Moses puts the truth out there in Exo 5.1. The creator God Yehovah is telling Pharaoh to let his people go because he wants to celebrate with them. Yehovah is God’s name and he is the creator. He expects Egypt…
If the leader of the most powerful nation in the world at the time could come to the conclusion that there is one God, it would be a moment in history that confirmed the truth of monotheism. And, the name…
If we were the Lord, what would we do to set the captive Hebrews free? In addition, how would we reveal ourselves as the true creator of the universe? Well, first of all, we would fight an idea with another…
We are going to take a look at the difference between Monotheism and Polytheism and this will give us some insight into why Pharaoh acted the way he did. Monotheism is believed to be a belief in one God by…
God wants to deliver Israel and Moses wants to know God’s name. He tells Moses he is using a “new” name that reveals a new aspect of who he is, and it hasn’t been revealed until now. That name is…
Did Moses have a plan? Let’s look at what Moses said in Exo 5.1 and Exo 5.3. Exo 5.1 says, “And afterward Moses and Aaron came and said to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says Yehovah, the God of Israel, let my people…
Let’s go back to see where we are so far. God decides that he is going to play the long game to release Israel by using ten plagues over several months instead of a simple miracle. The Lord seems to…
Now we are going to go back and look at the story of the Exodus from a different perspective, one that many have not really gone into. This different look will not only tell us what really happened but it…
In Exo 38.21-31 we an accounting of the the materials used to build the Mishkan. Why is this here? Moses was a “non-profit” prophet. People will say if someone was in charge of all that gold, silver and materials that…
We have said before that this altar was where the Lord does business. There is an outer altar and an inner altar, and a third altar called the Miphkad altar (more on that later). But, we are going to deal…
We have talked about the Mishkan extensively in other teachings, but we are going to touch on a few other things found in Exo 25 through 27. These chapters will be telling us about the Mishkan and we have mentioned…
Many “nuggets” of the Torah can be found in Exo 20 through 24. We are going to discuss the “essence” or “spirit” of the Torah. We know about the Ten Commandments, but what else can be found in this section?…
We have a breakdown in faith in Exo 20.18-21. The people were to come up to the mountain when they heard the shofar, and Moses drew near but the people stood “afar off.” What made Moses draw near? It is…
Exo 17.1-7 is a clear case of “What have you done for me lately?” Israel has seen and experienced great miracles and they ask “Is the Lord among us or not?” They were in fear and thinking like slaves. They…
The Birth-pains of the Messiah (Tribulation) will last 2520 days, or seven biblical years. At the mid-point of the birth-pains (Nisan 10) the False Messiah will come to Jerusalem and the Abomination of Desolation will be set-up. He will declare…
A whole generation of millions were brought to Kadesh Barnea to die. Where are all the bodies? They haven’t found them because Kadesh Barnea is not in the Sinai Peninsula. The scholars and the historians are looking in the wrong…
Jebel Al-Lawz means “almond mountain” and that is very significant. Aaron’s rod was almond, and the almond is called the first fruits of spring, or the “awakening fruit.” Jebel Al-Lawz fits the biblical description for Mount Sinai in several ways.…
Israel will pass through the “midst” of the sea. The Hebrew word for “deep” in Exo 15.5,8 is “tehomot” meaning “subterranean deep, very deep.” Exo 15.8 says the waters were “piled up” like a wall, and the “tehomot” (deeps) were…
In Exo 13.19 it says, “And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear saying, ‘God shall surely take care of you and you shall carry my bones from here…
In Gen 46.11 we learn that Jacob had a son Named Levi, and he had three sons named Gershom, Kohath and Merari. Kohath would have a son named Amram, and Amram had two sons named Aaron and Moses. This will…
