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

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