Tag: Moses
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Daily Devotional: Exodus 19:18-25
There are many things we see here in Exodus that translate to the apocalyptic imagery we find in books like Daniel and Revelation. For instance, God “comes down” in the storm or in the clouds. He is coming to His people. He responds in thunder. There are earthquakes. Trumpets resound at His coming. All of…
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Daily Devotional: Exodus 19:9-17
God doesn’t hide what He does. He instructed Moses to bring the people so that there would be witnesses. While no one can see the essence of God, the people would see a manifestation of God in a cloud. God so organized the encounter so that the people would trust in Moses as their leader…
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Daily Devotional: Exodus 18:17-27
Jethro implores Moses to delegate some responsibility because Moses’s way of doing things is not sustainable. He will wear out, or burn out, himself and the people of Israel. Moses listens to Jethro’s advice. There are many good applications to make from this part of the text, even knowing that it is narrative and descriptive.…
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Daily Devotional: Exodus 18:1-16
After their flight from Egypt, while Israel is at the Mount of God, Jethro brings Moses’s wife and children to the encampment. Jethro, a Midianite priest, heard about what Yahweh had done to Egypt. As if there was a doubt in his mind about Yahweh, he exclaims “Now I know that Yahweh is greater than…
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Daily Devotional: Exodus 17:8-16
Here, we see an interesting story as the Israelites are in or near Raphidim. The Amalekites come out of Southern Canaan to fight Israel. Israel prevails, and God promises to utterly blot out Amalek from under heaven. During the battle, it is written that as long as Moses held his hand up, presumably holding the…
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Daily Devotional: Exodus 16:22-36
God kept the manna from appearing on the sabbath day. Even though they had enough, some Israelites go out to gather more on the sabbath day despite God’s instruction for them to rest. Before the Law is even given, the people refuse to keep God’s instructions. God has given the people the sabbath and provided…
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Daily Devotional: Exodus 8:1-15
For Egyptians, the frog symbolizes birth, generation, water, renewal, and fertility. The Egyptians wear frog amulets and even have a frog-headed goddess named Heqet. With his staff, Aaron obeyes the Lord and summons frogs over the land of Egypt. He does so that Egypt will know that there is no one, especially no god, like…
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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.…
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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…
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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…