels who has freed you from your oppression in
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the force of my strong hand, he will let the Egypt. I will bring you into the land I swore
people go. In fact, he will force them to leave to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give
it to you as your very own possession. I am the
his land!”
2 And God said to M
oses, “I am Y
ahweh—‘the Lord!’”
9 So M
oses told the people of Israel what
Lord.’* 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and
to Jacob as E
l-Shaddai—‘God Almighty’*— the Lord had said, but they refused to listen
but I did not reveal my name, Yahweh, to them. anymore. They had become too discouraged
4 And I reaffirmed my cov
enant with them. by the brutality of their slavery.
10 Then the Lord said to Moses, 11 “Go back to
Under its terms, I promised to give them the
land of Canaan, where they were living as for- Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and tell him to let
eigners. 5 You can be sure that I have heard the the people of Israel leave his country.”
12 “But Lord!”
groans of the people of Israel, who are now
Moses objected. “My own
Then Moses went back to the Lord and protested, “Why have you brought all this trouble
on your own people, Lord? Why did you send
me? 23 Ever since I came to Pharaoh as your
spokesman, he has been even more brutal to
your people. And you have done nothing to
rescue them!”
