Exodus
The First Mention of The Sabbath
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 …
Two Paths Across the Red Sea
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 …
Over Two Million Israelites Leave Egypt
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).
The Passover
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.
The Death of The First Born
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 …
The Plague of Frogs
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 …
Moses Commissioned
In today’s passage, Moses asks two more questions and makes a statement: (3) What if the people reject me (again) (v. 1). Moses’s last attempt at organized resistance hadn’t gone so well (Exo. 2:11-15). This time he would have the Lord on his side, but what if they people didn’t believe that? The Lord responded to his …
Moses at the Burning Bush
After 40 years of training in the courts of Pharaoh, Moses now is near the end of another 40 years of his life as a shepherd. Leading his father-in-law Jethro’s flock, in search of grasslands, Moses approached Mount Horeb in the desert of Sinai (v. 1). One day as he was out in the desert he saw …
God Promises to Rain Bread From Heaven
The wilderness of Sin was the perfect place for God to test and shape the character of His people. One month after their departure from Egypt Israel lacked sufficient food, but instead of trusting the Lord they complained (vv. 1-2).
The Early Days of Moses
Moses’s parents kept him hidden for three months, but eventually they could hide him no longer. They had to get creative. They placed Moses in a waterproof basket among the reeds by the bank of the Nile River (vv. 1-3). His older sister, Miriam, kept watch from a distance (v. 4) until …