Tag: Exodus
Cover to Cover Reading: Exodus 28:1-30:16 Focus: Exodus 28:1-30 In life, there are those who represent us at a corporate, government, and international level. We have managers, politicians, ambassadors who represent our cause (whether you agree with them or not); they promote and defend our cause and rights at the various levels in life. Yet, however, we rarely appreciate or recognise the work that they do for us.
Cover to Cover Reading: Exodus 25:1-27:21 Focus: Exodus 25:1-27:21 Throughout our world are amazing pieces of architecture which we admire (or not, click here) and boast of human creativity and achievement. The talent which God has given to those people is mind-blowing. The future is, really, only limited by one’s imagination. Neither has this only been something of the modern period, but something which has been since the beginning of human civilisation. One only needs to think about the seven wonders of the ancient world: the pyramids, Babylon’s hanging gardens, the great lighthouse of Alexandria, just to name a few.
Cover to Cover Reading: Exodus 22:1-24:18 Focus: Exodus 23:10-12 Today, in the 21st century, life has never been faster. One only needs to look at 24-hour time lapse videos of some of the major cities in the world to see how ridiculous life has become. Life for many is so wrapped up in work, stress levels escalate, yet so few take the time to rest and recover. Come the weekend, most people are so often out catching up with friends and lost time that they rarely give themselves a chance to rest.
Cover to Cover Reading: Exodus 18:1-21:36 Focus: Exodus 21:1-11 In a world where Patriarchy is viewed with disdain, where Feminism seeks equality, the argument often draws upon ancient Patriarchal systems where women were viewed with inequality and treated unfairly. However, as one explores the instalment of social systems within Israel, while it is still a Patriarchal system, it is not without its provision for women. Admittedly, while women and slaves were viewed as property, they are not without rights (though that would be argued by many). Women and slaves were still to be provided for with care and dignity (where…
Cover to Cover Reading: Exodus 15:1-17:16 Focus: Exodus 16:13-30 Why is it so hard to trust in God? When Jesus taught, “Do not worry” on the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:25-34) and that God would provide the needs of His people, Jesus meant that we could trust God to provide for our daily needs. Yet, we start thinking about the future and how we’ll ever be able to afford a house or raise a family, how we’ll ever live after retirement…the list goes on. Even when we’ve seen God provide amazingly in our times of need, we still forget…
