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Goodness and Severity
As the conflict between God and Pharaoh continues into Exodus 9, it is notable how the intensity of the plagues increases in both their...

Christopher Diebold
Mar 20, 20253 min read
Enjoying the Fruit of Wisdom
In Exodus 8, the revelation of God through his great acts of judgment against Pharaoh and Egypt make known the fact that God does not...

Christopher Diebold
Mar 11, 20253 min read
Making Sense of Miracles
As the conflict between the God of Israel and the gods of Egypt begins in earnest in Exodus 7, Moses and Aaron must first pass the...

Christopher Diebold
Mar 4, 20253 min read
History, Revelation, and Holy Spirit
The genealogy of Moses and Aaron that fills out the latter half of Exodus 6 serves the purpose of authenticating Moses’ role as God’s...

Christopher Diebold
Feb 25, 20253 min read
Reflecting on God's Names
As God turns to comfort and encourage his vexed prophet and appointed deliverer in Exodus 6, he makes the point that he revealed himself...

Christopher Diebold
Feb 18, 20253 min read
A Root Cause of Crisis
As Moses, Aaron, and the Hebrews face a reality in Exodus 5 that does not fit with their expectations, a crisis of faith unfolds. If the...

Christopher Diebold
Feb 11, 20254 min read
Communion Through Shed Blood
The undercurrent of the latter half of Exodus 4 is the theme of the shedding of blood. True justice, communion, and victory will only be...

Christopher Diebold
Feb 4, 20253 min read
Signs of Deliverance
As God continues to speak with Moses through the burning bush in Exodus 4, he addresses a series of objections from Moses that suggest...

Christopher Diebold
Jan 28, 20253 min read
Our Self-Sufficient God
As Moses converses with God, who has revealed himself by means of a bush that is burning yet is not consumed, the implied idea that God...

Christopher Diebold
Jan 21, 20253 min read
The God of the Living
Moses’ encounter with YHWH through the burning bush is an important text for a number of reasons. In its immediate context, this divine...

Christopher Diebold
Jan 14, 20253 min read
Providential Preparation
As faithful and diligent Bible readers, we are not to engage in narcigesis (narcissistic exegesis) in which we place ourselves as the...
Jared Smith
Jan 9, 20252 min read
Dealing Wisely with God's People
After a brief introduction in the first seven verses of Exodus that carries forward some themes from Genesis, the remainder of Exodus 1...

Christopher Diebold
Dec 31, 20243 min read
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