February 11, 2024
‘And the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by.”‘ (Exodus 33:21-22 ESV). The Lord hid Moses in
February 7, 2024
“Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to the plan for it that you were shown on the mountain” (Exodus 26:30 ESV). The exacting detail of the plans for the tabernacle and its furnishings found in Exodus are both amazing and overwhelming to read. For God had instructed Moses to erect the tabernacle according to
February 3, 2024
“Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation” (Exodus 19:5-6 ESV). God told Moses that the Israelites would be a “treasured
January 30, 2024
“and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD” (Exodus 12:12 ESV). Egypt worshiped a multitude of false gods. They had a god for everything. For instance, “Hapi” was their god of the Nile, yet the Lord turned it into blood. “Hekket” was their goddess of fertility and had
January 28, 2024
“Now Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh” (Exodus 7:7 ESV). The life of Moses can be divided into three 40-year phases. The first 40 years of his life, he lived as a prince of Egypt, the second, as a shepherd in Midian, and the third, as
January 27, 2024
“At a lodging place on the way the LORD met him and sought to put him to death” (Exodus 4:24 ESV). This strange passage of Scripture is difficult to understand. Apparently, Moses had failed to circumcise his son. This was the mark of the covenant that God had given to Abraham. And Moses seems to
January 25, 2024
“But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live” (Exodus 1:17 ESV). Pharaoh was worried about the growing Hebrew population in Egypt, so he ordered the midwives to kill all the newborn boys at birth. But his decree had little effect because
February 12, 2023
“Moses remained there on the mountain with the Lord forty days and forty nights. In all that time he ate no bread and drank no water. And the Lord wrote the terms of the covenant—the Ten Commandments—on the stone tablets.” (Exodus 34:28 NLT). Moses communed with the Lord for 40 days, during which time he
February 9, 2023
“Then make another altar of acacia wood for burning incense” (Exodus 30:1 NLT). The Lord gave Moses specific instructions for the furnishings inside the Tent of Meeting. Among these instructions were detailed plans for the making and use of an altar for burning incense. Meditation on these furnishings are a worthy pursuit for the Christ-follower.
February 5, 2023
“You must not follow the crowd in doing wrong” (Exodus 23:2 NLT). After giving the Ten Commandments to Moses, the Lord gave specific examples of how to apply them. He warned that following the crowd in doing wrong would not excuse the breaking of the commandments. How many of us as teens tried this excuse