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Exodus 7
Ok y’all, I don’t know how many times I’ve read and heard and watched on film the story of the rod that ate up the other rods. Look at it real close though. It was not Moses’ rod that ate the others. It was Aaron’s. And here’s another thing- it didn’t necessarily turn into a…
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Exodus 5-6
It gets worse before it gets better. In the midst of the problem of trying to make bricks while also having to go harvest the straw for them, the question in these two chapters is: Who Is YHWH? It’s first asked by Pharaoh. “And Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh that I should listen to his…
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Exodus 3-4
We have come to the burning bush. 🔥 First, we again have an appearance of the “Angel of Yahweh” but this time, there is a fascinating ambiguity in the text. “And the Angel of Yahweh appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush, and he looked, and there was…
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Exodus 1-2
Good morning and Welcome aboard Air Exodus Flight 4038 to Canaan. My name is Lacy, and I’ll be your flight attendant today. If you are traveling with us to our final destination we will have 3 connecting flights in Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Before we take off, please store your pre-conceived ideas under the seat…
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Genesis 49-50
This is a doozy. Get comfy. And maybe top off your coffee. Or, just fill up the thermos and pack a lunchbox. We’re wrapping up the book of Genesis. ☕️☕️ We don’t think of Jacob as a prophet. But here he is at the end of his life foretelling events that will befall the descendants…
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Updated Reading Plan
Don’t skip. You NEED this! You may have noticed the the reading plan download went from March straight to October. Time flies, but not that fast. The reading plan wasn’t mine. I borrowed it. But the formatting went wonky. Really wonky. So wonky that I couldn’t fix it. I made a new one as a…
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Genesis 47-48
Joseph brings 5 of his brothers and Jacob to meet Pharaoh. I want someone to find some ancient Egyptian artifact that records this meeting. Wouldn’t THAT be cool?! I wonder what Jacob looked like. Pharaoh seems to be rather astonished at his age of 130 but Jacob lets Pharaoh know that his age is nothing…
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Genesis 46
This is the fourth and final encounter between Jacob and Yahweh. Let’s recap the times that Jacob has met with the Lord: The first and last are dreams with 2 face-to-face meetings in the middle. It’s touching that Jacob stops at Beersheba. I know a lot of water has gone under the bridge since we…
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Genesis 44-45
These are such heartening, encouraging chapters aren’t they? To quote the fairy Fauna from Disney’s Sleeping Beauty… Joseph sets up his brothers with a test. Basically, Joseph frames Benjamin for theft so he can see how his brothers respond. Would they defend Benjamin or were they jealous of him too? Would they take this chance…
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Genesis 43
Joseph’s brother’s visit to Egypt #2… It’s been a while since the brothers returned from Egypt. (Minus Simeon). Long enough that they have used up all the grain they brought home. Jacob wanted to smack the boys upside the head for offering the information in Egypt that they had a younger brother. As the only…
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Genesis 42
Joseph’s brothers visit to Egypt #1… The famine is in full swing when Jacob hears that Egypt has grain for sale. Here’s a link to an episode of Tasting History about ancient Egyptian bread. You can watch it now or later. (Or not at all. I’ll never know. ) It will give you a better…
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Genesis 40-41
Two new guys move in to the cell block, the Matitre d’ and the Chef de Cuisine. Joseph gets assigned to “wait on them.” Think of the irony of that. They are the ones who usually wait on Pharaoh. In fact, they’re each in charge of a whole team of servers and chefs. Joseph waits…
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