Category: Exodus
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A Final Word Before the Fall – Exodus 10:27-29
Exodus 10:27-29 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go. And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die. And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy…
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No Hoof Left Behind – Exodus 10:24-26
Exodus 10:24-26 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you. And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our God. Our cattle also…
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Light in the Dwellings – Exodus 10:23
Exodus 10:23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days… but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. What a striking contrast. Egypt sat in a darkness so thick that no one could see another person, and no one even moved from his place for three…
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A Darkness You Could Feel – Exodus 10:19-22
Exodus 10:19-22 And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go. And the Lord said…
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A Confession Without Brokenness – Exodus 10:16-18
Exodus 10:16-18 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you. Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only. And he went…
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When the Wind Brings Judgment – Exodus 10:12-15
Exodus 10:12-15 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left. And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt,…
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No Halfway Obedience – Exodus 10:9-11
Exodus 10:9-11 And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the Lord. And he said unto them, Let the Lord be so with you, as I…
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Who Gets to Set the Terms? – Exodus 10:8
Exodus 10:8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the Lord your God: but who are they that shall go? Pharaoh sounds softer here at first. He says, “Go, serve the Lord your God,” but then immediately reveals that he is still trying to stay in…
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Hearing What Pride Wants to Hear – Exodus 10:7
Exodus 10:7 And Pharaoh’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed? By this point, even Pharaoh’s own servants could see what he refused to face. Egypt was already…
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When Pride Will Not Bow – Exodus 10:3-6
Exodus 10:3-6 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I…
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What You Tell Your Children – Exodus 10:1-2
Exodus 10:1-2 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him: And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in…
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The Storm Stopped, But His Heart Did Not – Exodus 9:33-35
Exodus 9:33-35 And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the Lord: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth. And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened…
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Mercy Still Left in the Field – Exodus 9:29-32
Exodus 9:29-32 And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the Lord; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the Lord’s. But as for thee and thy…
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More Than Relief – Exodus 9:28
Exodus 9:28 Intreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer. Pharaoh sounds stronger here, more decisive, more yielding. He says the storm has been enough. He asks for prayer. He promises again to let the…
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A Confession That Did Not Go Deep Enough – Exodus 9:22-27
Exodus 9:22-27 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt. And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder…
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Safe Under His Roof – Exodus 9:17-21
Exodus 9:17-21 As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go? Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now. Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and…
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Raised Up to Reveal His Power – Exodus 9:13-16
Exodus 9:13-16 And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy…
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Ashes in the Air, Judgment on the Land – Exodus 9:8-12
Exodus 9:8-12 And the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon…
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Seeing and Still Refusing – Exodus 9:7
Exodus 9:7 And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go. By this point, Pharaoh is not only enduring plague after plague, he is also being forced to see that Israel is being…
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A Clear Division – Exodus 9:4-6
Exodus 9:4-6 And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children’s of Israel. And the Lord appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land. And the Lord did that thing…
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When God Touches the Economy – Exodus 9:1-3
Exodus 9:1-3 Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle…
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Not Forever – Exodus 8:29-32
Exodus 8:29-32 And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord. And…
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Not Too Far Away – Exodus 8:28
Exodus 8:28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me. Pharaoh changes his language again, but the spirit behind it is still the same. This time he says Israel can go and…
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Worship Will Not Work on Egypt’s Terms – Exodus 8:25-27
Exodus 8:25-27 And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land. And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before…
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A Division Between My People and Thy People – Exodus 8:23-24
Exodus 8:23-24 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be. And the Lord did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by…
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A Difference Put Between Egypt and Goshen – Exodus 8:20-22
Exodus 8:20-22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me. Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send…
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The Finger of God – Exodus 8:19
Exodus 8:19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said. This is a striking moment because the magicians finally say what they can no longer deny. They had imitated what they could. They had stood…
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When the Counterfeit Stops – Exodus 8:16-18
Exodus 8:16-18 And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt. And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it…
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Respite Misread – Exodus 8:15
Exodus 8:15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said. Pharaoh was given relief, but instead of letting that mercy soften him, he used it as an excuse to harden himself all over again. The frogs were gone. The pressure had…
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The Lingering Smell of Sin – Exodus 8:14
Exodus 8:14 And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank. The frogs were dead, but the smell remained. That is such an honest picture of sin. The plague itself had been stopped by the word of the Lord, yet the aftermath still hung in the air. The frogs were no longer hopping…
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One More Night with Frogs – Exodus 8:10-13
Exodus 8:10-13 And he said, To morrow… And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the Lord our God. And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river…
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A Strange Request from a Proud King – Exodus 8:8-9
Exodus 8:8-9 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the Lord, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the Lord. And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for…
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Counterfeits Only Multiply the Mess – Exodus 8:7
Exodus 8:7 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt. Once again, Pharaoh’s magicians were able to imitate what had happened. Just as they did when the water was turned to blood, so here they also brought up frogs upon the land. But the important thing…
