“Then Moses went up, also Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and they saw the God of Israel. And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the very heavens in its clarity.” — Exodus 24:9-10 (NKJV) The morning mist […]

“So Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD and all the judgments. And all the people answered with one voice and said, ‘All the words which the LORD has said we will do.’” — Exodus 24:3 (NKJV) The afternoon sun shone on the ancient stones of Petra (Jordan’s famous site […]

1 Corinthians 10:11; John 6:35 “Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.’” Her jar was cracked, but she carried it anyway. Every day at noon, when the sun burned hottest, she walked to the well […]

Exodus 18:1-27; Proverbs 19:20 “Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God will be with you.” Moses was exhausted. From sunrise to sunset, people lined up outside his tent. Hundreds of them. All day long, they brought their problems to him. “Moses, my neighbor stole my sheep!” “Moses, settle this argument!” […]

Exodus 17:1-7; John 7:37-38 “Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” Not again. The people looked around at the dry, cracked ground. No springs. No wells. Just rocks and sand as far […]

Exodus 16:1-36; Matthew 6:11 “Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not.’” “I’m hungry, and it’s all your fault!” The angry voices […]

Exodus 15:22-27; Psalm 34:8 “So Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became fit to drink.” Three days. No water. Just sand, rocks, and blazing sun. The Hebrew families dragged their tired feet across the desert. Little children […]

Exodus 15:1-21; Revelation 15:2-4 “Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and spoke, saying: ‘I will sing to the LORD, for He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea!’” The silence was deafening. Where moments before the thunderous hoofbeats of 600 Egyptian […]

Exodus 13:17-14:12; Hebrews 11:22 “By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.” The long line of Israelites moved slowly through the desert, following a mysterious pillar of cloud by day and fire by night. But they carried something special—a wooden […]

Exodus 13:1-16; James 2:17-20 “Consecrate to Me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and beast; it is Mine.” The smoke from a thousand campfires rose into the desert sky as nearly two million Israelites prepared for their journey to freedom. Children laughed and played between the […]