Judges 6:14-17, 36-40 | Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!” “But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!” The Lord said to him, “I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man.”  Gideon replied, “If you are truly going to help me, show me a sign to prove that it is really the Lord speaking to me.

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Joshua 6:1-16 & 20 | Now the gates of Jericho were tightly shut because the people were afraid of the Israelites. No one was allowed to go out or in. But the Lordsaid to Joshua, “I have given you Jericho, its king, and all its strong warriors. You and your fighting men should march around the town once a day for six days. Seven priests will walk ahead of the Ark, each carrying a ram’s horn. On the seventh day you are to march around the town seven times, with the priests blowing the horns. When you hear the priests give one long blast on the rams’ horns, have all the people shout as loud as they can. Then the walls of the town will collapse, and the people can charge straight into the town.”

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To begin today, read Genesis 41:1-46 to understand the trouble Egypt was facing or for kids, watch it on video here: https://youtu.be/NQ7wLTBnF84 

Genesis 41:47-49 & 53-57 | As predicted, for seven years the land produced bumper crops. During those years, Joseph gathered all the crops grown in Egypt and stored the grain from the surrounding fields in the cities. He piled up huge amounts of gr

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When we left Moses last week, he was standing in front of the burning bush, where God the Son, from inside the bush, has revealed to Moses that He is ready to rescue the Israelites from slavery and He is going to use Moses to do it. 

Moses isn’t sure that he’s the right guy for the job– 

Exodus 3:11 | But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?”

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Psalm 86:12-13 | With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God. I will give glory to your name forever, for your love for me is very great. You have rescued me from the depths of death.

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Romans 11:36 | For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen.

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Psalm 106:6-8 | Like our ancestors, we have sinned. We have done wrong! We have acted wickedly! Our ancestors in Egypt were not impressed by the Lord’s miraculous deeds. They soon forgot his many acts of kindness to them. Instead, they rebelled against him at the Red Sea. Even so, he saved them— to defend the honor of his name and to demonstrate his mighty power.

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2 Corinthians 12:9-10 | Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

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