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I must confess that the many different rules and regulations for sacrifices are confusing.   I wonder why God specified them?

Before we begin this book, let’s remember why we are reading it in the first place.   Between here and Numbers many stalwart Bible readers stumble and fall…

In the New Living Translation the token that the priest wore said “Holy unto the Lord”.   Who would dare to put something like that on?

God’s people gave so generously to the work that they had to be commanded to stop giving.    Let that sink in for a minute….

New tablets to replace the old, directions on what to build and how to use it, and a command to go to the Promised Land.   But no one is moving…why?

What possible reason could there be for us to know all the details about a table or a robe that was used thousands of years ago, and is lost to history?   Why would this be included in the Bible?

When you think about what’s happening here, it really is amazing.

A couple of things are mentioned here that many people forget when they decide to build.

Wait…we aren’t done with the crazy commands?   Okay…bring ’em on..

If my dog bites the mailman, and he doesn’t deliver my mail…..do I still have to pay my bills?   Find the answer to that vexing question in this passage….

I noticed today in 16:4 of the New Living Translation that God orchestrated all of these events in order to test them.   As one of my instructors mentioned one day “you don’t like tests, but they are good for you”.

When I saw the names of the places that locate where Israel crossed the Red Sea I got all excited.  But there’s one small piece of information missing…

If God made Pharaoh’s heart hard, then how can He be upset with him?  Did God create a situation in which children would have to be killed?

Most of the 10 plagues are covered in today’s reading, and they are familiar.   But I just realized some things I didn’t know before…

Why is it that we question God, even when we are standing on holy ground, in front of a burning bush?   Why is it so hard for us to believe what God says?

Today we come across a real mystery.  A man with three different names….?

Father’s don’t pronounce blessings on their children anymore….listening to these blessings, maybe it’s a good thing…

…and the Government takes over.   Some things never change.

Rotting in prison, accused of a crime he didn’t commit, Simeon waits and prays that his brothers find a way to get him released.

This part of the story reminds me of one of the names for God…

I just saw something in Genesis 39 that I hadn’t seen before.  

Did I really need to know that Judah slept with his daughter in law?   Yes.   Yes I did.  Here’s why:

In yesterday’s reading Jacob’s sons kill all the men in town.  Today, they are on the run.

Years earlier, he had left town on the run because he had cheated his brother out of a blessing.   Now he is returning a wealthy man, and his brother is on his way to say “hello” with 400 soldiers.  

You wouldn’t believe how the nation of Israel got it’s start….I doubt they are bragging about it.

One of the hardest things to understand in the Bible is why God would reward a snake like Jacob.

“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree…”   Can I get an “amen”?

You probably already know the main themes, here are a few other things to think about:

You aren’t going to believe where the Moabites and Ammonites came from….

There are so many topics screaming to be addressed in these chapters I don’t even know where to begin.   Let’s just touch on a few, including the one that will touch off a world war…

Reading this is bound to make some people mad.

After God speaks once, Job repents and apologizes for what he said.   But it’s God’s response that still has people talking…