Leave the people alone for just one second, and look at what they do!  These same people who walked on the floor of the Red Sea with walls of water beside them, following a pillar of cloud and fire, decided to melt their gold and build a calf to worship. But I can’t sit here and shake my finger at them.  I sin, too. Today was one of those days in which I wish I could have a do-over.  Everything I touched seemed to turn to ashes.  My busyness and juggling mind led me to leave chocolate within reach of … Continue reading Exodus 30-32: The Golden Calf and other sins

Holiness means being set apart for a special purpose.  Exodus 28 and 29 describe in detail how God wanted the Israelites to set their priests (Aaron and his sons) apart.  To someone like me whose idea of shopping for clothes is hitting the sales rack and purchasing anything that fits (since not much does fit outside of the little girls department!), the idea of elaborate robes woven with special fibers, bells, jewels, stones, etc is not easily understood.  What does stand out to me in these chapters is God’s desire for holiness and sacredness, from the sacred clothing to the … Continue reading Exodus 28-29:Setting Apart

These verses remind me of the Proverbs in some ways.  There is a great deal of wisdom in them. So many of these things are not applicable to today.  It’s not that I am “picking and choosing” what to believe in the Bible.  I believe all of it.  I believe God gave these instructions through Moses to the people for a specific purpose — they needed boundaries and guidelines for their long journey through the wilderness.  He sent an angel to go before them, and he sent terror ahead of them to drive out the people…but not all at once, … Continue reading Exodus 22-24:In the Sight of God