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November 3, 2021 — God Our Sunshade And Nightlight
God thinks of everything and His reminders are for our good. Don’t forget: God remembers! The rest of Exodus 12 speaks of the special relationship God’s redeemed people now had, and how they should memorialize the Passover. In chapter 13, the Lord repeats the principle of the firstborn (vv 2, 11-13). The firstborn of man […]
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November 2, 2021 — At Long Last!
Many today dispute the story of the Exodus, but Jesus didn’t, and I’d believe Him anytime. Can you imagine the scene! We’re told there were “about six hundred thousand men on foot” (Ex 12:37) plus the women and children, the aged, and Levites—perhaps two-and-a-half to three million people. In addition, “a mixed multitude went up […]
November 1, 2021 — Midnight In Egypt
When people won’t listen to anything else God says, Preacher Death gets their attention. The land of Egypt was asleep. Only in Goshen were the inhabitants awake, shoes on, bags packed. Suddenly at the stroke of midnight, the word of the Lord came true. “The Lord struck all the firstborn in the land” (Ex 12:29). […]
October 29, 2021 — Never Forget
The Jewish Passover and the Christian Lord’s Supper are times to both reflect and resolve. After great battles, it has been common to say things like “Remember the Maine,” the battle cry of the Spanish-American War. “Remember the Alamo” was popular during the Mexican-American War. “Remember Pearl Harbor” rallied the U.S. after the Japanese aerial […]
October 28, 2021 — It’s Time To Pack Up
“Loins girded,” says the KJV. In other words, don’t let anything impede your personal exodus. Do you see what God is doing? He is about to pour out well-deserved wrath on Pharaoh and all those who do not, as some of the Egyptians do, fear the word of the Lord (Ex 9:20). But how is […]
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October 27, 2021 — Blood On The Threshold
We can’t be squeamish about this! Applying the blood of Christ is our only way of escape. In our last study, we watched as each family carefully selected a blemish-free lamb from their flocks. Then at twilight, each household’s lamb would die. But it was not enough that the blood of the lamb be shed; […]
October 26, 2021 — Behold The Lamb!
Lambs were “an abomination” in Egypt, perhaps since the rule of the Hyksos “shepherd-kings.” There aren’t many days so momentous that they change the whole calendar, but this was one. “This month shall be your beginning of months;” said the Lord; “it shall be the first month of the year to you” (Ex 12:2). Up […]