To those who much is given, much is expected
In international trade, you sometimes come across the concept of “most favoured nation” status. This is where one state agrees to give another state access to its market on the best terms it has...
Andy and Helen’s Journey Through The Bible in Five and Half Years
In international trade, you sometimes come across the concept of “most favoured nation” status. This is where one state agrees to give another state access to its market on the best terms it has...
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...
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...
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...
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 whole Exodus story has inspired thousands of different artistic responses to the belief that God will save us. One of my favourites is Bob Marley and the Wailers’ song ‘Exodus’. Jah is an...
I am by nature very sceptical. If you tell me something is true and that you “read it on Facebook”, I will usually try and prove you wrong. Share me a warning about a...
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 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...
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...