COSMIC POWERS OVER THIS PRESENT DARKENESS

Paul was concerned first of all that all believers have to pay careful attention to "God's plan to bring all creation together, everything in heaven and on earth, with Christ as head."

We have to develop depth and stability in our faith and live out the meaning of this great plan for the unity of mankind through oneness with Jesus Christ. Our foundation have to go far beyond cultures and ideologies, and our purpose transcends personal interests and preoccupations.

WALK IN LOVE: Therefore be imitators and followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also has loved us, and has given Himself for us, as an offering and as a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not convenient; but rather giving of thanks. 

For this you know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Let no man deceive you with vain words, for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not you partakers with them. For you were sometimes Darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord, walk as children of Light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth).    Ephesians 5:1-9

SPIRITUAL WARFARE: Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His Might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, the darkness of this world, against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 

Therefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.   Ephesians 6: 12-13

The Scriptures are straightforward. It declares that evil forces exist in the spiritual realm that have a substantial influence on the world and human events.

BELIEVERS ARE PEOPLE OF THE SPIRIT : But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you.  Romans 8:9

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the Law of Sin and Death.  Romans 8: 1-2

DAVID'S EXPERIENCE OF THE LAST PASSOVER.

In our culture, Christians are unaware that the spiritual things are not different from the ones described by David in Psalm 18. Christians have to endure the final test of their hearts to prove their sincere Faith and that is manifested through the fiery trials done to them with the purpose of losing it.

Christians need to clarify their positions in Faith and the only way to get this clarity is through the understanding of the Scriptures.

The need to affirm identity and worth as God's chosen People make us understand the value of community. This value  make us help each other when we are under trial, in order to get character and stand firm in our Faith. People under pressure tend to be vulnerable to the power of Satan.

David tells this song to assure us that God is fighting with us until His Kingdom come:

"How I love You, O Lord!" "You are my strength, my defender." He is my Protector; He is my strong Fortress; and with Him I am safe. He protects me like a shield. I call to the Lord, and he saves me from my enemies.
The cords of Death encompassed me, and the floods of the ungodly men (the torrents of perdition) made me afraid (assailed me), the waves of destruction rolled over me.
The cords of Hell (Sheol) entangled me, the snares of Death confronted me, the danger of Death was around me, and Death set its trap for me.
In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. He heard my voice out of His Temple, and my cry for Him reached His ears.
Then the earth (matter) shook and trembled; the foundations of the hills moved and were shaken, because God was angry. Smoke poured out of His nostrils, a consuming Flame and burning coals from His mouth. He bowed (tore open)) the heavens, and came down, and thick Darkness was under His feet. And He rode on a cherub and did fly. He did fly on the wings of the Wind.
He made Darkness His covering around Him (His secret place). Thick clouds, full of Dark Water, surrounded Him.
At the brightness that was before Him, the thick clouds of dark waters broke and hailstones and coals of fire passed through. The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High gave His voice and His voice was heard. And He sent out His arrows, and (routed) scattered them, sending them running.
Then the channels of Waters were seen, and the Foundations of the World were discovered at Your rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of Your nostril. The Lord reached down from above and took hold of me. He drew me out of many and deep dark Waters.   Psalm 18; 1-16

LIE IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THE DEVIL.

