Category: Exodus

And he erected the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work. Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting … Continue reading It Is Finished – Exodus 40:33-35 →

You shall make for yourself no molten gods. Father God knows us so well. This is what we do, isn’t it? We make these little moldable gods. Lifeless gods that in the beginning are liquid and pourable before becoming pliable and moldable so that we can shape them into our own image. Then, before we … Continue reading Molten gods – Exodus 34:17 →

Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on … Continue reading The Nature Of God – Exodus 34:6-7 →

The Lord said to Moses, “I will also do this thing of which you have spoken; for you have found favor in My sight and I have known you by name.” It is overwhelming to even consider the relationship Moses and YHWH shared. It is mind-boggling to think that the Lord of all creation would … Continue reading Friend of God – Exodus 33:17 →

“Tell the sons of Israel to raise a contribution for Me; from every man whose heart moves him you shall raise My contribution.” God always calls His children to give willingly. He invites His children to free themselves from their stuff by willingly sharing it with Him and participating in His spiritual enterprises. This type … Continue reading Giving to God – Exodus 25:2 →

I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony; I will speak with you from there about all that I command you regarding the Israelites. All to which God calls us and in which He instructs us flows out of His mercy. … Continue reading Out of His Mercy – Exodus 25:22 →

The glory of the Lord rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days; and on the seventh day He called to Moses from the midst of the cloud. Based on this simple detail in the book of Exodus, it strikes me that God’s timing is quite different than ours. Moses and … Continue reading God’s Timing – Exodus 24:16 →

“He who sacrifices to any god, other than to the Lord alone, shall be utterly destroyed. It must be remembered here that these instructions are for those who have entered into a covenant with God and are living in God's community under His favor. They have committed to do all that God says and now … Continue reading Other gods – Exodus 22:20 →

Then they said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God speak to us, or we will die.” Their fear of God's unveiled holy nature and His wrath toward sin led His chosen people to an irrational place. They knowingly choose to be out of direct range of hearing … Continue reading Ears to Hear – Exodus 20:19 →

"'Now therefore send, get your livestock and all that you have in the field into safe shelter, for every man and beast that is in the field and is not brought home will die when the hail falls on them.'"Then whoever feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh hurried his slaves … Continue reading Choosing God’s Protection – Exodus 9:19-20 →

Because the midwives feared God, He established households for them. The fundamental building block for God’s favor is the fear of Him. Reverence for Father God ushers in His gracious favor resulting in His blessing. At the most basic level, living in sync with God is simply, ‘fear God and keep His commandments’. Fear is … Continue reading Favor From Fear – Exodus 1:21 →