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 […]
Exodus 12:31-36; James 2:17-20 “Then he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, ‘Rise, go out from among my people, both you and the children of Israel. And go, serve the LORD as you have said. Also take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone; and bless me […]
This week we explored the Passover story—the dramatic climax of God’s confrontation with Pharaoh that led to Israel’s freedom and established one of the most important celebrations in biblical history. Sunday – “Will There Be Another Chance? When Warnings Run Out” After nine increasing plagues, God announced His final judgment—death for all Egyptian firstborn. This […]
Exodus 12:29-30; Hebrews 11:28 “At midnight the LORD struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the livestock as well.” Midnight in ancient Egypt. The air is still. In palaces […]