Exodus Week 10: God’s People Do As He Says

Exodus Week 10: God’s People Do As He Says

Stop for a moment and consider where we are and where we’ve been. At the beginning of Exodus, the situation appeared fairly bleak for the Israelites.  Enslaved and held captive by the power-hungry Pharaoh, the Israelites were facing their death and oppression.  And...
Exodus Week 9: God Dwells In Our Midst

Exodus Week 9: God Dwells In Our Midst

God had met His people on Mount Sinai.  He did not join them through metaphor or representation, but the presence of God descended from heaven on Mount Sinai.  This divine invasion had spurned and annoyed the broken world that ceased being righteous long ago.  As...
Exodus Week 8: God’s Covenant Code

Exodus Week 8: God’s Covenant Code

This was a momentous occasion for the people of Israel.  Where they had previously felt abandoned by God crying out for His help during their time of slavery, a magnificent scene was unfolding before them.  A thick veil had fallen over Mount Sinai and the presence of...
Exodus Week 7: God’s Self-Revelation

Exodus Week 7: God’s Self-Revelation

Three months have now gone by since the people of Israel were saved from the mad king tyrant of Pharaoh.  During that time, the people had followed the guidance of God with a pillar of smoke and fire guiding them day and night.  The presence of God was with them and...
Exodus Week 6: God’s Provision

Exodus Week 6: God’s Provision

The saga with the Egyptians, for all intents and purposes, was over for the Israelites.  The army that had chased them had perished into the mighty waves of the Red Sea that God had parted for the Israelites to cross safely and rescinded when the Egyptians pursued the...