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What Once Was Honored Became a Horror – Exodus 8:1-6
Exodus 8:1-6 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me. And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs: And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall…
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From Blood to Wine – Exodus 7:22-25
Exodus 7:22-25 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the Lord had said. And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for…
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The River Turned to Blood – Exodus 7:13-21
Exodus 7:13-21 And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said. And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go. Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the…
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The Rod That Swallowed the Rest – Exodus 7:6-12
Exodus 7:6-12 And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they. And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh. And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you:…
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More Than Deliverance – Exodus 7:1-5
Exodus 7:1-5 And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land. And I will…
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He Will Not Give Up on You – Exodus 6:28-30
Exodus 6:28-30 And it came to pass on the day when the Lord spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt, That the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, I am the Lord: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee. And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of…
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The Third Son and the Greater Deliverer – Exodus 6:24-27
Exodus 6:24-27 And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites. And Eleazar Aaron’s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families. These are that…
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Chosen Line, Appointed Family – Exodus 6:20-23
Exodus 6:20-23 And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.…
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Not First in Line, But Chosen by God – Exodus 6:16-19
Exodus 6:16-19 And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years. The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families. And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar,…
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Not First, But Chosen – Exodus 6:14-15
Exodus 6:14-15 may read like a simple record of names, but the Lord is doing far more here than preserving family history. He begins with Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob, and then Simeon, the second. At that point, a careful reader would almost expect the line of deliverance to continue through one of them. Reuben…
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God Recommissioned Moses in Spite of Moses’ Doubts – Exodus 6:10-13
Exodus 6:10-13 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. And Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of…
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Cruel Bondage Could Not Cancel God’s Promise – Exodus 6:9
Exodus 6:9 And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. This is a sad verse, but it is a very honest one. Moses brought them a word full of promise, but they could not receive it. Their anguish of spirit…
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He Brings Us In and Gives Us an Inheritance – Exodus 6:8
Exodus 6:8 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the Lord. This verse moves from deliverance to destination. God did not merely promise to bring His…
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Taken by God, Taught by God – Exodus 6:7
Exodus 6:7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. This is where the promise becomes deeply personal. God was not merely bringing…
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Brought Out, Set Free, Bought Back – Exodus 6:6
Exodus 6:6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: This verse is full of the…
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Seized by the Goodness of God – Exodus 6:1-5
Exodus 6:1-5 Then the Lord said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land. And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord: And…
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When the People Turned on Moses, Moses Turned to the Lord – Exodus 5:20-23
Exodus 5:20-23 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh: And they said unto them, The Lord look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a…
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They Cried to Pharaoh Instead of to God – Exodus 5:10-19
Exodus 5:10-19 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw. Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished. So the people were scattered. And the…
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Pharaoh Called Worship a Waste of Time – Exodus 5:9
Exodus 5:9 Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words. Pharaoh wanted the people so weighed down, so exhausted, and so consumed with labor that they would have no strength left to think about God. That is why he called Moses’ words…
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No Straw, No Relief, No Reduced Quota – Exodus 5:8
Exodus 5:8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God. This shows just how cruel Pharaoh really was. He took away the straw, but he…
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Pharaoh Made Their Burden Heavier When God’s Word Came – Exodus 5:5-7
Exodus 5:5-7 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens. And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying, Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather…
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Pharaoh Had No Use for Worship, Only Work – Exodus 5:4
Exodus 5:4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens. Pharaoh’s answer is short, sharp, and very revealing. In essence, he says, “Why are you interrupting production? Why are you turning people away from their work? Get back…
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Before Deliverance Comes Worship – Exodus 5:3
Exodus 5:3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword. This request was modest, but it was very revealing. God certainly…
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Pharaoh Refused the Lord Because He Refused to Bow – Exodus 5:1-2
Exodus 5:1-2 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness. And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? … I know not…
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When the Lord Visits, Hearts Respond – Exodus 4:27-31
Exodus 4:27-31 And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him. And Moses and…
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The Cost of a Man’s Silence at Home – Exodus 4:25-26
Exodus 4:25-26 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision. These verses show us just how…
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Before Moses Could Speak for God, He Had to Obey God – Exodus 4:24
Exodus 4:24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him. This is a very serious moment in the story, because the Lord had just told Moses what to say to Pharaoh: “Let My son go, that he may serve me,” and if…
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Israel My Son, My Firstborn – Exodus 4:22-23
Exodus 4:22-23 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn. This is a very weighty…
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The Rod of God and the Hardened Heart – Exodus 4:20-21
Exodus 4:20-21 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand. And the Lord said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before…
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Outliving the Men Who Sought His Life – Exodus 4:19
Exodus 4:19 And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life. There is something quietly encouraging in this verse. Moses had fled Egypt years earlier because there were men who wanted him dead. Their threats were real. Their hostility was real. Their…
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The Rod in His Hand and Humility in His Heart – Exodus 4:17-18
