Find encouragement and insight for your walk with God through these devotionals.
God told Moses that He will bring the Israelites into the Promised Land and that He will destroy all the inhabitants living there now. Why will He destroy them? Because they were evil in His sight and they worshiped detestable gods. And how will He destroy them? He will destroy them through the Israelites. They […]
I was about to continue with my series of Moses today, but the Holy Spirit gently nudged me to write something else for Easter. So what I am about to write comes directly from Him to you in this wonderful Easter time. Easter and Christmas is the only two holidays kept by the majority of […]
God wants us to live honorable lives. He wants us to love one another and to reach out to one another, to exalt and to lift up, not to destroy. God’s intention is so clear when you read the laws that He explained to Moses. And one that I would like to stand still on […]
God is giving and explaining His law to Moses in detail at Mount Sinai. And what is interesting to note is that God is in favor of restitution, in other words correcting a wrong and He is also concerned about people’s well being. Two things I would like to highlight today are the following: “Do […]
God gave the Israelites the ten commandments at Mount Sinai. His presence scared the Israelites and they begged Moses to ask God not to speak to them again. God then spoke to Moses and gave him several instructions to give to the people. One was that they shouldn’t make elaborate altars when they worshipped and […]
The Lord spoke to the Israelites at Mount Sinai and they were scared to bits! They trembled with fear and immediately rushed to Moses and told them that the Lord must stop talking to them! He must rather speak to Moses. Now as I discussed last week they were wrong in asking Moses to tell […]
At Mount Sinai God spoke to the Israelites directly from the mountain. There He gave them the ten commandments. He spoke to them directly from the mountain. And instead of a feeling of awe and wonder, the Israelites trembled with fear. “When the people heard the thunder and the loud blast of the horn, and […]
God made a covenant with Israel that they will be His very own possession, His kingdom of priests, if they will obey Him and keep His covenant. Moses brought the message to the people and they answered: ‘They all responded together. “We will certainly do everything the Lord asks of us.” Exodus 19:8 Without wavering […]
The Israelites were camped at the foot of Mount Sinai. There Moses climbed the mountain to appear before God. God here reaffirms the promise He had made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He tells Moses: “Now if you will obey Me and keep My covenant, you will be My own special treasure from among all […]
Whilst the Israelites were camped close to the mountain of the Lord, Moses alone handled all the conflicts of the people. He alone heard their cases and presented them before God to hear His answer and verdict. Can you imagine the burden that was on Moses? He alone had to handle all the disputes of […]
Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro had heard of how God had blessed Israel and how He had mightily brought them out of Egypt. He was glad and set out to meet Moses and the Israelites where they were camped near the mountain of God. He brought Moses’ wife, Zipporah and Moses’ two sons with him as well. […]
The Amalekites attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. As I discussed last week, the Amalekites were a warlike nation, fierce in battle, a force to be reckoned with. And the Amalekites were the Israelites’ first physical encounter with any nation, as they had never been in a battle before! Now as I discussed last week, Moses […]
The Israelites were camped at Raphidim as the Lord had commanded. Then suddenly the warriors of Amalek came to make war against them. The Amalekites were a nomadic tribe that lived in the desert region of the Dead Sea. They were descendants of Israel’s twin brother, Esau. They were a hostile tribe and they made […]
God wants us all to truly realize what it means to be His Children, to truly understand what the impact thereof should be on our lives. I have heard the concept so many times in my life that I know I have become blasé over it. And I don’t think that I am alone in […]
I cannot believe that 2012 has flown by so quickly. It feels like yesterday that I wrote the devotion with a message for 2012. There were so many uncertainties then, so many doom prophets doing the round, so many people predicting the end of the world at 21 December 2012. But that also came and […]
The people of Israel were looked after by the Lord. He provided them with water when they complained and He provided them with food when they complained. He was very patient with them, even though they complained and failed all the tests He put in their path. Now God led them to Rephidim and there […]
The Lord looked after the Israelites. He rescued them from Egypt, He caused the Red Sea to dry up so that they can walk over on dry ground, He turned bitter water into sweet water and He led them to a wonderful oasis with twelve springs. He looked after them. But despite all that, the […]
God saved the Israelites from the Egyptians. By His mighty deeds He delivered them. They were in awe of Him and sang His praises, rejoicing in His holiness and wonder! Then He led them away from the Red Sea and into the Shur desert. They continued on, probably still singing in their hearts, praising God […]
God had saved the Israelites from the Egyptians. Firstly with ten plagues and then finally by sweeping the whole of Pharaoh’s army out of the way with the forces of the Red Sea cascading down upon them. It must have been a marvelous sight to see! And what did the Israelites do? They immediately broke […]
The Israelites camped alongside the shores of the Red Sea just as God had told them to. They were absolutely in the Will of God and adhering to His Words without wavering. But then a problem attacked them. Pharaoh and his army were back! They were going to attack them and force them to return […]