Introduction: Read 1:16-18 and notice Israel’s fervour as they answer to Joshua after the death of Moses. After wandering in the desert for forty years, they are finally approaching the

Moses and Aaron are condemned by God for failing to trust him enough to “to honour me as holy.” The people were at fault because they weren’t happy with God

We read in the chapters before this how God gives Moses the well-known 10 commandments and various other laws of how God would like his people to live. It is

This is probably a rather familiar section to most readers. Familiarity, however, sometimes obscures the purpose these commands serve in their context. Look carefully at verse 2. The Lord introduces

The people of Israel were miraculously rescued by the Lord. Now they start their new life as rescued people. In verses 22 to 25 in chapter 15 we read of

Verses 12 & 13 tell of the night of the Passover. God’s judgement is on the land of Egypt, the people, even the animals, but perhaps most significantly the gods.

God rescued Moses at birth, ensured he was well educated, then sent him off between the ages of 40 and 80 to prepare him for a great work. The Lord

These dramatic chapters show Joseph’s brothers being humbled through their need of food and their interaction with the mysterious leader of Egypt. In the opening of chapter 45 verses 1

In verses 3 to 8 in chapter 37 we read that Joseph received a dream that stimulated his brothers to hate him more than they had. Also, in the dream