Some quick observations this evening.  I am weary in my soul, snippy with my tongue, hypocritical with my daughter, and testy with my husband.  The only one in this house who likes me right now is the dog.  She’s curled up in my lap here in front of the fire while my daughter takes her shower and my husband is in bed early.  He doesn’t like it when my daughter and I argue, and it seems that the older she gets, the more we rub each other raw.  I am so frustrated with her tone of voice and sarcasm I … Continue reading Exodus 19-21:Needing My Savior

Isn’t it beautiful how God supplies all our needs — often in ways we never would have imagined? Who would have thought that a people wandering in wilderness would survive on supernatural food?  I’ve always wondered what manna tasted like, and in my reading tonight I noticed that the Lord told the people  to collect some manna and store it to show to their descendants.  The jar was placed in the Ark of the Covenant.  Once again, the Lord provided a way to preserve history. A little history that I must have skipped over in my previous readings is the … Continue reading Exodus 16-18:Metaphorical Manna

The Lord values education.  This much is clear from his commands regarding the yearly observance of the Passover.  He specifically told parents to teach their children the significance of this yearly festival. What do we American parents teach our children? By creating a yearly holiday, the Lord made one of the first history lessons every recorded possible.  It was passed down from generation to generation and is still practiced today.  Can you imagine the fear and dread those Israelites must have felt when they looked over their shoulders and say 600 chariots rumbling towards them?  Chariots behind them, and the … Continue reading Exodus 13-15:A personal plea

It’s interesting to note that Pharaoh’s magicians were able to perform the first few signs and wonders all by themselves: turning the water into blood and bringing the nasty frogs into the houses.  But then God began to make a distinction…the Israelites did not have the gnats and flies, boils OR hail.  Can you imagine such a hailstorm as that? Pharaoh is like a yo-yo…yes, you can go.  No, you can’t go.  What was he afraid of?  What was he fighting against? It’s impossible to fight against God and win.  When he calls us, that voice doesn’t go away until … Continue reading Exodus 7-9: Blood, Frogs, Gnats, Flies, Boils and Hail…oh my!