Exodus 15b-17a: Manna Mania
The manna episode of Exodus 16 echoes throughout all of the Old and New Testaments. Passages all over Scripture, from Deuteronomy 8:3 to...
Exodus 15a: Hebrew Poetry and Exodus 15
I have a confession to make: I hate poetry. Especially the kind that doesn’t rhyme. But I do love Hebrew poetry. It works a bit...
Exodus 13b-14: Crossing the Re(e)d Sea
Many times in a sermon, discussions are not entirely cut so much as they are trimmed. That is the case for the Red Sea this week. I spent a...
Exodus 12c-13a: Echoes of Exodus
You may have noticed in this week’s text (Exodus 12:43-13:16) that there were a lot of familiar-sounding verses. Exodus 12:1-14 covers...
Exodus 12b: Another Look at the 600,000
How many Israelites left Egypt in the exodus? The text of Exodus 12:37 tells us that “about six hundred thousand men on foot” left....
Exodus 12a: The Meaning of “Passover”
The holiday of Passover commemorates the Lord’s “passing over” the Israelite families as He struck down the firstborn sons of Egypt....
Exodus 10b-11: The Plagues of Exodus and Revelation
The plagues of Exodus were outpourings of God’s wrath upon the Egyptians. God was clearly demonstrating to the Egyptians (and His people)...
Exodus 9:16 and Romans 9:14-18
The hardness of Pharaoh’s heart has stimulated a great deal of discussion, both in our local church and the history of the Church...
Exodus 7b-8a: Creation & the Plagues
The narrative of the plagues is quite familiar to many people that have been around church for some time. Many people can even recite the...