December 16, 2024

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

There’s a story about a certain Native American tribe that had a peculiar rite-of-passage for their young warriors. At a certain age, the father would blindfold the boy, take him out into the forest, and leave him all night. The blindfold stayed the entire time, while the son sat on a stump until morning. It

The Israelites are finally free. Pharaoh has told them to leave, so they packed up their belongings, “plundered” their neighbors, and left Egypt for good. Can you imagine Moses’ to-do list? Not only is he responsible for getting himself out the door, but he also is responsible for getting the entire nation out, too. There’s