Tag: Exodus

Moses told the people what materials were needed but the people brought only what they were willing to give whether gold, silver, precious stones, cloth, or skilled labor. Note that the willing offerings were more than enough to accomplish the work of the Lord. The Lord can take what His people willingly offer and accomplish…

It is interesting to consider the order of the various commandments and promises that the Lord made with Moses and the people of Israel. The Sabbath day was first and I’ve never noted the wording that the Lord “rested in the seventh day and was refreshed.” That tells me that however we keep the Sabbath…

I never thought about the symbolism as Moses took the blood from the sacrifices of the tribes of Israel. He poured half the blood on the altar (symbolic of putting it on God) and the other half he sprinkled upon the people of Israel this they were equally linked with God through the blood of…

Jethro taught Moses to focus on teaching the people rules and laws rather than focusing on individual judgements.. this would also help raise the people up so that they could make judgements themselves in common matters. When the Lord offered to make of Israel a kingdom of priests He was showing the pattern of what…

I’ve always thought it manna as a blessing and a miracle but today I realized it was also a tool for training the people. They were given instructions follow daily and if they did not follow the instructions either on I have it the other they would feel the effects of their disobedience same day.…

The children of Israel were always quick to say “we didn’t want this” everytime they encountered trouble but the Lord was quick to show his arm in addressing their challenges, especially in the beginning as He was training them to trust in Him (for those willing to be trained who would notice the pattern).

The children were to be reminded of the Passover each year. I never thought about it before but i wonder if they are supposed to mark the door posts and lintels every year or just before they left Egypt. I believe that was only part of that first Passover. In what ways can we have…

I never before noticed the various distinctions between the many plagues. Some plagues hit everyone while others hit only the Egyptians. With the hail the Egyptians were warned and all who would heed the warning of Moses were spared by staying out of their fields. As things grew worse Pharaoh would offer more conversations before…

I wonder why Moses did not circumcise his son. What was his experience related to circumcision? Raised in the court of Pharaoh he may not have been taught about it but he was circumcised almost certainly circumcised before he was put in his basket on the river. Had he been instructed to circumcise his son…

These chapters are more interesting after having just watched The Ten Commandments. That depicts Moses acting alone while the Israelites watched him but this says that he took the elders of Israel with him when he petitioned Pharaoh.