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Biblical truth standing on its spiritual head to get our eternal attention.

Exodus 32 and Leviticus 10 – The Golden Calf and Strange Fire

| March 20, 2011

Both the Golden Calf worship and the offering of strange fire by Nadab and Abihu have much in common, have too much in common. Both take place at the foot of Sinai. Both take place with God’s special servants. Both take place in close proximity to something special. Both break God’s commands. And both narratives […]

2 Samuel 6 – Grace On Every Page

| March 18, 2011

Grace is written on every page of the Bible. But blood is not. Grace is written in ways that blood does not need. The very breath we take is grace. God’s word breathed out through the Holy Spirit is grace. The breath Jesus exhaled declaring “it is finished” is grace. And God’s waiting breath, waiting […]

Exodus and John #3 – Reveal Jesus As God in Tabernacle

| March 15, 2011

A third connection between these two books is Deity coming to live among the people. In the book of Exodus, it can be easily outlined into three sections. The first is just an obvious way of naming the three sections, and the last two are mine: Exodus; Law; Tabernacle Compassion; Covenant; Companionship Come Out; Come […]

Exodus and John #2 – To Reveal God as I Am

| March 15, 2011

Even the very special way that God revealed Himself to the Israelites is repeated throughout John. When Moses came to investigate the burning bush, God told him to remove his sandals and revealed to him Who He was: Exodus 3:14 HCSB  God replied to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are […]

Exodus and John #1 – To Reveal God

| March 15, 2011

“In the beginning” marks the distinct introduction of two different books, connecting them at the beginning to capture the reader’s attention. Old Creation and New Creation, Genesis and the Gospel of John, are not only connected by three words, but by the content – creation by God for man. Genesis is about the creation of […]

Exodus 3:21-22 – Did the Israelites Plunder the Egyptians?

| February 18, 2011

I have been told I am wrong. To be honest, none of the translators agree with me. By strict definition I could be right, but apparently everyone thinks I am wrong. So I invite you to do a little exercise with me, one that will hopefully make us better Bible students, one that will encourage […]

Exodus 2:3,10 – The Salvation of Moses

| February 17, 2011

Just a couple of notes on the birth of Moses. Exodus 2:3 HCSB  But when she could no longer hide him, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with asphalt and pitch. She placed the child in it and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile. The word […]

Exodus and Matthew

| February 5, 2011

The story begins with a child being born, by grace escaping the wrath of a king, raised and adopted by one that he was not biologically related to, and then the story continues by skipping to his adulthood. Who is the story about? It is about both Jesus and Moses. Matthew records the story of […]

Exodus-Deuteronomy – Three Stories

| February 4, 2011

The keys to studying books like Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy are to see the story behind the story, to study it for the reality that it presented and the reality that it foreshadowed. And then finally we must study it to find yourself in the story. All three of these make the story real. […]

Exodus 3:5-6 – Sandals and Deity

| January 17, 2011

Considering the remarkable similarities between the beginnings of Exodus and Matthew – birth stories, driven to the wilderness, water (well and baptism), fire (bush and baptism), do you think there is a tie (pun intended) between God telling Moses to take off his sandals because he is standing on holy ground (Exodus 3.5-6), and John […]