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Friday, February 26, 2021

Exodus 33-35

Exodus 33 The Tent of Meeting

Exodus 34 The New Stone Tablets

Exodus 35 Materials for the Tabernacle

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Friday, February 19, 2021

Exodus 19-21

The Law and the Land
Having delivered his people from Egypt, God continued to guide them. When they reached Mt. Sinai, God spoke to them and gave them the Ten Commandments to shape their worship and their relationships. This would set them apart to be his special people, "a kingdom of priests and a holy nation." But the people disobeyed God's ways and had to spend forty years wandering in the wilderness before reaching the border of the Promised Land. Moses was allowed to see it but not go in. Joshua led the people across the Jordan River and into the land God had promised them. God was with them every step of the way. 
Purpose: To see how God wants his people to live and act as those called to be holy and live in close relationship with him.

Exodus 19




Not taking the LORD’s name is vain

You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. (Exodus 20.7; Deuteronomy 5.11 ESV)

Untwisting Scripture: Taking the LORD’s name in vain edition






Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Exodus 13-15



Exodus 13



“The Lord Will Fight for You” Exodus 13:17-14:31 – Paul Adams
https://youtu.be/Wf-gH1X_Hu8?list=PLF823s0yhvVwzzUFlAb1aeAcncPA2U9du&t=609

Wednesday: “The Lord Will Fight for You” Exodus 13:17-14:31 – Paul Adams
After finally leaving Egypt, the Israelite people found themselves surrounded by obstacles and enemies. They were afraid. The instruction God gave them was not to fight or flee, but to “stand firm” and to “be still” and watch as the Lord fights for them. How do you feel knowing the Lord fights for you?








Exodus 14



 



Exodus 15

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Exodus 10-12

 Exodus 10 

 Exodus 11 

 Exodus 12 The Passover

#The Passover (12:1-51)

The major festival associated with the Exodus does not celebrate political independence, but deliverance from death. Israel's main enemy was not bondage to Egypt but bondage to death, as it is for all people. The most fundamental problem facing humans is not political, but spiritual. Of course, only the death of the firstborn was prevented in Egypt. So was death really conquered? Furthermore, why did the Passover require that the Israelites apply blood to their doorposts? They were not required to perform such a ritual to escape harm in any of the other plagues.

These questions highlight the significance of Jesus' death and resurrection as associated with the Passover season. Death is the effect of sin (1 Cor 15:56). Passover shows that we can be delivered from death only by means of a sacrifice that takes our place. The Passover lamb took the place of the firstborn son of every family of Israel (12:12-13, 23; 13:2, 11-16). The Passover symbolizes the reality that would come later in Jesus Christ, who gave his life as "a ransom for many" (Matt 20:28; Mark 10:45) and became "the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). Jesus says to his disciples, "this is my blood, which confirms the covenant.… It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many" (Matt 26:28). He brings to reality the truths that were first symbolized in the Passover celebration: Through his sacrifice, sin and death were fully and finally defeated (see also Isa 25:7-8).



Monday, February 15, 2021

Exodus 7-9

Exodus 7-9



10 Plagues



#Plagues
The Plagues (Exodus 7:14–11:10)

    Rescuing the Hebrew people from oppression by the Egyptians was not the main purpose of the plagues. If that had been the case, one climactic miracle would have been sufficient. The real purpose of the plagues was to communicate who God is—to Israel, to Egypt, and to the surrounding nations.
The Israelites did not know who the Lord was. They had lived for hundreds of years in Egypt, one of the most polytheistic religious environments the world has ever known. Whatever they may have believed about God when they arrived in Egypt, it is certain that they were infected with the prevailing pagan views during their sojourn there (see ch 32).
    The plagues revealed the Lord’s absolute superiority over everything in creation. These cataclysmic events were specifically aimed at elements the Egyptians particularly revered and worshiped, such as the Nile River (plague one, 7:14–25), amphibians (plague two, 8:1–15), insects (plagues three and four, 8:16–32), animals (plagues five and six, 9:1–12), plants (plagues seven and eight, 9:13–10:20), the sun (plague nine, 10:21–29), and life itself (plague ten, 11:1–10; 12:29–32). Thus Yahweh demonstrated to both the Egyptians and the Israelites that he alone is God.
    The plagues are often referred to as “signs,” just as Jesus’ miracles were (e.g., 7:3; 10:1–2; John 2:23; 4:48; 12:37). The plagues show that worship of the created order brings God’s judgment. Jesus’ miracles, on the other hand, show that with the Lord, all that is deadly in creation—illness, the demonic, nature run amok, and even death itself—can be overcome by life.


New Living Translation Study Bible. (2008). Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Exported from Logos Bible Software, 4:04 PM May 4, 2021.








Friday, February 12, 2021

Exodus 4-6

 


“Holy Ground” Exodus 3-4 – Tracy Marshall
https://youtu.be/XsCNXYATW2Y?list=PLF823s0yhvVwzzUFlAb1aeAcncPA2U9du&t=588
Monday: “Holy Ground” Exodus 3-4 – Tracy Marshall
God commissioned Moses for a heroic task—to lead His people out of Egyptian oppression. We may have reasons not to embrace God’s calling, but we must remember that answering His call is not about us, but about the power and provision of God. How do you respond when you find yourself standing on holy ground?


“Let My People Go” Exodus 5-6:12 – Phil Klutts
https://youtu.be/yas87WFr7oA?list=PLF823s0yhvVwzzUFlAb1aeAcncPA2U9du&t=500
Tuesday: “Let My People Go” Exodus 5-6:12 – Phil Klutts
Things got worse before they got better for the Israelites in Egypt. From all appearances, God seemed to be absent. But in reality, God was working behind the scenes, orchestrating an epic exodus out of Egypt by His “mighty hand.” How are you able to see the hand of God when life is difficult?



#Jehovah

#yahweh

#yhwh



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https://biblehub.com/topical/j/jehovah.htm

https://www.biblegateway.com

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Exodus 1-3

 





“Providence in the Ordinary” Exodus 2:1-10 – Michael Cady
https://youtu.be/mXzn89wc168?list=PLF823s0yhvVwzzUFlAb1aeAcncPA2U9du&t=875
Sunday: “Providence in the Ordinary” Exodus 2:1-10 – Michael Cady
God works behind the scenes to preserve Moses’ life and equip him for his future calling. We see the truth of Romans 8:28 play out in this dramatic story, and we are reminded that God works through the ordinary and that God can use our seemingly small acts of faith.


“Holy Ground” Exodus 3-4 – Tracy Marshall
https://youtu.be/XsCNXYATW2Y?list=PLF823s0yhvVwzzUFlAb1aeAcncPA2U9du&t=588
Monday: “Holy Ground” Exodus 3-4 – Tracy Marshall
God commissioned Moses for a heroic task—to lead His people out of Egyptian oppression. We may have reasons not to embrace God’s calling, but we must remember that answering His call is not about us, but about the power and provision of God. How do you respond when you find yourself standing on holy ground?



Exodus Introduction


Exodus helps us answer the question, "Who is God?" What we find is that God is the God who shows up and saves. This is most fully achieved in the person of Jesus, who showed up in human flesh to offer a new and better salvation.