Lying involves saying something false to a person who is entitled to know the truth and with the intent to deceive or to injure him/herself or another person. A lie is not always verbal, it can also be expressed in action, that is, a person may be living a lie.
The father or originator of lying is Satan the Devil. He lied to the first woman, ultimately brought death to her and to her husband.
Jesus said to those Jews which believed on Him, "If you continue in My Word, then you are truly my disciples; and you will know The Truth and The Truth will make you free." John 8:31-32.
To the Jews that served Satan, the Devil, Jesus said, "I know that you are Abraham's seed; but you seek to kill me, because My Word have no place in you." John 8:37.
"If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham. But now you seek to kill me, a Man that have told you The Truth, which I have heard of God. This is not what Abraham did. You do the deeds of your father the Devil." John 8:40-41.
"You are of your father the Devil, and the lust of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in The Truth, because there is no Truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar, and the father of it."  John 8:44.
Isaiah says, "Woe unto them that call evil goo, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" 5:20
"Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! 5:21
"Therefore as the fire devours the stubble, and the flame consumes the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust; because they have cast away the law of the Lord of Hosts, and despised The Word of the Holy One of Israel."   5:24
Isaiah also says, "And there shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding, the Spirit of Counsel and Might, the Spirit of Knowledge and of the Fear of the Lord.
And shall make Him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord. And He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears. But with Righteousness He shall judge the poor in spirit, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth. And He shall smite the earth with the Rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips He shall slay the wicked.  11:1-4
God's view of malicious lying has not changed. Those desiring to gain His approval cannot engage in the practice of lying. They cannot be living a lie, claiming to love God while hating their brother.
God allows people who prefer falsehood get to believing a lie rather than the real Truth. A truthful person is not under the obligation to divulge information to people who have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol an agreement. They have made lies their refuge and in falsehood the have taken shelter (Isaiah 28). Jesus Christ counseled "Do not give what is Holy to dogs, neither throw your pearls before swine, that they may never trample them under their feet and turn around and rip you open."
(Matthew 7). That is why Jesus on certain occasions refrained from giving full information or direct answers to certain questions when doing so could have brought unnecessary harm.

MELCHIZ' EDEK, WHO IS HE?

Melchiz'edek is mentioned in the Scriptures in conjunction with priesthood. In Genesis 14 an alliance of  Four Eastern Kings is mentioned, subjugating Five Cities of the Jordan Valley and the subsequent liberation of the cities by Abram. Following Abram's victory, Melchiz'edek approaches him with bread and wine and pronounces a blessing upon him.
The name Mechiz'edek means "King of Righteousness." As King of ancient Salem and "Priest of the Most High God," he is the first priest mentioned in the Scriptures.
Being the King of Salem, which means "King of the City of Peace," Melchiz'edek is identified by the apostle Paul as "King of Peace," and, on the basis of his name, as "King of Righteousness."
Hebrew 7 -For this Melchiz'edek, King of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being that by interpretation (translation) of his name is King of Righteousness, and after that, also King of Salem, which is King of Peace.
Melchidekek is without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like (resembling) the Son of God; he continues a priest for ever.
Now consider how great this man is, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. And those descendants that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take the tithes of the people according to the Law, that is of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham (these also are descended from Abraham).
But Melchizedek whose descent is not counted from them, received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had promises. It is beyond dispute, without all contradiction, that the inferior is blessed by the superior, the less is blessed of the better.
Here tithes are received by mortal men (men that die); there, by one of whom it is testified that he lives.
One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchiz'edek met him.
If therefore perfection had been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the Law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchiz'edek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron?
For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the Law as well. For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no man gave attendance at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah; and Moses said nothing about priests in connection with that tribe.
And it is yet far more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchiz'edek, who has become a priest, not after the Law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. For it is witnessed of him, "You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchiz'edek."
On the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness (for the Law made nothing perfect); on the other hand, a better Hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God. And it was not without an oath.
Those who formerly became priests took their office without an oath, but this one was addressed with an oath, "the Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, 'You are a priest for ever'" This make Jesus the surety of a better covenant.
The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office; but this man, Jesus, holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues for ever. Consequently he is able for all time to save those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
For such a high priest he became to us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher that the heavens; who has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people. He did this once for all when he offered up himself.
Indeed, the Law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the Law, appoints a Son who is consecrated for ever.

FROM WHAT SUBSTANCE WE WERE FORMED ?

