Exodus 16:11-12 God spoke to Moses, “I’ve listened to the complaints of the Israelites. Now tell them: ‘At dusk you will eat meat and at dawn you’ll eat your fill of bread; and you’ll realize that I am God, your God.’” My claim to fame is successfully cooking sirloin for 200 people over hot coals […]
Read moreExodus 15:25 So Moses cried out in prayer to God. God pointed him to a stick of wood. Moses threw it into the water and the water turned sweet. Horatio Spafford was a very successful lawyer and businessman in Chicago in the 1800s. Things were going well for him and his family, but it didn’t […]
Read moreExodus 13:21-22 God went ahead of them in a Pillar of Cloud during the day to guide them on the way, and at night in a Pillar of Fire to give them light; thus they could travel both day and night. The Pillar of Cloud by day and the Pillar of Fire by night never […]
Read moreDeuteronomy 34:4 Then and there God said to him, “This is the land I promised to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob with the words ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I’ve let you see it with your own eyes. There it is. But you’re not going to go in.” Don’t you also […]
Read moreExodus 34:10 And God said, “As of right now, I’m making a covenant with you: In full sight of your people I will work wonders that have never been created in all the Earth, in any nation. We usually consider the Israelites to be a difficult nation, and it’s easy to criticise them, but in […]
Read moreExodus 33:7-11 Moses used to take the Tent and set it up outside the camp, some distance away. He called it the Tent of Meeting. Anyone who sought God would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp. And God spoke with Moses face-to-face, as neighbours speak to one another. When he would return […]
Read moreExodus 33:14-15 God said, “My presence will go with you. I’ll see the journey to the end.” Moses said, “If your presence doesn’t take the lead here, call this trip off right now. The people of God had been in Egypt for a long time and had learned the customs of the Egyptians. Can one […]
Read moreThe people have been away from Egypt for some time. They had been freed from slavery, but wandering around in the desert was probably not their idea of freedom. They were not exactly happy and voiced their displeasure. It was certainly not easy for Moses to lead such a difficult group, and he went up […]
Read moreExodus 14:13-14 Moses spoke to the people: “Don’t be afraid. Stand firm and watch God do his work of salvation for you today. Take a good look at the Egyptians today for you’re never going to see them again. God will fight the battle for you.” You probably know the idiom about being trapped between […]
Read moreExodus 12:23 God will pass through to strike Egypt down. When he sees the blood on the lintel and the two doorposts, God will pass over the doorway; he won’t let the destroyer enter your house to strike you down with ruin. After nine plagues hit the land, Pharaoh still hardened his heart. He didn’t […]
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