by Steve Thomason | Jan 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
Exodus 28: 36-43 The role of the priest was intense. These men were chosen by God to represent the people of Israel. They were God’s go-betweens to the people because the people were not holy enough to approach the holiness of God. The priests spent their entire...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
Exodus 25:1-27:19 You may be thinking, “why in the world did we devote an entire day to studying some verbal blueprints for a tent that was used to worship God in an outdated, Old Testament system? Aren’t we Christians who are free from the Law and free to...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
Exodus 20:18-21 In the introduction to this week’s devotional we discussed the fact that friendship with God was the goal of spiritual formation. While this is definitely true, our reading today demonstrates for us a necessary precaution involved in this teaching. ...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
Exodus 16:1-36 It’s Monday morning. What is occupying your mind this morning? If you are like millions of other Americans you are facing another week of the rat-race. You have bills to pay, mouths to feed, bosses and/or clients to please, deadlines to keep, etc. ...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Exodus 12:1-42 This story, called the Passover is one of the most foundational stories for both the Jewish and the Christian identity. While the story is real, meaning it literally happened, there is also deep symbolism and allegory that can apply directly to our...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Exodus 6:28-10:29 From our perspective, the plagues of Egypt may seem like a horific natural disaster. Or, more accurately, a horrific sequence of one natural disaster after another. The Nile River is polluted by the red sand of Ethiopia, which drives out the...
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by Steve Thomason | Jan 20, 2010 | Spiritual Formation
Exodus 5:22-6:8 In order to grasp the depth of this passage it is important to define some terms. To Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, God revealed Himself as El-Shaddai. Read this definition of that Hebrew word. I am printing the actual Strong’s Enhanced Dictionary...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Exodus 1:1-22 A friend of mine recently returned from a short term missions trip to a communist country. It was almost surreal to hear her description of the state of affairs for the Christians in that place. As in most communist countries, it is strictly forbidden...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
Genesis 45:1-15 As human beings we like to get even. We flock to movie theatres to watch the good guy sock it to the bad guy in the end of the movie. We love vengeance! Of course we do. It only makes sense. If someone hurts us the only fair thing to do is to hurt...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
Joseph found himself in a situation that many adolescent boys have dreamed about. A beautiful woman seduces you. No one is around. You can have what you want and no one will ever know. What would you do if you were in that situation? Unfortunately, many of us would...