Psalm 139: 13  For You did form my inward parts, You did knit me together in my mother's womb.
15 - My frame was not hidden from You, when I was being made in secret, intricately wrought in the depths of the earth.
16 - Your eyes beheld my unformed substance; in Your Book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
(Genesis 1:2 The earth was without form and void).
23 - Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! See if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting !
17 - How precious to me are Your Thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
(Genesis 1: 2 and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters).
19 - O that You would slay the wicked, O God, and that men of blood would depart from me, men who maliciously defy You, who lift themselves up against You for evil!
(Genesis 1:2 And darkness was upon the face of the deep).(Genesis 3:5 When you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God knowing good and evil).
Psalm 140 :1-2 Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men, who plan evil things in their heart, and stir up wars continually.
3 - They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's, and under their lips is the poison of vipers.
9-11 - Let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them! Let burning coals fall upon them! Let them be cast into pits, no more to rise! Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
Psalm 141:2 Let my prayer be counted as incense before You, and the lifting up of my hands as evening sacrifice!
3-4 Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord, keep watch over the door of lips! Incline not my heart to any evil.
5 - Let a good man strike or rebuke me in kindness, but let the oil of the wicked never anoint my head, for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds.
Psalm 144: 3 O Lord, what is man that You do regard him, or the son of man that You do think of him?
4 - Man is like a breath, his days are like a passing shadow.
Psalm 145: 8-9 The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all, and His compassion is over all that He has made.
Psalm 148 Praise the Lord! From the heavens, in the heights! All His angels. All His host! Praise Him, sun and moon, all you shining stars! You highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens!
For He commanded and they were created. He established them for ever and ever; He fixed their bounds which cannot be passed.
Praise the Lord from the earth, you sea monsters and all deeps, fire and hail, snow and frost, stormy wind fulfilling His command! Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars! Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds!
Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth! Young men and maidens together, old men and children!
Let them praise the Name of the Lord, for His Name alone is exalted; His glory is above earth and heaven.
He has raised up a horn for His People, praise for all His Saints, for the People of Israel who are near to Him. Praise the Lord!

WHY JESUS DIDN'T EAT THE PASSOVER WITH HIS APOSTLES?

Luke 22: 7- 16 -Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover Lamb had to be sacrificed. So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the passover for us, that WE MAY EAT IT."
They said to Him, "Where will you have us prepare it?" Jesus said to them, "Behold, when you have entered the city, 'a man carrying a jar of water' will meet you; follow him into 'the house which he enters,' and tell the 'householder,' "The Teacher says to you, Where is the 'guest room,' where 'I AM TO EAT THE PASSOVER WITH MY DISCIPLES?" And he will show you 'a large upper room furnished;' there make ready." And they went, and found it as He has told them; and they prepared the PASSOVER.
And when the Hour came, He sat at the table, and the apostles with him. And Jesus said to them, "I HAVE EARNESTLY DESIRED TO EAT THIS PASSOVER WITH YOU BEFORE I SUFFER; for I tell you I SHALL NOT EAT IT UNTIL IT IS FULFILLED IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD."
In the Scriptures, "unleavened bread"is a symbol of "without sin." Leaven permeates the whole lump of dough, in the same way "sin" will spread in a person, church or nation, eventually overwhelming and bringing its participants into its bondage and to death.
Genesis 3: 1-3 Now the serpent was more subtle than any other wild creature that the Lord God had made. He (masculine power in the flesh) said to the woman (feminine power in Adam's spirit who complement his authority over the flesh), "Did God say, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden'?"
And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden; but God said, "You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die."(Woman as complement of man she had authority over the senses of the human body).
Genesis 2: 15-17 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying,"You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL YOU SHALL NOT EAT, FOR IN THE DAY THAT YOU EAT OF IT YOU SHALL DIE."
Genesis 3: 4-7 But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not die. For GOD KNOWS THAT WHEN YOU EAT OF IT YOUR EYES WILL BE OPENED (born in the flesh and not in the spirit) AND YOU WILL BE LIKE GOD, KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL (but only in the flesh).
Romans 6:23 tell us that "the wages of sin is death," which is God's judgment for sin, and this the reason that Christ didn't eat the passover with his apostles, instead CHRIST DIED TO PROVIDE US A WAY OUT OF THIS JUDGMENT FOR SIN if man will repent with a sincere heart of all his sins and accept Christ as his PASSOVER sacrifice.

THE PASSOVER, what it means?

