Ten Simple Rules
We come to the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20:1-17 – ten basic rules to ensure that God’s new society runs smoothly and peaceably; ten fundamental guidelines for any family, community, workplace……. The first three...
Category: God reaches out
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...
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,...
Setting the scene
I’d love to rush on to all the familiar excitement of the story of Joseph and his amazing technicolour dreamcoat, but first we must set the scene and journey through the less familiar territory...
The rainbow makes all the difference
Yesterday we talked about the flood in Genesis 6-8 and saw that a flood story was not unusual. What does make this flood narrative from all the others is the rainbow. This was not...
