December 2024

God’s people are a worshipful people. How can we not be, given all that we’ve seen and all that we know about His Word and His salvation? Worship should come naturally to a Christian, just as it did in Exodus 15:2 on the banks of the Red Sea. This first Song of Moses (of three […]

There are a few different “Songs of Moses” in Scripture (Exodus 15; Deuteronomy 32; Psalm 90). All of them are slightly different and/or serve a different purpose, but they all speak to one central theme: Deliverance. In all three songs, Moses recounts a portion of Israel’s history to demonstrate God’s loyalty to His people, deliverance

By most accounts, Egypt was the world’s first great empire. Many of the civilizations around that time period were city-states engaged in constant warfare, which made it nearly impossible to unite as a superpower. Egypt was technologically advanced, administratively sound, and militarily powerful. Their isolation forced a centrality of power, which created an empire that

Up until a few years ago, I just assumed that Pharaoh died along with his army when the Red Sea came crashing down on top of them. But the Bible doesn’t actually say that. In fact, all it mentions is that his “entire army” died—the Egyptians, their chariots and their horsemen (Exodus 14:26). Let’s be

Of all the decisions that Pharaoh makes during his relationship with Moses, perhaps none are as much of a head scratcher as the one to follow the nation of Israel into the middle of the Red Sea. The danger should’ve been obvious. Not only are the waters swept back, creating a literal wall on both

Most of us have probably heard of the parting of the Red Sea, but have you ever stopped to think of the logistics? There are a few things we know for a fact. First, Israel has essentially stopped to camp on the border of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:2). Second, Pharaoh has changed his mind

Throughout the last several chapters in Exodus, there’s a fierce, spiritual game of tug-of-war going on. God claims authority, Pharaoh resists that authority, and then Pharaoh pays the price. God is never defeated, never outdone, never outclassed—and unfortunately, Pharaoh never gives up. It’s fascinating to read the story of the Exodus from this perspective, because

I’m sure it’s not just me, but it’s nearly impossible for me to read Exodus 14:13 and not hear it in Charlton Heston’s voice. That scene in the 1950’s classic The Ten Commandments is iconic, not just in movie cinema but in Americana itself. It’s so inspiring, that for the longest time I thought Hollywood

At first glance, it makes zero sense why Pharaoh would chase the Israelites into the wilderness, just a short time after letting them go. After all, the plagues decimated Egypt; why would Pharaoh want to bring the cause of that calamity back to his doorstep? Furthermore, why is Pharaoh himself leading this charge? Doesn’t he

At the time of this writing, I am 38 years old. That makes me officially old enough to remember a time when GPS and turn-by-turn navigation systems weren’t a thing, but young enough to have spent most of my life using them. We take for granted how much this technology has changed our life. Not