Luke 22: 1 - Now the feast of the Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the PASSOVER. (Exodus12: 40-42 The time that the people of Israel dwelt in Egypt was 430 years. And at the end of 430 years, on that very day, all the hosts of the Lord went out of Egypt. It was a night of watching by the Lord, to bring them out of the land of Egypt; so this same night is a night of watching kept to the Lord by all the people of Israel throughout their generations).
2 - And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put Jesus to death; for they feared the people.
3-5 - Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the 12; Judas called Iscariot went away and conferred with the chief priests and captains how he might betray Jesus to them. And they were glad, and engaged to give him money.
6 - So he agreed, and sought an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of the multitude.
7 - Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the passover lamb had to be sacrificed.
(Exodus 12: 21-23 Then Moses called all the elders of Israel, and said to them, "Select lambs for yourselves according to your families, and KILL THE PASSOVER LAMB. Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood which is in the basin; and none of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning. For the Lord will PASS THROUGH to slay the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will PASS OVER the door, and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to slay you).
PASSOVER commemorates the DELIVERANCE of the Israelites from Egypt and the PASSING OVER of their FIRSTBORN when the Lord destroyed the firstborn of Egypt.
The head of the family was responsible for the slaying of the lamb at each home. The partakers ate in a standing position, their hips girded so their robes would not impede walking, staff in hand, sandals on to be ready for a long journey over rough ground.
At midnight all the firstborn of the Egyptians were slain from the house of the Pharaoh himself to the firstborn of the prisoner, any male firstborn one in the household under the head as well as the male firstborn of animals that was involve.
Numbers 8: 14-19 Thus you (Moses) shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine. And after the Levites shall go in to do service at the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a wave offering.
For they are wholly given to me from among the people of Israel; instead of all that open the womb, the first-born of all the people of Israel, I have taken them for myself. For all the first-born among the people of Israel are mine, both of man and of the beast; ON THE DAY THAT I SLEW ALL THE FIRST-BORN IN THE LAND OF EGYPT I consecrated them for myself, and I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the people of Israel.
Exodus 12: 14-17 "This day shall be for you a Memorial Day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord; throughout your generations you shall observe it as an ORDINANCE FOREVER.

The NAME of GOD, and the LAND flowing with MILK and HONEY.

