William Bode

Friday, June 07, 2013 Behind the scenes, His purpose. Exodus 9 :12 "But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh," _______________________ (a more complete sampling of these passages is included below my notes.) Sheffield seen from Heeley Two things you need to know about how God sometimes works. In the short term he may ask you to do something and then he might work 'against you' while you try to do what he said. God may be doing something 'odd' in someone else's heart; You have no idea how he works. God asks Moses to talk to Pharaoh and ask Pharaoh to let his people go. Then God makes sure Pharaoh says no a lot! For a while this makes Moses very unpopular with God's people and with Pharaoh. I'm sure the Egyptians weren't very impressed either. From our perspective God sets Moses up to fail. Sure in the end it works out for the most part but along the way Moses has a lot to deal with. If you were given a job by God how long will you accept what looks and feels like failure. Many modern day followers of