His Deepest Longing

Exodus 17:2 “Moses replied, ‘Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?’”(NIV). Observation: The Hebrews had recently begun what would be a forty-year odyssey of desert wandering. Having satisfied their need for food, they then quarreled with...

Attentive to the Attendant

Esther 2:9, 12, 14 “Now the young lady pleased him and found favor with him. So he quickly provided her with her cosmetics and food, gave her seven choice maids from the king’s palace and transferred her and her maids to the best place in the harem. . . . Now when the...

The Wet Backside

Genesis 28:8-9 “Also Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac. So Esau went to Ishmael and took…the daughter of Ishmael…to be his wife in addition to the wives he had.” Observation: This odd passage about Esau is tucked into the midst of a...

Rumpled Faith

Genesis 18:14 “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” Observation: Abraham was sitting in the door of his tent when three men appeared to him. Most agree that the three were the Lord Himself and two angels. Abraham begins by acting the good host, offering a meal while...

The Windfall

Exodus 34:12 Take heed to yourself lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be a snare in your midst.” Observation: Moses is back on Mt. Sinai for a second time to receive God’s instructions and to prepare a new set of...