SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 Exodus 21:5-6 But if the servant plainly says, “I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,” then his master shall bring him to the judges. He shall also bring him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an […]
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 Exodus 21:2 If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years; and in the seventh he shall go out free and pay nothing. As I shared yesterday, the Hebrew word translated as “servant” is more literally “bondservant.” This is not a slave in the way that most presume; it was […]
SEPTMEBER 8, 2021 Exodus 21:2 If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years; and in the seventh he shall go out free and pay nothing. On the surface of things, it seems strange that the ordinances given to the people of Israel should begin with one that speaks of servitude, especially when […]
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 Exodus 21:1 Now these are the judgments which you shall set before them.” In response to the people’s request that Moses speak to God directly and communicate back to them what was required of them, God gave Moses different “judgments” that are considered as connected to the Ten Commands given to them […]
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 Exodus 20:26 “Nor shall you go up by steps to My altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed on it.” This prohibition was spoken in regard to the altar of sacrifice meaning that, instead of steps, the top of the altar was to be reached by means of a ramp. This method […]
SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 Exodus 20:24-25 “An altar of earth you shall make for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I record My name I will come to you, and I will bless you. And if you make Me an altar of stone, you shall […]
September 2, 2021 Exodus 20:20 And Moses said to the people, “Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin.” In response to the panic that stuck many of the people assembled at the foot of the mountain, Moses tried to reassure the […]
September 1, 2021 Exodus 20:19 Then they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.” Before we move on to other verses, I felt it was important to make this last observation about Israel’s request for God to stop speaking directly to […]
AUGUST 31, 2021 Exodus 20:19 Then they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.” As I shared yesterday, it is very typical for people to say whatever they need to say in order to get themselves out of an uncomfortable situation. […]
AUGUST 30, 2021 Exodus 20:19 Then they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.” It is very important to notice the reason given by the people for requesting that God stop speaking directly to them — they didn’t want to die. […]
AUGUST 29, 2021 Exodus 20:18 “Now all the people witnessed the thundering, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off.” That God appeared to them in this manner is to emphasize that the God of Israel speaks to His […]
AUGUST 28, 2021 Exodus 20:17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.” To “covet” is to long for possession of something that, in most cases, we cannot obtain […]