SCRIPTURE: Exodus 7 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus had done, most of the people still did not believe in him. This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted: ‘Lord, who has believed our message? To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?” [John 12:37-38] People do not see God because they do…
Category: daily meditations
I am glad – I AM
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 6 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: ‘Your father Abraham rejoiced as he looked forward to my coming. He saw it and was glad.’ The people said, ‘You aren’t even fifty years old. How can you say you have seen Abraham? Jesus answered, ‘I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I Am!’ [John 8:56-58] In Exodus 6:2-3, God…
why did you send me???
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 5 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: And all nations will hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved. [Matthew 10:22] Poor Moses, he spoke to Pharoah just as YHWH commanded, and things only got worse. From his own perspective, his mission failed, he was a failure. Maybe he assumed that…
here I am, send me!
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Then the Lord asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what…
all that He is, all that I need
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: God replied to Moses, “I Am Who I Am. Say this to the people of Israel: I Am has sent me to you.” [Exodus 3:14] Moses was a Hebrew raised in Pharoah’s courts. How much does He know of His ancestry? Does He know Who God is? If Moses was confident in His…
God is always up to something
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: God heard their groaning, and he remembered his covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act. [Exodus 2:24-25] Don’t misread this verse, God has not been passive up until this point. Behind the scenes, in the midst of this…
who (or what) do we fear?
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: So God was good to the midwives, and the Israelites continued to multiply, growing more and more powerful. And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own. [Exodus 1:20-21] When we finished in Genesis, Joseph and his family had moved to Egypt for their survival. Now we find their…
reading Exodus
For those participating in the SOAP Bible Reading schedule, here is an introduction to the readings from Exodus that begin today (Taken from GotQuestions.org). Author: Moses was the author of the Book of Exodus (Exodus 17:14; 24:4-7; 34:27). Date of Writing: The Book of Exodus was written between 1440 and 1400 B.C. Purpose of Writing: The…
confident in the King
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 28 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of…
an innocent man
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 27 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: ‘I have sinned,’ he declared, ‘for I have betrayed an innocent man. [Matthew 27:4] The recurring point in this reading is that Jesus is an innocent man. Judas realizes this, and despairs. Pilate realizes this, and washes his hands of the whole affair. Even the Roman soldiers come to realize this after they…