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4 ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Figures of speech are present in our language every day. We talk about feeling the squeeze at work. We blow a gasket with our kids. We feel bowled over by the eventsContinue reading “27Mar2009 Exodus 19:4”

24 Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said. Sometimes it just makes sense to do what someone else has suggested! Some people are so stubborn that if someone makes a suggestion, they feel like they have to reject it no matter how good the suggestion was. How foolish! Wisdom listens to theContinue reading “26Mar2009 Exodus 18:24”

21 But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. All groups of people need structure. This is an internal drive, not simply an externally imposed dictate. We all want to know who is in charge. WeContinue reading “25Mar2009 Exodus 18:21”

14 When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he said, “What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till evening?” Too often in our attempt to help other people we end up doingContinue reading “24Mar2009 Exodus 18:14”

11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for he did this to those who had treated Israel arrogantly. On the testimony of Moses his father-in-law came to a greater understanding of the power of the Lord. We don’t know if he came to faith, but it seems that heContinue reading “23Mar2009 Exodus 18:11”

7 So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and then went into the tent. Moses has been deployed to a foreign country. He has left his wife and children with his father-in-law. They are reunited at last. We see this scene in the news,Continue reading “22Mar2009 Exodus 18:7”

11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. It is important for those in a battle to have a rallying point, a point of reference outside the immediate battle. Every public building has a fire escape plan. Part of thatContinue reading “21Mar2009 Exodus 17:11”

5 The LORD answered Moses, “Walk on ahead of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. It is important to carry the past with us. Many say that we must leave the past in the past.Continue reading “20Mar2009 Exodus 17:5”

4 Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me.” Leadership can be a lonely spot. Sometimes it can feel as if everyone is ganging up against you, when they are really ganging up against the Lord. When you are leading andContinue reading “19Mar2009 Exodus 17:4”

33 So Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar and put an omer of manna in it. Then place it before the LORD to be kept for the generations to come.” We need objects to remember some of the miracles of God. The Lord tells Moses to have Aaron save a portion of the mannaContinue reading “18Mar2009 Exodus 16:33”