Exodus 4:17-18 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro…
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The Lord Was Angry, Yet Still Merciful – Exodus 4:14-16
Exodus 4:14-16 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. And thou shalt speak unto…
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Send Someone Else – Exodus 4:13
Exodus 4:13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. This is where Moses finally says what has really been in his heart through all of these objections. Up to this point he has talked about the people not believing him, about his lack…
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The Mouth God Uses – Exodus 4:10-12
Exodus 4:10-12 And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or…
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Water Turned to Blood – Exodus 4:9
Exodus 4:9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry…
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The Hand That Was Made Whole – Exodus 4:6-8
Exodus 4:6-8 And the Lord said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom…
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Pick It Up Again, But Not the Same Way – Exodus 4:4-5
Exodus 4:4-5 And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: That they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and…
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When the Rod Becomes a Serpent – Exodus 4:3
Exodus 4:3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. This is such a striking moment, because the very thing Moses had leaned on for forty years suddenly becomes something he runs from. That rod had been…
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What Is That in Thine Hand? – Exodus 4:2
Exodus 4:2 And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. This is such a simple question, but it opens up a beautiful truth. Moses is full of hesitation at this point. He is telling the Lord why the people will not listen, why this will not…
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When Humility Slips into Unbelief – Exodus 4:1
Exodus 4:1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee. At this point, Moses moves beyond simple humility and begins to push back against what God has plainly said. In chapter 3, the Lord had…
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Pharaoh Will Resist, but God Will Prevail – Exodus 3:19-22
Exodus 3:19-22 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go. And I will…
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Out of Affliction and Into Promise – Exodus 3:17-18
Exodus 3:17-18 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. And they shall hearken to thy voice… and thou…
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I Have Surely Visited You – Exodus 3:15-16
Exodus 3:15-16 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.…
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I AM THAT I AM – Exodus 3:13-14
Exodus 3:13-14 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT…
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Certainly I Will Be with Thee – Exodus 3:12
Exodus 3:12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. Moses has just asked the question that rises so naturally in a man who…
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Who Am I? – Exodus 3:11
Exodus 3:11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? This is a very different man than the one we saw forty years earlier. Back then, Moses moved quickly, acted forcefully, and seemed ready to step…
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I Have Seen, I Have Heard, I Know – Exodus 3:7-10
Exodus 3:7-10 And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out…
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Holy Ground and a Holy God – Exodus 3:5-6
Exodus 3:5-6 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for…
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When Moses Turned Aside, God Spoke – Exodus 3:4
Exodus 3:4 And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. There is something very instructive in this verse. God did not speak to Moses while Moses was merely passing by. It…
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The Bush That Burned and Was Not Consumed – Exodus 3:2-3
Exodus 3:2-3 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush…
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Chapter 3
The Backside of the Desert – Exodus 3:1 Exodus 3:1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. There is something very important in the way this…
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When Their Cry Reached Heaven – Exodus 2:23-25
Exodus 2:23-25 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham,…
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Content in a Strange Land – Exodus 2:21-22
Exodus 2:21-22 And Moses was content to dwell with the man. And he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. This is a striking verse when you remember who Moses had been. Acts…
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A Man at the Well – Exodus 2:16-20
Exodus 2:16-20 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How…
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From the Palace to the Wilderness – Exodus 2:15
Exodus 2:15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well. What Moses tried to do in secret did not stay secret for long. Once Pharaoh heard what had happened, the…
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Looking This Way and That Instead of Looking Up – Exodus 2:11-14
Exodus 2:11-14 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens… and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he…
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Drawn Out for a Purpose – Exodus 2:10
Exodus 2:10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water. There is a quiet sadness in this verse, because the time finally came when Jochabed had to bring the child…
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Paid to Raise the Child She Gave to God – Exodus 2:7-9
Exodus 2:7-9 Then said his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother. And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child…
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Compassion at the River – Exodus 2:4-6
Exodus 2:4-6 And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river… and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. And…
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An Ark in the Reeds – Exodus 2:1-3
Exodus 2:1-3 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. And when she could not longer hide him, she took for…
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Pharaoh’s Final Order – Exodus 1:22
Exodus 1:22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. Pharaoh now drops all pretense. What began with affliction moved to secret orders given to the midwives, and now it becomes a public decree. Every son that is…
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God Dealt Well with the Midwives – Exodus 1:20-21
Exodus 1:20-21 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses. These verses show us something very beautiful about the heart of God. The midwives feared Him, and the Lord took note of it.…
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Pharaoh’s Question and the Midwives’ Answer – Exodus 1:18-19
Exodus 1:18-19 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive? And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come…
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They Feared God More Than Pharaoh – Exodus 1:17
Exodus 1:17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. This verse is short, but it carries tremendous weight. Pharaoh gave a direct command, and these women simply refused to do what he said. Why? Because they feared God. That is the…
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A Dark Command in Egypt – Exodus 1:15-16
Exodus 1:15-16 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then…
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More Affliction, More Growth – Exodus 1:12-14
Exodus 1:12-14 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of…
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The King Who Knew Not Joseph – Exodus 1:8-11
Exodus 1:8-11 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth…
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From Seventy to a Nation – Exodus 1:1-7
Exodus 1:1-7 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for…