Once you have the eyes to see, you realize that virtually everything Jesus said and did came out of the religious heritage of Israel. Even the things that seem to…
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It should be obvious that events don’t have to be written down in the order in which they occur. You could, for example, have two books on your shelf: a book…
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The miraculous parting of the Red Sea in Exodus 14 is one of the most dramatic events in all the pages of scripture. It is also, for many people, a…
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Even though I only work one (half) day a week, it’s still good for me to get away on vacation from time to time. My family was blessed to do…
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Many people—even those who are inclined toward pacifism—seem to allow that certain situations may make the killing of another human being an evil necessity. Maybe to prevent genocide or to…
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How can Pharaoh be blamed if God makes him tyrannical? Are you and I free to choose in life, or are our choices fated? Three times in Exodus 10 we read…
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The Lord sends plague after plague in Exodus 9, and each time, though he momentarily seems to waver, Pharaoh refuses to relent. Why? Why does he persist in a course…
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Anyone reading the account of the plagues in Exodus comes upon a troubling phenomenon: sometimes Pharaoh hardens his own heart (8:15), whereas other times (7:3) the Lord hardens Pharoah’s heart.…
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In Exodus 7 we read about the first of the terrible plagues that the Lord inflicts on Egypt. Why? Why can’t God be more easy-going? No one wants to hear…
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Anyone can start something. Starting is easy. But it’s what happens in the middle between starting and finishing that makes things difficult. And this is why you are going to…