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The section that we're entering into here in chapter 32 actually extends all the way through to chapter 34. We're not going to cover all three chapters in one sitting, though that would be an appropriate exercise because they are a unit. And this unit is meant to communicate a message about the rebellion of the people, the mediation of Moses in interceding for the people, and God's restorative process in the people's lives, bringing them right back into the covenant.
Read moreWalk in Truth Consider the Season
(1 John 2:18-20)
I want you to think of Joseph in the section of John's writing we are entering into today. You see, when you come to Christ, there is a feeling of abundance. You are forgiven for your sin through Jesus' substitutionary death, connected to your Father in heaven, and a recipient of the Spirit. (10 Minutes/2600 Words)
Read moreDay 7: What Can We Learn From The First Sabbath?
(Genesis 2:1-3)
Because of the finality of creation, **the seventh day** receives special treatment in this verse. It doesn't follow the order of the first six days, where God spoke something into being and assessed it, all within the evening and morning of that day. Instead, the seventh day breaks the mold and becomes the day **God rested on** and the day He **blessed** and **made holy** (2-3). (5 Minutes/1300 Words)
Read moreYour Genealogy: The Creation of Humankind
(Genesis 1:26-27)
One of the first things readers often fixate on is the way God said, **Let *us* make man in our image**. Who is the *us* and *our* to whom God refers? The ancient rabbis thought God was speaking to the angelic realm, a sort of heavenly court who watched His every move. (5 Minutes/1200 Words)
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As we turn to Exodus 28, we're going to see the calling and the clothing of the priest. Here, we're going to see first what they're wearing, then how they're meant to serve God, and what their services are to be like as indicated by their clothing.
Read moreOur Not-Yet State
(Genesis 1:2)
This second line of Genesis would have spoken to ancient Israel and should speak to you. They would have seen how God took the raw material, the not-yet state of creation, and put it together in splendor and beauty. (2 Minutes/400 Words)
Read moreThe Life of David: Borrowed Victory
(1 Samuel 17)
So far, in our journey with David, we've seen his earliest years. God had called and anointed David, and the early signs of God's blessings were upon him. But it is at this point a dilemma arises -- How would He elevate a young teenage boy into Israel’s limelight? How would He get the heart of the nation to be for the God-hearted man, David? Goliath was God’s answer. (10 Minutes/3000 Words)
Read moreI Am Only a Youth
Archival Post
Jeremiah might be my favorite prophet. With endurance and steadfastness, he pushed and pulled with the nation of Israel, but also with God. His road, like all the prophets', was hard. The people would reject him, over and over again, and he had to say hard words.
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As we open up our study of Exodus chapter 23, I'll remind you that we're really concluding a three-part series here on Exodus 21, 22, and 23. God is giving the people of Israel laws that would govern their civil day-to-day experiences in life.
Read moreThe Man of War
(Exodus 12:1-3)
Israel, with broken backs and dispirited souls, cried out to the God of their fathers. Egyptian whips slashed their bodies, and slavery's demands induced prayer. "God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. We are yours. Where are you?" And God heard their cry and saw their misery. He was ready to move. (4 Minutes/950 Words)
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