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Finally, Moses had the curtain hung around the courtyard (v. 33), com-pleting all the work of building the tabernacle. Every […]

The priests wore special garments when they served in the tabernacle. These clothes were not only beautiful but also meaningful. […]

The altar of incense (vv. 1–10) stood inside the tabernacle, near the lampstand and the table of showbread. It was […]

This chapter is one of the most fascinating passages of Israel’s history recorded in the Hebrew Scriptures. At Mount Sinai, […]

The Lord instructs Moses to tell the Israelites they can gather all the manna they would like to bake or broil on the Sabbath (v. 23). The people did as they were instructed and it smelled fine and there were no worms (v. 24). Moses told them to eat all they wanted because it was …

The Lord asked Moses why he was crying out to Him for help (v. 15). He then told him to command the Israelites to move forward by raising his staff over the sea and the water would divide and the floor of the sea would be dry ground (v. 16). The Egyptians will be so stubborn, bec …

The Egyptians urged the Israelites to leave quickly, afraid that if they stayed, everyone in Egypt would die (v. 33). This fulfilled what God had promised earlier (Ex. 3:21–22). The Egyptians were so eager for them to go that they gave away their jewelry and clothing to hasten their departure (vv. 34–36).

Don’t pass over the Passover! This was God’s Memorial Day, marking Israel’s deliverance from slavery and the start of their new life with Him (vv. 1–2). God said, “When I see the blood, I will pass over you” (v. 13). The blood on the Israelites’ doors was an act of faith in God’s promise and obedience to apply the blood.

In this chapter we find the announcement of the tenth and final plague of the first born dying (v. 1). Moses probably had no definite idea of how many plagues there would be. God’s patience had run out and His final judgment, death to the first born, was His final plague. For yea …

Soon after the seven days when the water was turned to blood, God told Moses, for the first time, to go to Pharoah and demand that he let the children of Israel go so they may serve the true God (v. 1). This command showed that Israel was in bondage; God wanted them t …