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!”
Category Archives: Exodus
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!”
Exodus 17″ 8-16….War in the wilderness!
Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim. So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose for us men, and go out and fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.” So Joshua did as Moses told him, and fought with Amalek, whileContinue reading “Exodus 17″ 8-16….War in the wilderness!”
Exodus 17: 1-7….More ‘legitimate’ complaints.
All the congregation of the people of Israel moved on from the wilderness of Sin by stages, according to the commandment of the LORD, and camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” And Moses said toContinue reading “Exodus 17: 1-7….More ‘legitimate’ complaints.”
Exodus 16: 31-36….
Now the house of Israel called its name manna. It was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread with which IContinue reading “Exodus 16: 31-36….”
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