Also, in Judah God’s power united the people so that they would obey the king and his officials. In this way they obeyed the word of the Lord.
Acts 7:23 - Easy To Read Version “When Moses was about 40 years old, he thought it would be good to visit his brothers, the Israelites. {\cf2\super [131]} Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when he was in his fortieth year, it came into his heart to visit his kinsmen the children of Israel [to help them and to care for them]. American Standard Version (1901) But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel. Common English Bible “When Moses was 40 years old, he decided to visit his family, the Israelites. Catholic Public Domain Version But when forty years of age were completed in him, it rose up in his heart that he should visit his brothers, the sons of Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel. |
Also, in Judah God’s power united the people so that they would obey the king and his officials. In this way they obeyed the word of the Lord.
During the first year {\cf2\super [1]} that Cyrus was king of Persia, the Lord encouraged Cyrus to make an announcement. Cyrus put that announcement in writing and had it read every place in his kingdom. This happened so that the Lord’s message that was spoken through Jeremiah {\cf2\super [2]} would truly happen. This is the announcement:
So the family leaders from the family groups of Judah and Benjamin prepared to go up to Jerusalem. They were going to Jerusalem to build the Lord’s temple. Also, every person that God had encouraged got ready to go to Jerusalem.
{\cf2\super [52]} Blessed is the Lord,\par the God of our ancestors.\par God put the idea into the king’s heart\par to honor the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem.\par
All the people who wanted to give came and brought a gift to the Lord. These gifts were used for making the Meeting Tent, [371] all the things in the Tent, and the special clothes.
All the people of Israel that wanted to help brought gifts to the Lord. The people gave these gifts freely, because they wanted to. These gifts were used to make all the things the Lord had commanded Moses and the people to make.
Then Moses went back to Jethro, his father-in-law. Moses said to Jethro, “Please let me go back to Egypt. I want to see if my people are still alive.”
\{Farmers dig small ditches to water their fields. They change where the water goes by closing different ditches.\} The Lord controls a king’s mind just like that. The Lord can lead the king wherever he wants him to go.
A few days later, Paul said to Barnabas, “We told the message {\cf2\super [325]} of the Lord in many towns. We should go back to all those towns to visit the brothers and sisters and see how they are doing.”
Moses saw an Egyptian man doing wrong to an Israelite man. So he defended the Israelite. Moses punished the Egyptian for hurting the Israelite; Moses hit him so hard that he died.
Everything good comes from God. And every perfect gift is from God. These good gifts come down from the Father who made all the lights in the sky (sun, moon, stars). But God never changes \{like those lights\}. He is always the same.
God made the ten horns want to do his purpose: They agreed to give the animal their power to rule. They will rule until the things God has said are completed.