In last Friday’s reflection on Exodus 12, I noted how striking it is that God wove together both the experience of the Passover and the formation of traditions to foster remembrance of what...
One of the striking features of Exodus 12 is the interweaving of the actual events of the first Passover with the establishment of the annual feast of Passover. The Lord not only delivered the...
In yesterday’s reflection we saw how Pharaoh’s anger was part of the hardening of his heart that kept him from doing what was right as a leader.
I can certainly understand Pharaoh’s anger with Moses. By this point in the story, Pharaoh was surely sick and tired of Moses and everything he represented. Unfortunately for Pharaoh and the...
It is possible to get yourself into a lot of trouble very quickly with your blog. ...
I want us to think for a minute about the potential of the ordinary. And to realize with Moses the lesson of the burning bush—that you are in a holy place all day...
Exploring God's actions, commandments, and relationship with His people in Exodus give us insight for work today.
The book of Exodus opens and closes with Israel at work. At the onset, the Israelites are at work for the Egyptians. By the book’s end, they have finished the work of building...
Israel’s mistreatment by the Egyptians provides the background and impetus for their redemption. Pharaoh did not allow them to follow Moses into...
The work that the Egyptians forced on the Israelites was evil in motive and cruel in nature. The opening scene presents the...
In the midst of harsh treatment, the Israelites remained faithful to God’s command to be fruitful and multiply (Gen. 1:28). That entailed...
In the book of Exodus, God is the essential worker. The nature and intent of that divine work set the agenda for...
God began the first step—deliverance—by sending Moses and Aaron to tell Pharaoh “to let the Israelites go out of his land” (Exod...
The foundational expression of God’s work came to dramatic fruition when God decisively led his people through the Red Sea, releasing them...
While on the journey from Egypt to Sinai, Moses reconnected with his father-in-law Jethro. This former outsider to the Israelites offered much-needed...
At Mount Sinai, Moses received the Ten Commandments from the Lord. As the NIV Study Bible puts it, “The Ten Commandments are...
We begin by recognizing that Exodus is an integral part of the whole of Scripture, not a stand-alone legal statue. Christopher Wright...
It can be a challenge for a Christian to draw a point from a verse in the book of Exodus or especially...
Israel’s “Book of the Covenant” (Exod. 24:7) included the Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue (literally, the “words,” Exod. 20:1-17), and...
The Ten Commandments are the supreme expression of God’s will in the Old Testament and merit our close attention. They are to...
