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Category: Exodus

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  • Daily Devotional: Exodus 7:14-25

    Daily Devotional: Exodus 7:14-25

    Blood represents life and death, and so does the Nile for all of Egypt. At some point in their history, Egyptians associated the Nile with their gods—Hapi, Sobek, and Osiris—and relied on them to bring fertility to the soil for farming through the natural cycle of the Nile River. Without the Nile, Egyptians would die.…

  • Daily Devotional: Exodus 7:8-13

    Daily Devotional: Exodus 7:8-13

    The first sign in Egypt is the sign of the serpent. For many peoples around the world, including Egypt, the serpent represented and was said to bring long life, eternal youth, wisdom, and beauty. Pharaoh wore the image of the serpent. This is why Mosaic literature is filled with serpentine imagery from Genesis 1 onward—he…

  • Daily Devotional: Exodus 7:1-7

    Daily Devotional: Exodus 7:1-7

    Yahweh instructs Moses to tell Pharaoh all that He commands, and Aaron is Moses’s prophet—or mouth piece. Here, we see the job of a prophet. A prophet is the mouth piece of God. What the prophet says as a prophet is the word of God, not his own words. That is why the Old Testament…

  • Daily Devotional: Exodus 6:14-30

    Daily Devotional: Exodus 6:14-30

    Here, we read the genealogies of the Levites in the land of Egypt up to the sons of Aaron. The text repeats itself, the Moses and Aaron listed in the genealogy are the same Moses and Aaron who spoke to Pharaoh. They are meant to be emphasized as Levites as if it is important. When…

  • Daily Devotional: Exodus 5:1-23

    Daily Devotional: Exodus 5:1-23

    God never said that He would punish Israel for not going into the wilderness to worship Him. Further, God predicted that Pharaoh would not let the Israelites go (cf. Exodus 3-4). Thus, the nation of Israel begins her history of not fully listening to God, but only hearing some of what God says, and complaining…

  • Daily Devotional: Exodus 4:27-31

    Daily Devotional: Exodus 4:27-31

    God appears to Aaron and instructs him to go out to meet Moses. After sharing what God revealed to them, they both assemble the elders of Israel, and Israel believes. They are comforted because God is concerned about them in their affliction. In response, they do not question or interrogate Moses. Instead, they bow low…

  • Daily Devotional: Exodus 4:24-26

    Daily Devotional: Exodus 4:24-26

    This part of the story sits awkwardly in the text. If someone was inventing a story to tell, this detail would be one left out. But, when recording actual events in narrative form—one cannot escape the awkwardness of the story. The Lord meets Moses at one of the lodging places on the way to Egypt…

  • Daily Devotional: Exodus 4:19-23

    Daily Devotional: Exodus 4:19-23

    God sends Moses and his family to Egypt after those who were seeking to kill Moses have died. Moses takes his family. God commands Moses to show Pharaoh all the signs that God showed Moses. He also reveals that Pharaoh will not let the people go. In fact, God reveals that He will be the…

  • Daily Devotional: Exodus 4:14-18

    Daily Devotional: Exodus 4:14-18

    God’s anger burns against Moses because Moses tried to excuse himself from doing what God was calling him to do in Egypt. Moses claimed to be slow of speech and tongue. As if Moses should have already known, God asks, “Is there not your brother, Aaron?” Thus, Aaron will speak for Moses. The fact of…

  • Daily Devotional: Exodus 4:1-13

    Daily Devotional: Exodus 4:1-13

    God has called Moses to take His message to Egypt and lead Israel out of her captivity. Moses tries to escape his calling. What if the people of Israel don’t believe him? Moses does not speak well, is not loud, and speaks slowly. Moses asks the Lord to send anyone else. As we will see…