January 19. Reading 19. God Reveals His Law Exodus 20-23 “Worship the Lord your God, and His blessing will be upon you” (Ex. 23:25). The rabbis identify 613 laws in Moses’ writings. The 10 basic commandments are stated in Exodus 20. The principles expressed in the Ten Commandments are validRead More …

  January 18. Reading 18. God’s Intentions Exodus 15:22-19:25 “Although the whole earth is Mine, you will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation” (Ex. 19:5-6). The Israelites’ discontent and quarreling on the journey toward Sinai demonstrates how far this people was from the holy nationRead More …

  January 17. Reading 17. God’s Victory Exodus 12:1-15:21 “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today” Ex. 14:13. The great celebration of Passover calls every Jewish family together to participate in an annual reminder of the deliverance God broughtRead More …

  January 16. Reading 16. God Reveals His Power Exodus 5-11 “Who is the Lord, that I should obey Him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord and I will not let Israel go” (Ex. 5:2). In ancient times a nation’s gods were credited with its successes.Read More …

January 15. Reading 15. God Revealed To Moses Exodus 1-4 “This is My name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation” (Ex. 3:15). In these chapters we meet Moses. But most important, in these chapters we meet God, and learn His most personalRead More …

Exodus Introduction Exodus means “going out.” The book tells the story of the Israelites’ release from bondage in Egypt about 1450 b.c. Exodus tells how God, faithful to the covenant promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, performed miracles to shatter the bonds holding His people. The fast-paced adventure movesRead More …

January 14. Reading 14. “God Will Be With You” Genesis 47-50 “I am about to die, but God will be with you and take you back to the land of your fathers” (Gen. 48:21). Genesis ends with Jacob’s family settled in Egypt. Yet the passing of the patriarchs marks theRead More …

January 13. Reading 13. Wait And See Genesis 42-46 “Now we must give an accounting for his blood” (Gen. 42:22). Twenty-two years had passed since Joseph’s brothers sold him as a slave. When famine drove the brothers to Egypt, and they applied to Egypt’s second most powerful man, they hadRead More …

January 12. Reading 12. Joseph Genesis 37-41 “Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?” (Gen. 37:10) Few Bible characters are as admirable as Joseph. He suffered injustice after injustice, yet persevered. His faith was ultimately rewarded, and Joseph realizedRead More …

January 11 Reading 11 A Place to Settle Genesis 33-36 “I will build an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone” (Gen. 35:3). At last Jacob returned not only to Canaan, but home. His 20Read More …