STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY REFLECTING GOD’S GLORY

EXODUS 34:1-4,26-35 Moses was changed when he came down from the mountain. Earlier, he had asked to see the glory of the Lord, but when he came down from the mountain with the two tablets of stone, he did not know “that the skin of his face shone while he...

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STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY DESIRING TO KNOW GOD BETTER

EXODUS 33:12-23 Having succeeded in receiving several answers to his prayers, Moses then evidenced his greatest boldness in what he requested of God. Moses said, “I beseech thee, shew me thy glory” (Ex. 33:18). Moses had been so encouraged by God’s answers to his prayers that he sought for the...

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STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY STAND UP FOR JESUS!

EXODUS 32:19-35 The people were terror-stricken and awed by the irrefutable power exercised by Moses. He stood, one man against more than 600,000 soldiers (Num. 1:46), and commanded that those who were guilty of this sin be put to death. Moses had just been in the very presence of God,...

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STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY TRUST IN GOD, NOT MAN

EXODUS 32:1-18 Aaron and Hur had been left to look after the affairs of Israel while Moses was absent. Joshua, Moses’ servant, had gone partway up the mountain with Moses, so he was not with the people at the time of this sin. But while Moses was on the mountaintop...

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STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY LAW REVEALS NEED OF GRACE

EXODUS 20:1-17 The Mosaic Law was not given to produce salvation. The purpose of the Law was to help people see how far short they had fallen of God’s righteous demands so they would cast themselves on the grace of God. Even during the time of the Law, grace was...

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STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY PREPARING TO GIVE THE LAW

EXODUS 19:1-8, 16-25 Exodus 19 and 20 record an event that was a great turning point in the life of the Israelites as well as all mankind. These chapters record the giving of the Law by God through Moses to the nation of Israel. Exodus 19:1-2 says, “In the third...

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STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY DELEGATING RESPONSIBILITY

EXODUS 18:13-27 As I have studied the Word of God concerning leadership, I have come to certain conclusions about spiritual principles of good leadership. These principles can be applied not only by leaders of organizations but by Sunday school teachers or by anyone with responsibility. First, God uses people to...

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STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY LIFE TO ALL WHO DRINK

EXODUS 17:1-7 The water flowing from the rock indicates the provision for life. The psalmist said, “Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed” (Ps. 78:20). The smitten rock pointed to the smitten Christ who paid the penalty of sin. The gushing streams of...

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STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY FEEDING ON GOD’S PROVISIONS

EXODUS 16:11-36 As the manna fell in the wilderness for the Israelites, each person was to gather what he needed. The Lord instructed, “Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them...

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STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY FROM SINGING TO COMPLAINING

EXODUS 15:1-7,22-27 In the Israelites’ song recorded in Exodus 15, the word “Lord” occurs 11 times, and various personal pronouns referring to Him occur more than 30 times. So it is clear that the song was sung to Him and about Him. All the honors of the victory were reverently...

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