Week 3 Day 5 – Blood on the Doorposts

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...

Week 3 Day 4 – Clash of the Titans

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...
Week 3 Day 3 – What’s in a Name?

Week 3 Day 3 – What’s in a Name?

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...

Week 3 Day 2 – To Obey or Not Obey?

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...

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