Ask a musician, “What is the ultimate prize?” You’ll probably hear a double-platinum album. Ask an actor, “What is the ultimate prize?” You may hear, “An Oscar” or “A Tony”. Ask an athlete, “What is the ultimate prize?” You may hear, “An Olympic Gold Medal.” Now, ask a Christian, “What is the Ultimate Prize?” Today’s…
A few years ago, I preached on intercession, mentioning Abraham’s intercession for his nephew Lot and the people of Sodom. In today’s reading, we see the same theme play out with Moses and the Israelites. In today’s Bible reading, we read about God’s contempt for His people because of their idolatry. While Moses was communing…
We see a lot of details concerning the Tabernacle in today’s Bible reading*. In fact, it’s easy to get lost in all of the details. But one thing we shouldn’t miss. It comes at the beginning of today’s reading. The Lord spoke to Moses: “Tell the Israelites to take an offering for me. You are…
Among other things in today’s Bible reading*, God expounds on the Fourth Commandment: Sabbath Rest Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy: You are to labor six days and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. You must not do any work—you, your son or…
Just before God gave Moses the Ten Commandments in today’s Bible reading*, He warned the people not to come onto the mountain, Mount Sinai, where God’s presence was veiled with smoke. God told Moses to put a boundary around the mountain to keep the people and animals from accidentally setting foot on the mountain. Put…
We see a lot of wisdom in today’s Bible reading*. God promises Moses that he will fight for His people. And God tells Moses to keep his mouth shut. (Exodus 14:14) You may recall that Moses asked God to not send him, but to send someone else because he was “slow of speech”. (Exodus 4:10)…
