We have grown up with the term “the ten commandments” without actually knowing what they say or if there really are just ten of them. We have been taught by our parents, the church, movies, and cartoons that God gave Israel, not us, the ten commandments. The word commandment also has a negative connotation for […]
Torah Portion
The Wisdom of Jethro, Moses’ Father-in-Law, Establishes a True Justice System
When we look at history we see where our present-day life originated. We can see how we’ve improved some systems like plumbing. There are others we’ve abolished like human ritual sacrifices. One system that is the backbone to any country is their justice system. How well do they provide justice for their citizens? Are they […]
War on the Way to the Promise Land
Now we see why God had the children of Israel take weapons with them when they left Egypt. On their journey to the land flowing with milk and honey, they encounter their first battle. Amalek attacks Israel. The reason isn’t given. They meet up at Rephidim, which means, “resting places.” The Amalek attacked Israel while they […]
The Children of Israel Left Egypt in Military Style
Whenever you hear the story of the Exodus or see a movie about it, the children of Israel are leaving Egypt in a chaotic way. There are masses of people trying to hurry out of Egypt before Pharoah changes his mind again. This is not what the scriptures tell us. It says they left Egypt […]
You Can’t Challenge God and Expect to Win
After two years of dealing with COVID, we gain a whole new prospective concerning the exodus from Egypt. We are only dealing with one plague. Can you imagine dealing with ten plagues? Up to this point the Egyptians had to deal with no drinking water, being overran by frogs, lice, and flies, the devastation of […]
The Beginning of the Priesthood
It’s easy to look back and see how God was working all along. We can see how He was setting us apart, removing people who were no longer any good for us, shutting doors we didn’t want to shut, and a host of other examples. But while going through those experiences, we could barely see […]
I Am Who I Am – Exodus 1:1-6:1
One of the greatest debates of all time concerns God’s name and how you pronounce it. Out of this debate has grown the Sacred Name movement. Like in any movement there are many groups who believe they have the right spelling and pronunciation of God’s name. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with this. There […]
Joseph Finally Reaches God’s Plan for His Life – Will You?
Joseph’s story continues with him testing his brothers one last time. He has his silver drinking cup placed into Benjamin’s sack. In the morning the brothers had barely gone far when Joseph sent his men after them. When they were accused of stealing, they recount the situation they encountered with the original money in their […]
God Will Have His Way in Your Life Regardless of the Situation
Joseph was a young man when his jealous brothers threw him into a pit with the intention of selling him to the Ishmaelites. The Midianites beat them to it, and they came up with a plan to deceive their father. Joseph ended up being a servant in Potiphar’s house until Potiphar’s wife lied on him […]
Tamar was More Righteous than Judah – Gen 39:1-30
In the middle of Joseph’s story, we are told about Judah leaving home. Why is this? Chapter 38 starts out saying, “It happened at that time…” What time? When we look back at chapter 37 verses 26-27, we see it was Judah who came up with the idea to sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites. He […]
