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Gonna keep it super simple today. Let’s talk Tabernacle. There is a limited set of materials used in its construction. Each material suggests something. We KNOW (from God) that the tabernacle Moses sets up is a model of the real thing in Heaven which is not made of earthly materials. Now, we’ll wrap up with…

Hello Friend. ☺️ Here we are again on Mount Horeb. Why-did-we-ever-leave-Egypt counter:2️⃣ (🧄🧄 2 garlic bulbs) Moses mountain climbing meter:4️⃣ (he’s been up there for 4 chapters)🌋🌋🌋🌋 “And to Moses he (Yahweh) said, “Go up to Yahweh—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy from the elders of Israel—and you will worship at a distance.”‭‭Exodus‬…

Why-did-we-ever-leave-Egypt counter:2️⃣ Moses mountain climbing meter:4️⃣ (he’s still up there) The chapter opens with some laws that feel like practical applications of the 10 Commandments. It’s what loving God and neighbor might look like in real life. You return your enemy’s lost donkey to him. (It doesn’t say you have to enjoy it or become…

Why-did-we-ever-leave-Egypt counter:2️⃣ Moses mountain climbing meter:4️⃣ Controversial scriptures incoming in 3…2…1 There are plenty of people on the internet who read laws like Exodus 21:1-11 and say, “See! The Judeo-Christian God is a monster who advocates slavery! He lets men buy women for sex and they have no rights!” I understand their anger. But a…

It’s been 3 months since Israel left Egypt. Moses has brought them to his old stomping grounds where he met God in the burning bush. 🔥 Just to clarify, Mount Horeb and Mount Sinai are one and the same. (See Ex. 3:12, Deut. 4:10-13). The region of Horeb contains the mountain. That’s how we get…

There are 3 stories in these two chapters: Ya gotta love the children of Israel. God brought 10 supernatural plagues on Egypt, freed them from slavery, gave them the treasures of Egypt, led them by a cloud, parted the waters for them, and drowned Pharaoh’s army. Oh, and gave them manna too. But water? Yeah-…

Manna. The bread of angels. Normally I wouldn’t go straight to the New Testament but in this case, Jesus identifies Himself as the Bread of Life, the Manna that came down from heaven – John. 6:22-59. A Few Facts About Manna: Take just a moment to re-read that and reflect on those things as they…

If you have trouble sleeping, just go to Google Images and type in “Pihahiroth Red Sea crossing location.” You can look at maps til your eyelids feel like lead, then nod off like I did. 😏 No one knows definitively where the Israelites crossed the Red Sea or the Sea of Reeds – no matter…

In this chapter Moses explains to the people that because the firstborns of Egypt all died in order to bring about their emancipation, the firstborn of their sons and livestock will belong to Yahweh. But the firstborn of humans and donkeys will not be sacrificed, rather they will be redeemed by offering another in their…

We’ve reached another tent-pole story in the Bible: The Passover. This event will be the reference point for the rest of the Old Testament and will continue to be important until its fulfillment in the Gospels. If you have never participated in a Christian Passover Seder you are missing a wonderful experience. There’s time to…

Plague #8 – Locusts 🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗 Plague #9 – Hello Darkness My Old Friend 👀 Plague 8 is the beginning of the end. From here we will see a progression. This time Pharaoh says that the men can go, but not the women & children and flocks. After the 9th plague he says all the people…