Monday, April 29, 2024

Journal

Please use one of the prompts below to get your journaling started.

  • Recall a significant reaction, conversation or event.

  • Explore your fears and what’s behind them.

  • Write about a relational conflict you are experiencing.

  • List out all that you are grateful for.

Bible Text: Exodus 9:27-35

Reflection & Application

Exodus 9:27-35

  • Reflect on the statement “he did not let the people of Israel go …” Think about the absurdity of one man holding captive an entire population.  What can I infer about Pharaoh’s view of himself and of the Israelites through his behavior? Are there ways in which I share this kind of basic outlook on life?

  • Why did Pharaoh’s confession “This time I have sinned; the Lord is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong” not lead to lasting repentance, even though they were the correct words?

  • What is the relationship between genuine repentance and fear of God?