Deaf Devo - The Deaf Missions in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States for Sunday, 18 June 2017 - "Exodus (1)" Bible Reading: Exodus 1:15-22
Exodus 1:15 Moreover, the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was called Shifrah and the other Pu‘ah. 16 “When you attend the Hebrew women and see them giving birth,” he said, “if it’s a boy, kill him; but if it’s a girl, let her live.” 17 However, the midwives were God-fearing women, so they didn’t do as the king of Egypt ordered but let the boys live. (ii) 18 The king of Egypt summoned the midwives and demanded of them, “Why have you done this and let the boys live?” 19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, “It’s because the Hebrew women aren’t like the Egyptian women — they go into labor and give birth before the midwife arrives.” 20 Therefore God prospered the midwives, and the people continued to multiply and grow very powerful. 21 Indeed, because the midwives feared God, he made them founders of families. 22 Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Every boy that is born, throw in the river; but let all the girls live.”
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The book of Exodus is filled with stories about how God took care of His people. For the next few days, we will talk about some of these stories.
Exodus 1:8 tells us that there was a new king in Egypt. He was worried that the Israelite nation would grow large and fight against him. So the king made the Israelites his slaves. But the Israelites continued having children. Nurses helped the women when they gave birth. Verse 16 of our Bible Reading tells us that the king of Egypt told these nurses, "You will continue to help the Hebrew women give birth to their children. If a girl baby is born, let the baby live. But if the baby is a boy, you must kill him!"
These nurses trusted God and did not obey the king. God took care of these nurses and blessed their families. Even though the king could have killed these nurses, they still obeyed God. Are you willing to obey God in every situation today? He will be with you and give you strength and peace!
"The nurses trusted God, so he was good to them and allowed them to have their own families."
[Exodus 1:20-21]
PRAYER: Father, I know You will be with me to help me obey You today. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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