Monthly Archives: July 2017

Strike Ten: Death 1 Godsaid to Moses: “I’m going to hit Pharaoh and Egypt one final time, and then he’ll let you go. When he releases you, that will be the end of Egypt for you; he won’t be able to get rid of you fast enough. 2-3 “So here’s what you do. Tell the […]

1-10 Godsaid to Moses and Aaron while still in Egypt, “This month is to be the first month of the year for you. Address the whole community of Israel; tell them that on the tenth of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one lamb to a house. If the […]

1-2 Godspoke to Moses, saying, “Consecrate every firstborn to me—the first one to come from the womb among the Israelites, whether person or animal, is mine.” 3 Moses said to the people, “Always remember this day. This is the day when you came out of Egypt from a house of slavery.Godbrought you out of here […]

The Story and Song of Salvation 1-2 Godspoke to Moses: “Tell the Israelites to turn around and make camp at Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. Camp on the shore of the sea opposite Baal Zephon. 3-4 “Pharaoh will think, ‘The Israelites are lost; they’re confused. The wilderness has closed in on them.’ Then […]

1-8 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song toGod, giving voice together, I’m singing my heart out toGod—what a victory! He pitched horse and rider into the sea. Godis my strength,Godis my song, and, yes!Godis my salvation. Thisis the kind of God I have and I’m telling the world! Thisis the God of my […]

1-3 On the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left Egypt, the whole company of Israel moved on from Elim to the Wilderness of Sin which is between Elim and Sinai. The whole company of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron there in the wilderness. The Israelites said, “Why didn’tGodlet us die […]

1-2 Directed byGod, the whole company of Israel moved on by stages from the Wilderness of Sin. They set camp at Rephidim. And there wasn’t a drop of water for the people to drink. The people took Moses to task: “Give us water to drink.” But Moses said, “Why pester me? Why are you testingGod?” […]

1-4 Jethro, priest of Midian and father-in-law to Moses, heard the report of all that God had done for Moses and Israel his people, the news thatGodhad delivered Israel from Egypt. Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, had taken in Zipporah, Moses’ wife who had been sent back home, and her two sons. The name of the one […]

Mount Sinai 1-2 Three months after leaving Egypt the Israelites entered the Wilderness of Sinai. They followed the route from Rephidim, arrived at the Wilderness of Sinai, and set up camp. Israel camped there facing the mountain. 3-6 As Moses went up to meet God,Godcalled down to him from the mountain: “Speak to the House […]

1-2 Godspoke all these words: I amGod, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of a life of slavery. 3 No other gods, only me. 4-6 No carved gods of any size, shape, or form of anything whatever, whether of things that fly or walk or swim. Don’t bow down […]