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Exodus Part-1

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Exodus Part-1   SONG LYRIC OF THE WEEK: River, oh, river, flow gently for me Such precious cargo you bear Do you know somewhere he can live free? River, deliver him there Brother, you're safe now and safe may you stay For I have a prayer just for you Grow, baby brother, come back someday Come and deliver us, too Deliver us Send a shepherd to shepherd us And deliver us to the Promised Land Deliver us to the Promised Land The Prince of Egypt 1998 Exodus 1-18 Exodus is the second book of the Bible, and it picks up the biblical story­­line right where Genesis left off. Abraham’s grand­son Jacob and his family of seventy made their way down to Egypt, where Joseph, one of Jacob’s sons, had been elevated to second in command over Egypt.  So the family lived and grew in Egypt as a safe haven for many years. After a few hundred years, the story of Exodus begins. The word “exodus” refers to the major event that takes place in the first half of the book, Israel’s exodus...

Genesis 12-50

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  SONG LYRIC OF THE WEEK: May or may not be connect to the Bible study, but just fun to exercise the mind. Bonus points if you can somehow connected the lyrics to the Bible study. Band: Rush Song: Subdivisions  1982 Subdivisions In the high school halls In the shopping malls Conform or be cast out Subdivisions In the basement bars In the backs of cars Be cool or be cast out Any escape might help to smooth The unattractive truth But the suburbs have no charms to soothe The restless dreams of youth Some will sell their dreams for small desires Genesis 12-50 We're walking through the book of Genesis, which is made up of these two main parts.  First part begins in the garden where we watch humanity spiral downward in self-destruction. The first part ends in the Tower of Babel where a rebellious humanity is scattered by God. The second part of Genesis zooms in and focuses on just one family. This is the middle of the story and links the two parts ...