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Camping Around the Tabernacle

According to the Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, the tribes of Israel camped around the tabernacle in the wilderness under silk banners whose colors corresponded to the colors of the tribal stones of…

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The Building of the Tabernacle

Building the Tabernacle in the wilderness was a major undertaking and required items that were willfully donated for the project. Exodus 35:30-35 tells us there were two men chosen who…

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Holy Anointing Oil and Incense

17 Jun 201119 Dec 2011

In Exodus 30, the Lord commanded Moses to make holy anointing oil and incense for the Tabernacle. Hopefully, we’ll learn more about the significance of these two substances that Moses…

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Clothing of God’s People

10 Jun 201112 Jun 2011

In Exodus 28, the Lord commanded Moses to make clothing for the High Priest and the Levitical priests. The garments were made for glory and beauty and they compared to…

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The Tabernacle Part 2

26 May 201126 May 2011

The Tabernacle and its courtyard contained various furnishings that Moses was commanded to make according to the designs the Lord gave him. We discussed the structure of the Tabernacle and…

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The Tabernacle Part 1

After Jethro left Moses to return to his country, the people of Israel came to the Sinai Desert and set up camp in front of Mount Sinai. It was here…

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Jethro Reunites Moses With His Family

14 May 201115 May 2011

In the beginning of Exodus 18, Jethro brought Zipporah and her sons to meet Moses after the defeat of the Amalekites. Originally, Zipporah and the boys had been on their…

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The Defeat of the Amalekites

In Exodus 17, Moses brought forth water from a rock at Massah (testing) and Meribah (quarreling). After that, Amalek came and fought with Israel at Refidim. Scripture continues by telling…

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Early Lessons in the Wilderness

Soon after the Israelites crossed the Red Sea (Sea of Suf), they had to begin learning to trust the Lord for their daily provisions. Their first lesson was at Marah…

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Crossing The Red Sea

As Exodus 13 begins, the Lord commanded that the firstborn of the womb of man and beast to be consecrated to Him. This command is really given as bookends…

Passover – The Final Plague of Egypt

15 Apr 201111 Aug 2019

As Exodus 11 begins, the Lord told Moses that there will be only one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. This is the one that would cause Pharaoh to…

The Plagues of Egypt Begin

8 Apr 201111 Aug 2019

As the plagues of Egypt began to take place, no one knew how similar the coming events would be to those which will take place in the latter days. As…

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Moses’ First Encounter With Pharaoh

1 Apr 201110 Oct 2011

As Exodus 5 begins, Moses and Aaron have finally come to Pharaoh to inform him that the Lord, the God of Israel says to let His people go so they…

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The Lord Calls Moses To Deliver His People

26 Mar 20117 May 2017

As Exodus 4 begins, Moses is continuing His conversation with the Lord about his upcoming assignment to bring the Hebrews out of Egypt. Moses’ response is typical of those who…

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Moses and the Burning Bush

21 Mar 20119 Sep 2017

In Exodus 3, Moses was tending sheep in Midian for his father-in-law and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. The Angel of the Lord revealed Himself to Moses in…

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A Prophet Like Moses

11 Mar 201111 Mar 2011

Deuteronomy 18:18-19 says, “I will raise up for them a Prophet like you [Moses] from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak…

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The Birth of Moses

5 Mar 20115 Jun 2014

Exodus 1 begins by saying the children of Israel continued to increase after the death of Joseph and his brothers and they filled the land of Goshen. By that time…

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The 70 Descendants of Jacob

12 Feb 201112 Feb 2011

Genesis 46:8-27 “Now these were the names of the children of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: Reuben was Jacob's firstborn. 9 The sons of Reuben were…

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Joseph — Dreamer and Interpreter of Dreams

5 Feb 20117 Nov 2011

In the beginning of Genesis 37, the Bible tells us that Jacob loved his son, Joseph because he was born to him in his old age. Jacob demonstrated his favor toward Joseph by…

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The Dinah Incident

28 Jan 201128 Jan 2011

Genesis 34 tells us what happened to Leah and Jacob’s daughter named Dinah. One day Dinah went out to see the daughters of the land. A man named Shechem, who…

The Battle of Leah and Rachel

Genesis 29-35 describes what I call the battle of Leah and Rachel. This bout may not have started if Jacob had been given to Rachel after working his first seven…

Divorce and Remarriage

7 Jan 201118 Jan 2011

In Matthew 19:3-9, “Some Pharisees came to him [Jesus] to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?" 4…

Esau and Jacob

2 Jan 201111 Nov 2012

Today, I want to summarize some information from Jasher 26-32 and Genesis 25-33. I won’t cover all of the details today so we can come back and explore more of…

The Search for Isaac’s Wife

Today’s post is about the search for Isaac’s wife and is based on Genesis 24, Jasher 24, and John 4:1-42. After the death and burial of Sarah, Abraham sent Isaac…

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The Binding of Isaac

18 Dec 20105 Nov 2011

Again today, we will consider the book of Jasher that’s been mentioned twice in the Bible in addition to the Genesis account concerning the binding of Isaac [also known as…

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Isaac and Ishmael

Genesis 21 tells us that Sarah and Abraham were still dwelling in the Philistine city of Gerar when Isaac was born. Since Sarah was ninety years old when Isaac was…

Sarai Will Be Called Sarah

4 Dec 20105 Nov 2011

Today, I want to look at Genesis 16 -20 to see it in its original context and to see how it relates thematically to Jesus and His people both past,…

The Early Life of Abraham Part 4

Today we will continue our discussion from the last post. If you recall, Abram went into Egypt because there had been famine in the land of Canaan. Pharaoh had taken…

The Early Life of Abraham Part 3

18 Nov 201021 Nov 2010

As we ended our last discussion, Terah, Lot (Haran’s son), Abram, and Sarai finally left Ur of the Chaldeans with Terah’s household and possessions but instead of making it to…

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The Early Life of Abraham Part 2

Today, I want to continue the account of Abram from the Book of Jasher. At the end of the last post, Abram was living with Noah and Shem. Abram left…