Category Archives: Bible Study

Distinguishing Characteristics

We all have favorite stories, verses, or books of the Bible.  Sometimes they are our favorite because of special memories we have connected to the passage.  Sometimes the verse is special because it spoke to us at a time in our lives when we really needed to hear what was being said.  Other times, our [...]
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Who is First?

Today we are going to tackle one of the most infamous stories in the Old Testament. We have come to Exodus 32, where the people of Israel build their golden calf. To understand all that is going on in this chapter, we must remember all that has gone on previously. The nation of Israel has [...]
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Church is Broken

We are continuing today in Exodus Chapters 25 – 30. These chapters contain lots of detail from God to Moses. Please read these chapters as background for today’s discussion. In today’s focal chapters, God continues to tell Moses exactly how to build the ark of the Covenant (also called the ark of the Testimony in [...]
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Bridging the Old and New

We join Moses again this week after he has gone up Mt. Sinai a second time to meet with the Lord. This week, we’re going to focus on God’s request to the people and what that means to us today. Please join me by reading Exodus 25:1-8: The LORD said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites [...]
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Consuming Fire

Today I'm going to take a slightly different approach to our study. I encourage you to read Exodus 21 ? 23 to understand the practical guidelines that God gave to the Israelite people on Moses' first trip up the mountain. Not only did God impart the 10 Commandments, or the big picture rules for living, he also discussed practical matters like how to deal with workers, how to handle property disputes, and how to treat an enemy. The focal chapter for today's study will be Exodus 24. This chapter describes God's second invitation to Moses to meet him at the top of Mount Sinai.
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