Daily Thoughts From God's Word

“Tell the people of Israel to turn back and encamp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, in front of Baal-zephon; you...

We often rehearse the fact that the Bible is one story, not two.  Though Old and New Testaments, they tell the same story from promise to...

And so, the miracles and plagues begin, first, with the budding of Aaron’s rod.  Water turned to blood, an infestation of frogs, gnats...

“Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast...

In reading through the Bible in recent years, when coming to the third chapter of Exodus, I have commented on passages before and after,...

The story of the exodus begins:  “But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly...

“Then Jacob called his sons and said, ‘Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in days to come. ...

“God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, ‘Jacob, Jacob.’ And he said, ‘Here I am.’ Then he said, ‘I am God, the God of...

The story of Joseph continues:  “Now the famine was severe in the land.  And when they had eaten the grain that they had brought from...

Falsely accused by Potiphar’s wife, Joseph was now in prison.  There, he came across (He “came across” . . . That sounds as if the...

For chapter 37 of Genesis, my ESV has the heading “Joseph’s Dreams of Greatness.”  The story of Joseph, his coat of many colors, his...

Often noted is the honesty and transparency of the Bible when it reports on people and their actions.  One of the most despicable stories...

“Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying, ‘Jacob has taken all that was our father's, and from what was our father's he has...

Through all these stories, so many mountain top but, also, deep valley experiences!  May I simply quote the entirety of the hymn, the...

An interesting but expected dynamic taking place, here.  God renewed the covenant with Isaac, saying, “And in your offspring all the...