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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour

December 15   Now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love         1 Cor. 13:13 ( R.V. ) Love is the greatest thing that God can give us: for Himself is Love; and it is the greatest thing we can give to God: for it will give ourselves, and carry with it all that is ours. Jeremy Taylor Hardman, Samuel G., and Dwight Lyman Moody. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour. Willow Grove, PA: Woodlawn Electronic Publishing, 1997. Print.

"Let My People Go"

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"Let My People Go" ‎With the return of Moses toward Egypt, his brother Aaron comes for the first time into the tale. Aaron was three years older than Moses; but what his earlier life had been, whether he had shared to any extent in his brother’s lot, either of exaltation or of disgrace, we do not know. We are told in the Bible only that he could “speak well” and was to be Moses’ “spokesman unto the people.” Moreover Aaron was forewarned by God of his brother’s coming, and journeyed forth to meet him in the desert, at “the mount of God.” ‎Together the brothers went among the Israelites to tell them of the Lord’s summons to the race. A gathering of the elders was called, before which Aaron spoke, and Moses showed his miraculous signs. These were believed; the Lord I AM was worshipped; and the downtrodden children of Israel took heart, rejoicing in secret. ‎Being thus accepted of Israel, Moses and Aaron went boldly to the king’s palace. They presented themselves ...