This week, the Israelites build the Tabernacle, the place where God will dwell with them. God instructs Moses to take a free-will offering from the people. Their offerings provide the materials needed to build the Tabernacle. The people give so
When we left the Israelites last week, they were mourning for their grievous sin against God – idolatry. Today, God shows His mercy and grace to His people, in spite of their sin. Moses pitches the Tent of Meeting outside
While reading this week’s lesson, it was easy to point my finger at Aaron and the Israelites because they quickly turned from God and built an idol. But there are many ways we can create idols in our own lives
This week we see a beautiful picture of Jesus Christ in the details about the Tabernacle, the place where God came to dwell with His people. Through Moses, God gives instructions for the Israelites to build the Tabernacle. He told
Since their beginning, God called the Israelites to live differently, to live holy lives that reflected Himself to the other nations. Last week, God gave the Ten Commandments to the Israelites and all of humanity. These commandments are called the
In our passage today, God gives clear instructions (in the form of the Ten Commandments) to the Israelites. He calls them to holy living, and then He tells them exactly how to do this. Before giving the Ten Commandments, God
Just three days after crossing the Red Sea, we now see the Israelites complaining about bitter water. They trusted God to help them cross the Red Sea and defeat Pharaoh. But now they grumble and complain. God tells Moses to
This week’s lesson is one of my favorites during this year’s study. Today we will see God deliver His people from the plague of the firstborn and from Pharaoh and his army. Chapter 11 is a flashback. It fits in
Until now, God has been preparing Moses to meet Pharaoh, to trust in God alone and to walk in faith. God once again commands Moses to speak the same message. Pharaoh still has a hard heart, but now God intensifies His
Now we see Moses taking his first step of obedience to God – he goes to ask Pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery. Together Moses and Aaron make a request of Pharaoh on the behalf of God. Pharaoh said