Exodus 3:(After Moses was called by God to do His Plan and liberated his people (with sincere heart) from the hands of the Egyptians (representing the power of the flesh), the story continue:
Then Moses said to God (at Horeb, the Mountain of God), "If I come to the people of Israel (in spirit) and say to them , 'The God of your fathers, has sent me to you,' and they ask me, "WHAT IS HIS NAME?' what shall I say to them?"(meaning that they were overwhelmed by many spirits that behaved as if they were the ones with power).
God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM"(The Creator). And He said, "Say this to the people of Israel (in spirit); 'The Lord, the God of your fathers (in a spiritual sense the ones responsible for their beings),
the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you' : THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, and thus I AM TO BE REMEMBERED THROUGHOUT ALL GENERATIONS."
"Go and gather the elders of Israel together (to unify His power), and say to them, 'The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying: I HAVE OBSERVED YOU (in your hearts) and what has been done to you (in spirit) in Egypt (Flesh power); and I PROMISE that I WILL BRING YOU UP out of the affliction of Egypt, to the land (good and broad) of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Per'izzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey."Exodus 3: 13-17.
Given that Milk is as staple food for humans from the time of its childhood to its dead it is used in the Scriptures in the physical and spiritual senses. The main food source for milk is the cow.
Since ancient times it is associated with many stories of the Creation. It is a symbol of divinity and an emblem of growing in abundance and wealth, also during times of famine, milk is far more useful as a limitless resource than a dead beast that would provide meat for a limited period only. It made far more sense to keep cows alive for its milk rather that slaughter and eat it purely for its meat. So all parts of the cow were sacred and were ruled by specific gods and goddesses. Milk was the absolute nectar of life from which god and goddesses were maintained alive in a physical and spiritual way.
According to ancient beliefs, Milk was a symbolic way to understand the process of creation of the cosmic sea. The cosmic sea, symbolizing a sea of Milk, was churned. The curds were stirred and formed the Earth, the Universe, and the Stars. Three different levels in the cosmographic view.
To the Egyptians, Milk was a life product obtained from their goddess, Aher, considered to be the universal fertility power that formed the Sun itself, in their beliefs, everything existed because of her.
To make themselves a land for her in order to obtain power in the Earth, Egyptians women wore amulets of the goddess Hathor, with the head of a cow, in her guise as the creator of all the power abounded in the universe and manifested in the flesh.
The cow was considered a creature able to conduct the souls of the dead to the Underworld. The voyage  included a journey through the Milky Way, the constellations of stars said to be the Milk splashed by the great goddess in the personification of a cow. She was considered a Mother, and the one in command of all the souls that freely accepted her and follow her as the only one in control of their souls.
There was a custom in which a cow was brought in a symbolic way to the room where a sick person was waiting for its final breath. The dying person was encouraged to grasp the tail of the cow as he breaded his last bread giving it back to the power that controlled him during the time when he was a spirit, and then during the time of his journey in the earth.
The cow was so revered and treated so gently with a great respect symbolizing the tenet of their faith. In our time, this power continue alive, attracting more and more souls to it, and making them slaves to it, forgetting the real purpose of our journey in this world, that is our spiritual place in the Land flowing with Milk and Honey.
Honey is a natural preservative and it is used in the spiritual world as a symbolic way of preserving our beliefs. As food for the human body it proved to have long lasting time of preservation that even the honey jars found in the tombs of the Egyptian Kings from several thousand years ago are perfectly edible even now.
Honey also is used as symbol of immortality and used in funerary rites.
The sweetness of honey is believed to confer gifts of spiritual learning nature. As well as being edible and fermentable, honey has healing and antiseptic qualities for the body and for the soul. A dollop of honey smeared onto a wound will soon draw out any impurities and speed the healing process.
Honey also is a symbol of life, because of the flowers from which it is made came from the process of pollination (place pollen on the stigma at a specific time and place to make it conceive). Also the color of honey is the color of the sun that give the physical life to the plants

MOSES AND JETHRO IN THE WORLD OF THE SPIRITS

Exodus 3 Now Moses was keeping the flock (souls) of his father-in-law, Jethro (a Kenite and head of a very large house and descendants of Keturah, Abraham's wife after Sarah's death), the priest of Midian (place of judgment); and he led his flock (souls that were instructed in God's Law) to the West Side of the Wilderness, and came to Horeb, the Mountain of God (a holy ground).
And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and Moses looked, and lo, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. (God's power is not in the flesh).
And Moses said, "I will turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt." (He was looking for a man made explanation).
When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, "Moses, Moses!"
And he said, "Here I am."
The he said, "Do not come near; put off your shoes from your feet (take off the unrighteousness), for the place on which you are standing is holy ground."
And he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." (Four different houses).
And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid (guiltiness)to look at God.
Then the Lord said, "I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt (in the flesh), and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters; I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians (using God's people as their slaves because of their lack of faith), and to bring them up out of that land (the land of the flesh) to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey (a spiritual land), to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Per'izzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. (Those were the ones inhabiting the land that God wanted to give to his people since only with his power they would be able to succeed in spirit and take it over).
And now, behold, the cry (the heart of his people claiming for God's help) of the people of Israel has come to me (with a sincere heart), and I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. ( The power in the flesh didn't let them to worship God)."
"Come, I will send you to Pharaoh (King of the flesh) that you may bring forth my people, the sons of Israel out of Egypt."
But Moses said to God,"Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the sons of Israel (sons in the spirit) out of Egypt?"
He said, "But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God upon this Mountain." (Moses' house could serve God from there).    Exodus 3: 1-12
Primarily the Midianites were tent dwellers. Paul, the apostle, also had his family in the same profession. They were prosperous, having asses and animals of the flock and the herd numbering the tens of thousands. They represent man made religion and the incredible amount of souls that follow them.