This snippet continues from yesterday. The Israelites were in a difficult situation with the Red Sea before them and the Egyptian army behind them. Moses commanded the people to be calm and wait for the Lord to rescue them. Today the Lord responds to their crying. As Moses stretched his […]

Has anyone ever told you, “Don’t just stand there, do something?” Today we see the opposite. The Israelites ran into a roadblock. They left Egypt and were on their way to the Promised Land. Things were fine until they realized that the Lord led them into a difficult situation. They […]

Today’s snippet presents an interesting picture. This is not the only place God’s outstretched arm appears. There are 17 references in the Old Testament to God’s outstretched arm, each of them alluding to his sovereign might and power over his enemies. This verse was spoken to Moses before the plagues […]

Have you ever been at a loss for words? Depending on your situation, it’s not always easy to come up with the right words to say. Put yourself in Moses’ sandals. He was 80 years old. For the past 40 years he was a shepherd living in the middle of […]

One might find it hard to believe that today’s snippet is actually the meaning of the name for Moses’ son, Gershom. The first 40 years of Moses’ life were lived in luxury in the palace of the Pharaoh’s daughter. But things changed after killing an Egyptian. His next 40 years […]

Was it chance or the hand of God? Let’s look at the life of Joseph. Was it chance or God’s plan that Jacob gave his son a beautiful coat? Was it chance or the hand of God that the caravan carrying Joseph was heading to Egypt? Was it chance or […]

We read in Psalm 46:11, “The Lord Almighty is with us.” Isaiah 41:10 says, “Do not fear, for I am with you.” And James 4:8 states, “Come near to God and he will come near to you.” Living in a nation of plenty and luxury, we get used to things […]

What a loving God we have! It is amazing how many times God’s Word assures us that he is with us, watching over us, and caring for us. God spoke these words to Jacob during his dream at Bethel. Jacob was on the run after deceiving his brother Esau. His […]

Sarah was eavesdropping on a conversation between the Lord and her husband Abraham. The discussion was about the couple giving birth to a son even though both were over 90 years old. Sarah was so amused that the Lord overheard her giggling. That’s when he asked this simple yes or […]

In the verse just prior to these words we find God taking Abram outdoors to look up at the night sky and try counting the stars. God promised Abram that his descendants would be like the number of stars. There was only one problem. Abram didn’t have any children and […]