Comment: As I said yesterday there were no numbers in this list in the original text. I am suggesting (in no way to change the meaning or implications) a different way of numbering this. I said yesterday that I think of ‘the ten commandments’ as a ‘Constitution’ for Israel which the rest of the BibleContinue reading “Exodus 20: 1-11….Another Look.”
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Exodus 20: 1-11: The Constitution written by God for Israel!
And God spoke all these words, saying,“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.“You shall have no other gods before me.“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that isContinue reading “Exodus 20: 1-11: The Constitution written by God for Israel!”
Exodus 19: 17-25….A dramatic call to meet God!
Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain. Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the LORD had descended on it in fire. The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountainContinue reading “Exodus 19: 17-25….A dramatic call to meet God!”
Exodus 19: 9-17….Prepare yourselves – God is Holy.
And the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you forever.”When Moses told the words of the people to the LORD, the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them todayContinue reading “Exodus 19: 9-17….Prepare yourselves – God is Holy.”
Exodus 19: 1-9b….Moses meets with God.
On the third new moon after the people of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that day they came into the wilderness of Sinai. They set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain, while Moses wentContinue reading “Exodus 19: 1-9b….Moses meets with God.”
Exodus 18: 19-27….Sound advice lifts a heavy load.
Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you! You shall represent the people before God and bring their cases to God, and you shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know the way in which they must walk and what they must do. Moreover,Continue reading “Exodus 18: 19-27….Sound advice lifts a heavy load.”
Exodus 18: 10-19….An Honest Assessment.
Jethro said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh and has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods, because in this affair they dealt arrogantly withContinue reading “Exodus 18: 10-19….An Honest Assessment.”
Exodus 18: 1-9….Listen to Wise Mature People!
Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt. Now Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, had taken Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her home, along with her two sons. The name of the oneContinue reading “Exodus 18: 1-9….Listen to Wise Mature People!”
Rev 22: 6-21….The Summary as a New Beginning commences!
And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.” “And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”I,Continue reading “Rev 22: 6-21….The Summary as a New Beginning commences!”
Rev 21: 22-22:5….Wonder follows Wonder
And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. By its light will the nations walk,Continue reading “Rev 21: 22-22:5….Wonder follows Wonder”
As I read it! 