March 4, 2025

Right before Israel left Egypt, they were told to go their neighbor and ask them for gold, silver, and other precious jewels. In this way, they would “plunder” the Egyptians on their way out of town (Exodus 3:22). In hindsight, it’s obvious that those resources were designed to sustain Israel through their trip through the […]

The first time that God talked to Moses directly, it was from a burning bush. Moses was flustered, unsure of himself, and made excuses for why he couldn’t do God’s will. He was asked to be a deliverer, but all he wanted to do was deliver himself. This time, Moses talks with God inside the

Even though Moses and Aaron get the majority of the spotlight through the Exodus story, other minor players appear from time to time, sometimes in major stories. Take Hur, for example. We first see him in Exodus 17 as one of two men holding up the arms of Moses during the battle against the Amalekites.

We know, based on Exodus 33:20, that nobody has ever seen the actual image of God. In that scene, Moses begs to see God’s “glory,” and God responds by passing by Him and putting His hand directly over Moses’ face. When God removed His hand, Moses was able to see the back of God passing

The fact that God commanded a complete annihilation of all the communities inside Canaan upon the Israelites’ arrival has caused no small uproar amongst Bible critics. They charge that God is genocidal, angry, bitter, hateful, and that all He cares about is Himself. I won’t stand for personal attacks on God, but I also won’t

The Bible references angels and celestial beings quite a bit throughout Scripture. Angels gave the law to Moses (Acts 7:53), appear in dreams (Genesis 28:12), herald the actions of God (Revelation 8:2), and sometimes prompt a donkey to argue with its owner (Numbers 22:22-41).  It’s surprising then, that for all we’ve heard about angels in

Just when you’re in a full state of reverence thinking about all the feast days and the remembrance of God’s blessings and the proper dispensing of justice from brother to brother, Exodus 23:13 hits you with a seemingly random command: “You are not to boil a young goat in the milk of its mother.” I’ll