Saturday January 27, 2024 Holy to the Lord.  In talking about the sacrifice that was to be performed once a year at the atonement ceremony, we read that, “The altar is especially holy to the Lord” (Ex...  Read More

Friday January 26, 2024 Glory and beauty.  The priests had special garments they were to wear in presiding over their duties.  We read, “Make holy garments for your brothers Aaron, for glory and beaut...  Read More

Thursday January 25, 2024 Dependence on God.  When we pray to God, we are doing so by faith, knowing who God is and that He is faithful.  The psalmist begins, “Lord, I appeal to you.  My Go, I trust i...  Read More

Wednesday January 24, 2024 Importance of justice.  There are many laws we are reading about in today’s reading.  Some may seem harsh, but if there are no laws with a severe punishment to serve as a de...  Read More

Tuesday January 23, 2024 Fear not, but fear.  When all of Israel witnessed the thunder and lighting, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain surrounded by smoke, it must have been a remarkable ...  Read More

Monday January 22, 2024 Complaints.  As we read through Scripture, sometimes things we have read before are more impactful because of another Scripture we have been studying or maybe something we are ...  Read More

Sunday January 21, 2024 Exactly where God wants you.  The Lord specifically tells Moses to tell the Israelites to “turn back and camp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea” (Exodus 14:2)...  Read More

Saturday January 20, 2024 Distinction and no respect of person.  When Moses announces the final plague to Pharaoh, he tells him that every firstborn male in the land of Egypt will die, from the first ...  Read More

Friday January 19, 2024 Mercy for a purpose.  Pharaoh has hardened his heart and will not let God’s people go out of Egypt.  Each plague that comes, there is an appearance of responding by Pharaoh,  b...  Read More

Thursday January 18, 2024 Three witnesses.  Moses is concerned that the Israelites will not believe him, nor obey him, when he tells them that the Lord had sent him to deliver them (Exodus 4:1).  The ...  Read More

Wednesday January 17, 2024 Sent by God.  Moses had killed an Egyptian, and when Moses found out that others knew about this, he was afraid and fled from Egypt (Exodus 2:14).  Pharaoh actually tried to...  Read More

Tuesday January 16, 2024 Faithful in death. I am sure it is the verse that gets commented on the most, but it bears highlighting.  When Joseph is about to die, he says to his brothers, “God will certa...  Read More