Exodus 14-15, Matthew 17 • Key Verse: Exodus 14:13 In Exodus 14 Moses told the people, “Don’t just do something. Stand there!” Those were not his exact words, but they might make us stop to look more closely at the account of the parting of the Red Sea. It is...

Exodus 12-13, Matthew 16 • Key Verse: Matthew 16:12 Those of us who enjoy telling a good story usually agonize inwardly when we have to explain it. Hopefully, at some point in the retelling of the story, a light will come on and the person will say, “Oh, now I...

Exodus 9-1 1, Matthew 15:21-39 • Key Verses: Genesis 15:32—33 In these verses we read of another crowd at mealtime. This time, however, it’s Jesus who points out the need for food. The previous time the need was brought up by the disciples. Just as before, however, they appeal to...

Exodus 7-8, Matthew 15:1-20 • Key Verses: Matthew 15:8-9 The previous chapter concluded with an interesting worship service. It took place in a boat and was a spontaneous response to Jesus. Worship is, as Warren Wiersbe defines it, “The believer’s response of all that he is—mind, emotions, will and body—to...

Exodus 4-6, Matthew 14:22-36 • Key Verse: Matthew 14:33 In our mind we have the basic, idea of what happened is this account. The disciples were in a boat, at night, in rough water. Then Jesus appeared out of nowhere. At first the disciples thought, they were seeing a ghost....

Exodus 1-3, Matthew 14:1-21 • Key Verses: Matthew 14:16-18 An indication of the importance of the feeding of the 5,000 is the fact that it is the only miracle of Jesus recorded in all four Gospels. The account in John 6 gives so much emphasis to the meaning of the...

Genesis 49-50, Matthew 13:31-58 • Key Verse: Genesis 50:24-25 Warren Wiersbe comments in his notes on Genesis 50 that “Genesis begins with a garden and ends with a coffin: what a commentary on the results of sin!” The progression is from life to death. Sin brought death. Immediately things changed...

Genesis 46-48, Matthew 13:1—30 • Key Verses: Genesis 48:15-16 God providentially paved the way for Joseph’s family to sojourn in Egypt. At a time of famine, Jacobs extended family was welcomed there, where food and land was made available to him. As they prepared to meet the Pharaoh, Joseph gave...

Genesis 43-45, Matthew 12:24-50 • Key Verse: Genesis 45:5 Joseph’s life had its shares of downs. His brothers were jealous of him, almost killed him, sold him into slavery and lied to his father about what happened to him. As a result, Joseph lived as a slave, was falsely accused...

Genesis 41-42, Matthew 12:1-23 • Key Verses: Genesis 41:51-52 “Deal with it!” is a phrase often heard today. Sometimes it is accompanied with the encouragement to “get over it.” These phrases can be like a form of shock counseling. Hit over the head with a blunt piece of advice, a...