A four-century wait for a promise
Promises from God to Abraham: Genesis 15–17 God was promising Abraham the world, or at least a large chunk of the …
Tag Archives: Egypt
Flight to Tahpanhes or back to Goshen?
Gedaliah is assassinated, then the Judeans flee to Israel for fear of reprisals from Nebuchadnezzar, even though Jeremiah tells them not to. Jeremiah is …
Ezekiel sees Egypt’s future
Ezekiel prophesies against Egypt; Jerusalem falls and Zedekiah tries to escape but he’s captured, loses his eyes and is taken to Babylon: Ezekiel 30–31; 2 …
It’s not ‘just politics’: even kings should keep an oath
Two eagles: Israel was to stay loyal to Babylon, rather than turning to Egypt; God’s righteous justice; a funeral song …
Isaiah’s prophecy: a dried-up Nile in Egypt
Isaiah’s prophesies about Cush, Egypt, Babylon, Edom, Arabia, and Shebna (Hezekiah’s official): Isaiah 18–23 In a series of devastating prophecies …
Never forget
Rules, rights and regulations: Deuteronomy 21–25 In close, family-based communities, the rules for who would be in and out of the …
Don’t go back to Egypt for horses
Call for justice, guidelines for kings, wars and prophets: Deuteronomy 16:18–20:19 Egypt was a place no Israelite should ever go …
It was touch and go
God’s requirements for obedience: Deuteronomy 10–12 Moses isn’t slow to remind the Israelites of just how close they’d come to …
A bronze snake
Wandering in the wilderness, water, snakes, unexpected battles: Numbers 19–21 The story about snakes, and the cure for snakebite, is …
Hopeless
The Levites complain: Numbers 16–18 The reality of their situation was starting to bite: there would be no promised land for …
The politics of fear wins over faith
Exploring Canaan: Numbers 13–15 The 12 scouts came back from Canaan with a two-part report. One was positive, showing that …
God’s plan A for taking back Canaan?
More promises and Moses goes up the mountain: Exodus 23–24 The first time God told the Israelites to invade Canaan, …
They will know that I am the Lord
The first two months in the wilderness: Exodus 16–19 When Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, heard everything that God had done for …
Frogs and more frogs
All those plagues: Exodus 7–12 The second plague was frogs across the entire land. No worries, said Pharaoh’s magicians, that’s not so hard: …
Pharaoh’s heart hardens
Moses confronts Pharaoh for the first time: Exodus 5–7 Pharoah had already shown his contempt for Moses, Aaron, the Hebrews (all …
I’ve seen their suffering
Moses in the desert and back to Egypt: Exodus 3–4 The Israelites (or Hebrews) might have lost touch with God, …
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