1. Moses is a Prince of Egypt Moses grew up amid the splendour of Pharoah’s court. We are told in Acts 7:22-23 that Moses was 40 years old when this happened and was a prince of Egypt. Moses would have… Read More ›
Exodus
The Early Years of Moses – Exodus 2:1-10
The Birth of Moses (2:1-2) Moses is born at a time when newborn Hebrew babies were to be thrown into the Nile to drown. He was a handsome boy, and his mother hid him for three months until she could… Read More ›
The Mass Infanticide of Hebrew Male Babies (1:22)
1. The secret plot is foiled by the midwives In the earlier part of the chapter, the midwives had themselves secretly plotted to prevent the deaths of the firstborn male babies. Pharaoh had sought to reduce the Hebrew males’ population… Read More ›
The Midwives vs Pharaoh – Exodus 1:15-21
again this fails to reduce the population. They are afraid of a slave rebellion overthrowing them. 1. The Faithful Midwives Pharaoh It is not clear if the midwives are Hebrew or not. It can be translated as the Hebrew midwives… Read More ›
Multiplication through Oppression – Exodus 1:12
1. Pharaoh oppresses the Hebrews Pharaoh wants to control the Hebrew population by enslaving and working them with hard labour on his building projects, but it has the opposite effect. The population is multiplying and the harder the oppression of… Read More ›
The Hebrews Enslaved in Egypt
1. Past Covenants in God’s Revelation God has already made several agreements with mankind: The Mosaic Covenant is a new conditional covenant made between God and the nation of Israel at Mount Sinai (Exodus 19-24). It is different in that… Read More ›
The Staff of God – Exodus 4:1-4
It seems strange her that God asks Moses what he has in his hand. God knows and sees everything. So why even ask the question? 1. The staff of Moses The staff symbolised everything Moses owned at that time. Moses… Read More ›
Survey of Exodus
This survey covers Exodus in the Old Testament. This is the second book of the Law. The first five books of the Bible are known as “The Law” or Pentateuch. 1 – The title of the book Hebrew text –… Read More ›
Who’s On First? – Exodus 20:1-3
“Who’s on first?” is an old Abbott and Costello skit. It doesn’t matter too much who is in what position in our lives until we settle the matter of who is on first. In other words, we need to know… Read More ›
Thou Shalt Not Steal – Exodus 20:15
Many are the lives that have been touched by theft. In the USA, millions of dollars are lost every year in this country over the theft of goods and services. One estimate says that 1 out of every 52 shopper’s… Read More ›
Feed My Sheep 