February 19 Exodus 27-29 (ESV) The Bronze Altar 27:1 “You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits [1] long and five cubits broad. The altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits. 2 And you shall make horns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you [...]
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February 10 Exodus 27-29
Posted: February 10, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Exodus, February Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Exodus, Scripture
Jesus: Behold, MY blood….
Posted: February 9, 2012 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Exodus, FebruaryTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, covenant, daily Bible, Exodus, J. Ligon Duncan: Our Lord Jesus Himself connects and explains His saving work on the cross by using Moses’ words, Jesus: Behold MY blood...., New Covenant, Scripture
J. Ligon Duncan concludes a sermon on Exodus 24, “The Glory Blood of the Covenant” Our Lord Jesus Himself connects and explains His saving work on the cross by using Moses’ words in Exodus 24:8. When Moses confirms that God has brought His people into a saving, covenant relationship, in Exodus 24:8, he says, “Behold,” [...]
February 9 Exodus 24-26
Posted: February 9, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Exodus, February Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Exodus, February Bible Readings, Scripture
February 9 Exodus 24-26 (ESV) The Covenant Confirmed 24:1 Then he said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar. 2 Moses alone shall come near to the Lord, but the others shall not come near, and the people shall not come up with [...]
God: woven into the very rhythm of weekly life
Posted: February 8, 2012 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Exodus, FebruaryTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Exodus, God: woven into the very rhythm of weekly life, Scripture
In a sermon on Exodus 23:10-19, J.Ligon Duncan shares these observations: In verses 10-12, we see how God has woven Himself into the very rhythm of weekly life in Israel and how trusting God for provision and sustenance is woven into the yearly calendar of Israel. In verses 10-12, we have a section that reflects [...]
February 8 Exodus 21-23
Posted: February 8, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Exodus, February Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, February Bible Readings, Scripture
February 8 Exodus 21-23 (ESV) Laws About Slaves 21:1 “Now these are the rules that you shall set before them. 2 When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing. 3 If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then [...]
February 7 Exodus 19-20
Posted: February 7, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Exodus, February Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Exodus, February Bible Readings, Scripture, Ten Commandments
February 7 Exodus 19-20 (ESV) Israel at Mount Sinai 19:1 On the third new moon after the people of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that day they came into the wilderness of Sinai.2 They set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There [...]
Manna, Jesus: The Bread of Life
Posted: February 6, 2012 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Exodus, FebruaryTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Exodus, Jesus, Jesus: The Bread of Life, manna, Scripture
In our Bible reading, we come to many instances of figures and shadows and symbols. We need God to give us eyes to see and understand. Remember the disciples who were walking along the road to Emmaus with Jesus? They were delighted as he discussed Bible with them and told them how it was ALL [...]
February 6 Exodus 16-18
Posted: February 6, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Exodus, February Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Exodus, February Bible Readings, Scripture
February 6 Exodus 16-18 (ESV) Bread from Heaven 16:1 They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt. 2 And the whole congregation of [...]
What can we learn about God from passages with overwhelming details?
Posted: February 10, 2012 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Exodus, FebruaryTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Exodus, J.Ligon Duncan, Scripture, What can we learn about God from passages with overwhelming details?, worship
J. Ligon Duncan helped me to read Exodus 27-29, our passage for today, with new appreciation for the detail. Now, the minutiae of this passage may lull a reader into thinking that nothing of great importance is being recorded; or, the minutiae may be so overwhelming to you that it tempts you to resort to [...]