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First Things
In light of its origin and contents, Paul evaluates rightly that the gospel is the most significant reality bearing upon all creation and to which all people owe a response.
A Meal to Remember
What could Exodus teach about the Lord’s Supper? Again and again, God gives his people meals to help them keep his saving work before them. In these instructions to celebrate together, we find key truths for our life together as Christians today.
Why is Easter so important?
Beyond the pastels, candy, and eggs, why is Easter so important in the Christian faith? Easter serves as Christians’ annual celebration as the most important part of our faith: the resurrection of Jesus. While there are any number of key aspects of the Christian faith, the Bible presents the resurrection of Jesus as the central element of our faith.
Why’d it have to be snakes?
One of the earliest signs the Lord gives to Moses is that he will turn his staff into a snake and then back into a snake. Context is key when reading Scripture, and the Egyptian context provides insight into what’s going on here. Then, as consider all of Scripture, you realize snakes keep showing up. When want to ask, to quote Indiana Jones, “Why’d it have to be snakes?”
Three Promises for Living on Mission
These three promises are rooted in God himself: his presence, his message, his power. These promises, when applied to our hearts by the Holy Spirit, will give us the courage and wisdom to live on mission wherever God sends us.
The Promise of Exodus and the Gospel
Before things get better in Exodus, they get worse. The great promises of God’s deliverance seem to lead only to life becoming more difficult—making bricks without straw. Yet, in these moments of despair, the Lord God helps his people see the true hope of their redemption: “I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God.”
A Puzzling Passage in Exodus
In Exodus 4:24-26, we find one of the most puzzling passages in Exodus. God confronts Moses, threatens him with death, and then relents when Moses’s wife circumcises their son. What is going on here?