Exodus 16-18 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not. On the sixth day, when they prepare what they …
Monthly Archives: January 2023
January 21 / Exodus 12:37-15:27
Exodus 12:37-15:27 The LORD said to Moses, “Consecrate to me all the firstborn. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel, both of man and of beast, is mine.” Exodus 13:1-2 Having just passed over all the firstborn of Israel, both of man and of beast, the LORD now lays …
January 20 / Exodus 10-12:36
Exodus 10-12:36 In this manner you shall eat it: with your belt fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in haste. It is the LORD’s Passover. For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in …
January 19 / Exodus 7-9
Exodus 7-9 But for this purpose I have raised you up, to show you My power, so that My Name may be proclaimed in all the earth. Exodus 9:16 Egypt stands here as the most powerful nation on earth, and Pharaoh rules it as a god. But with the plagues the LORD is systematically demonstrating …
January 18 / Exodus 4:18-6:30
Exodus 4:18-6:30 Let’s review just a bit. Genesis finishes with Jacob’s family all living in Egypt. Exodus opens about 280 years later, with a greatly expanded populace of Israelites now enslaved by the Egyptians. We are introduced to Moses as a baby, rescued from Pharaoh’s edict of infanticide, and drawn from the Nile by Pharaoh’s …
January 17 / Exodus 1-4:17
Exodus 1-4:17 Picture, in your mind’s eye, Moses before Pharaoh. What do you see? My guess is that for most of us, it’s Charlton Heston and Yul Brenner. Congratulations to Cecil B. DeMille, the Hollywood machine, and decades of reruns of The Ten Commandments. Thanks to such movies we know the story — or we …
January 16 / Genesis 47-50
Genesis 47-50 If you have ever wondered why the name “Joseph” is not generally listed as one of the “Twelve Tribes of Israel”, your answer is here in Genesis 48, where Jacob/Israel adopts Joseph’s two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, as his own (Gen. 48:5), in effect giving Joseph a double portion of the inheritance. (And …
January 15 / Genesis 43:16-46:34
Genesis 43:16-46:34 [Joseph’s steward] replied, “Peace to you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has put treasure in your sacks for you…” Genesis 43:23 This line, spoken by an Egyptian, expresses far more truth than he yet knows — indeed more truth than the brothers yet know! Joseph, however, …
January 14 / Genesis 41-43:15
Genesis 41-43:15 For those of us who grew up going to Sunday School and Vacation Bible School, the story of Pharaoh’s dreams of seven fat cows followed by seven emaciated cows and of seven plump ears of grain swallowed up by seven thin ears of grain is likely to be very familiar territory. We know …
January 13 / Genesis 37-40
Genesis 37-40 Let’s recall a bit about Jacob’s family. First he has four wives: Leah and Rachel (his cousins) and their two maidservants, Zilpah and Bilhah. These four women bear him 12 sons and a daughter: Leah Rachel Bilhah Zilpah 1 – Reuben2 – Simeon3 – Levi4 – Judah9 – Issachar10 – ZebulunDinah 11 – …