Devotions from Exodus

Passage Read: Exodus 3-6 Meditation Verse: 6:12 Moses was more concerned about his own speaking ability. He didn't realize all the Lord had planned, especially His mighty works that would compel Pharaoh to let Israel go. He thought it depended on him, but it actually…

Passage Read: Exodus 7-10 Meditation Verse: 10:1-2 The Lord could have called His people out of Egypt at any time, but instead, He acted as if Pharaoh actually had a say in their departure, as if he actually had authority over them. If He didn't…

Passage Read: Exodus 11-14 Meditation Verse: 14:31 If only this would last. Panic, deprivation, discomfort, any number of things would erode this fear and awe of the Lord, and they would be complaining and grumbling against the Lord, as if they had never seen His…

Passage Read: Exodus 15-18 Meditation Verses: 16:3-4 The people grumble, then God acts. Does God not know their need for bread and water? Of course He does! But the people don't have the same patience, nor do they respect the Lord enough to fear criticizing…

Passage Read: Exodus 19-22 Meditation Verses: 22:25-27 We are more concerned about making money than about genuinely carrying for the needs of others. But God wants us to be more caring of others than we are of profit. So we aren't supposed to charge interest…

Passage Read: Exodus 23-26 Meditation Verses: 23:1-3 God wants justice and righteousness. He does not condone mob justice, but only what is true. He does not condone a poor man's case no matter what, but wants justice. A poor man is not in the right…

Passage Read: Exodus 27-30 Meditation Verses: 30:12,16 The Lord allowed for a census of the people from time to time, but whenever they were counted, they had to pay a half-shekel, to make atonement for themselves. If they didn't pay the ransom for their lives,…

Passage Read: Exodus 31-34 Meditation Verse: 32:1 How easily they cast off the Lord and made a new god! They knew full well that their new god was nothing, because they had made it, yet they were willing to bow down and worship it! They…

Passage Read: Exodus 35-38 Meditation Verse: 36:2 Moses called every skilled person who was willing to help. God gives skill to many, but the willingness to help comes from us, with perhaps some prompting by the Spirit. God gives skill, but we need to train…

Passage Read: Genesis 49 - Exodus 2 Meditation Verse: Exodus 2:14 God made Moses a prince and judge over the Israelites, but they didn't recognize it. It's interesting that it's not until Moses is gone from Egypt and the king dies that the Israelites cry…

Passage Read: Exodus 3-6 Meditation Verses: 5:21-23 The Israelites have been groaning under their bondage, but it evidently wasn't so terrible. Moses speaks once with Pharaoh about letting God's people go and worship him, and Pharaoh makes their jobs harder. Now things get really hard…

Passage Read: Exodus 7-10 Meditation Verses: 9:15-17 God could have wiped Egypt off the face of the earth at the very beginning. He could have simply called His people out from there, and the army of Egypt would have been powerless to stop them. But…

Passage Read: Exodus 11-14 Meditation Verses: 14:26-27 God commands Moses to stretch out his staff over the sea to part the waters, then again to close the waters on the Egyptians. God didn't need Moses or his staff to do this, but He insisted on…

Passage Read: Exodus 15-18 Meditation Verse: 16:8 It is not good to grumble against leaders or to blame them for our bad circumstances. God hears everything we say, and knows who we're really angry with. God was leading Moses and had led the people out…

Passage Read: Exodus 19-22 Meditation Verse: 19:5 This is what God says of believers today, that we are being made into a kingdom of priests and a holy people! Israel was to be the same by walking in obedience to His commands, by being a…

Passage Read: Exodus 23-26 Meditation Verses: 23:2-3 This is incredibly relevant for today! The Lord commands against following a mob or testifying in a dispute in such a way as to support the mob rather than to support justice. Tied to that is the command…

Passage Read: Exodus 27-30 Meditation Verse: 30:12 Is this why David got in trouble when he numbered the people? Did he forget or not know that the people were to ransom themselves from the Lord? Normally every firstborn son is to be redeemed because they…

Passage Read: Exodus 31-34 Meditation Verses: 32:1-6 All these people saw the miraculous signs that God did through Moses. They saw the fire and smoke on the mountain where Moses was. Yet in spite of that, they turned away from the Lord so easily! A…

Passage Read: Exodus 35-38 Meditation Verses: 36:5-7 There is a zeal among the people that is commendable, but there is also restraint among those doing the work. Having an accurate understanding of how much material is needed for the work and knowing when you have…

Passage Read: Exodus 39 - Leviticus 2 Meditation Verse: Exodus 39:43 The people finished the work and brought it to Moses. Moses examined the work and saw that they had done everything exactly as the Lord had commanded, so he blessed them. They hadn't taken…