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...

Jackhammer

Isa. 7:9(b): “If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.” Observation: Ahaz was king of Judah at a time when Jerusalem was under severe attack, such that “…the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken” (v. 2(b)). So the Lord sent Isaiah to...

Leading with Love

Exodus 16:7(b) “….but what are we that you should complain against us?” Observation: Shortly after their miraculous Red Sea crossing the Israelites accused Moses and Aaron of bringing them to the desert to “kill the whole assembly with hunger” (v. 6:3). Moses rightly...

Selective Memory

Exodus 16:1 “….and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the Wilderness of Sin…after they departed from the land of Egypt.” Observation: The early stages of their exodus had brought them to a beautiful resting place…an oasis called Elim. Exodus 15:17...

Stinking Stash

Exodus 16:19 “Let no one leave any of it ‘till morning.” Observation: The nation of Israel was in the Wilderness of Sin after the Exodus from Egypt, and they “….complained against Moses and Aaron…” (v.2) Essentially, they said they had rather died in Egypt’s slavery...