Preparing for the big day
Today we arrive at Exodus chapter 19, the chapter before chapter 20 ie. the chapter before the Ten Commandments. When Moses tells the people of God’s promise to make them ‘a kingdom of priests...
Author: Helen Redfern
How to avoid burn out……..
Jethro seems like a lovely man. We are introduced to him back in Exodus 2, when he welcomes Moses into his home and consents to Moses’ marriage to his daughter Zipporah. He is a...
Behind every great man/woman,………….
The passage we are looking at today is Exodus 17:8-16 and here it is in its entirety for you to enjoy – The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. Moses said to...
Give us today our daily bread……
Water, food and a fair bit of grumbling……that’s what we’re looking at today in Exodus 15:22 – 17:7. God has just done an amazing thing for the Israelites and they have celebrated with singing...
Time to sing and dance!
So I’m back after a weekend off – thanks Andy! One important bit we missed before we move on…. By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide...
The mass exodus
Exodus means ‘going out’. It’s the basis of words like EXIT. We still use it today to describe a mass exodus, often of a people chased from their homes by war or exploitation or...
So what do we do with the plagues?
So now we come to the plagues: signs to Pharaoh that God is God and is not to be messed with. So the River Nile is turned to blood, the fish die, the river...
Then you will know that I am God
Today I’m going to take you on a quick romp through the next few chapters – Exodus 4:18-7:13 if anyone other than me is actually reading the actual Bible! It starts with Moses returning...
Who me? You’ve got to be joking!
So God has made his presence felt to Moses and now has something to talk to him about. Good news! God has heard his people crying out and has seen their...
Holy Ground
A bunch of favourites for me this morning – a favourite passage, a favourite song, a favourite verse and one of my favourite spiritual concepts – well worth getting up for on a dark,...
