People say they aren’t afraid of God, and I’m not afraid of tigers—until I have to meet one! The children of Israel have seen God’s work from a distance, but Moses is the one who speaks with Him, and then for Him. Now the Lord instructs the people to prepare for the moment when He […]
Isn’t it thrilling to see how divine love can transform a troubled sinner into a special treasure? As the children of Israel approached the place where the Lord first spoke to Moses from the bush, He revealed His great desire for the people soon to be ratified as a nation at Sinai. Moses was to […]
Read More… from November 24, 2021 — God’s Desire & Design For Israel
Those with responsibilities shouldn’t be seeking more followers but developing more servants. When the Israelites encamp at the base of Mount Sinai, Moses has a reunion with his family. While he was jeoparding his life with Pharaoh and enduring the hair-trigger tongues of his people, his wife, Zipporah, and their two sons, Gershom and Eliezer, […]
Our fleshly desires never retire from the field, but neither does the Spirit, fighting to the finish. The scouts of Amalek’s army look down on Israel. It seemed like taking candy from a baby—old folks and little ones, cattle and sheep, and laden with Egypt’s treasures. They search in vain for any defender’s banner fluttering […]
The Lord provides us with the best illustrations, as if to say, “Let Me draw you a picture.” Exodus 17 begins with the children of Israel moving their camp to Rephidim. There were other encampments along the way, mentioned in Numbers 33, but nothing of note recorded. But at Rephidim there is again a lack […]
Read More… from November 19, 2021 — Rephidim: The Rod, The Rock, And The River
Interestingly, the Hebrew word translated “complain” means to make no progress. Hmmm. There is one final detail regarding the manna at the conclusion of Exodus 16. The Lord commanded, “Take a pot and put an omer of manna in it, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your generations” (v 33). […]
Read More… from November 18, 2021 — Bread At The Door, Meat On The Wing
We need daily bread, but also “every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord” (Deut 8:3). We need to pause a little more to think about this manna. God called it “bread from heaven” (Ex 16:4). The psalmist wrote, “Men ate angels’ food” (Ps 78:25). Why did the people call it manna? Manna, […]