17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” 18 So God led the people around by the desert road toward the…
The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Consecrate to me every firstborn male. The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.” God has special purposes for each first born. Learn more here. 3 Then Moses said to the people, “Commemorate this day, the day you…
43 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “These are the regulations for the Passover meal: “No foreigner may eat it. Later we find out we are supposed to be good to the foreginer in our land. However, this festival was for the physical born and bred nation of Israel. 44 Any…
31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Up! Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. And also bless me.” Obviously he’s mad because one of his kids is…
The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, 2 “This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year. Is this the first time they had a concept of a calendar? It just might be. 3 Tell the whole community of Israel that on the…
God has many names, with all sorts of different meanings, mostly to describe his many attributes. In my research, I stumbled across this seemingly comprehensive list of all of them. I thought I would leave it here.
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go. All according to God’s plan. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the river. Confront him on the bank of the Nile, and take in your hand the staff…
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.” God has kept all of His promises. Now He’s making another…
Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival to me in the wilderness.’” God likes parties. This would be super fun. 2 Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that…
That was a long title. Let’s get into it. Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. This shepherd mention is a foreshadow for…