Tag: Exodus

Exodus 21 – 22Among these various specific commandments defining what is right in many technica situations I notice the requirement that if you lend money to someone who is poor because of anything you have done you are not allowed to charge interest on what you lent them. That would pretty much end any repeat…

Exodus 19 – 20It amazes me how the Lord was willing so quickly to show himself unto all the people even as he must have known they would reject the opportunity at the last minute. I did not know about the requirement that their alters were to be of dirt or stone and if stone…

Exodus 17 – 18Amalek seems to have earned more displeasure from the Lord than others of the inhabitants of the land. I wonder if it was because he was first to attack the people of Israel or perhaps because he proactively left his place of residence to do so without them entering his lands. I…

Exodus 16it is interesting how those without vision tend to see the difficulty without seeing the progress. Interesting that the limitations on manna were designed to test the obedience of the people – the Lord told Moses the purpose up front. When the sun got hot it melted so that the people had to do…

Exodus 14 – 15I didn’t know that the pilar of the Lord was darkness to the Egyptians even at the same time as it gave light to the children of Israel. I will always wonder if Pharaoh went into the sea with his men because we are told that every man who went in perished.…

Exodus 13When the scriptures speak of the Lord making His arm bare before all the nations they are talking about something as plain as the way He brought His people out of Egypt. I knew that all firstborn males were to be redeemed and sanctified unto then Lord by making a sacrifice, but I did…

Exodus 12Sheep or goats for the pascal lamb – I didn’t know that. Also, the people were to pick the lamb four days before killing it – that means that this plague did not come the night after it was predicted. In fact, they were given a specific day of the month to select their…

Exodus 10 – 11When the Lord said that he was doing something in Egypt that the people could tell their children about the Israelites took it to heart. Thousands of years later they still talk of those events and draw strength from the memories. It’s not surprising that Pharaoh would not trust the people to…

Exodus 8 – 9When the magicians of Pharaoh copied Moses to demonstrate their power they only added to the plague. They were able to make snakes and turn water to blood and bring forth frogs but they could not create lice, showing that their “power” was limited. I had not realized that the Lord did…

Exodus 5 – 7I see no indication that Moses and Aaron demonstrated the staff turning to a snake before Pharaoh on their initial visit. I do see an interesting fact that most of Moses’ progenitors appear to have lived more than 130 years so that Moses being taken at the age of 120 could easily…