While Moses is up on the mount with God, the people of Israel are engaged in idolatry down below. This is a well-known scene in the history of Israel where we witness their sinful impatience, the burning wrath of God, and the passionate intercession of Moses.

In instructing Moses to build a tabernacle, God was expressing his desire to dwell with his people. However, this holy God is a consuming fire! As we continue to look at the tabernacle and the priests commissioned to serve within it, we see how this holy God makes a way to dwell with unholy humans.

God’s intention from the beginning was to dwell with his people. Now, in the wilderness, he instructs Moses and the people to build a tabernacle in which he can actually dwell in their midst. This tabernacle, including its design and its furniture, gives echoes of Eden as well as pointers to a future reality.

God redeems his people, then invites them into covenant relationship. He gives them the law, which serves as the terms of the covenant. Finally, in Exodus 24, we see the Lord confirm, or ratify, the covenant with his people.

To conclude his giving of the law, God promises Israel that he will go before them. But in promising his presence, he demands their allegiance and obedience. If they are to experience victory in the land, they must follow their Leader.

God has ascended on Mt. Sinai, where he invites Israel into covenant relationship. In Exodus chapters 20-23, he establishes the terms of the covenant. This starts with maybe the most well-known portion of the book of Exodus: the Ten Commandments. What do we learn here about the law, grace, and the gospel?

In Exodus 19, we see the movements of grace: redemption, requirement, and reward. The Lord has redeemed his people, now he will begin to give his requirements of obedience, and he promises the reward of redemption. This is how God operates in Exodus, as well as with us today.

When Moses is visited by his father-in-law Jethro, it seems like an unusual side story in the book of Exodus. But we see important elements of life on mission: proclamation and discipleship.

God has been training his people to trust him by providing for their basic, inward needs of hunger and thirst. But now they face an external threat of attack. Not only are they learning that the Lord will provide for their needs, but He will defeat their enemies. These are important lessons for exiles in the wilderness to learn, both Israel and us.

Continuing on their wilderness journey, Israel camps at a place without water. Their thirst leads them to quarrel with Moses. But there is more going on than the surface level need being unmet. There is a deeper thirst and a deeper need that only God can fulfill.

After being delivered through the Red Sea, God’s people rejoice in singing. But only three days later, they have changed their tune. Their wilderness wandering is marked by testing, grumbling, and God’s provision.

Following the death of all the firstborn in Egypt, God’s people go free. But there is one final pursuit from Pharaoh, along with one final demonstration of God’s power to save. Nothing can stop God from getting the glory he deserves - not even the enemy’s army or the Red Sea.

The tenth and final sign from God brings Pharaoh to his knees. The death of the firstborn leads to the release of God’s people: the exodus.

God’s deliverer, by God’s command, will now initiate a series of miraculous signs & wonders in Egypt. God gives opportunity after opportunity to repent, but Pharaoh’s hardened heart refuses. Ultimately, God brings himself glory in letting all the earth know that He is the LORD and there is none like him.

As Moses approaches Pharaoh with instructions to let God’s people go, the confrontation begins. This king of Egypt was not familiar with this God, but he, along with all the world, will begin to fully know who the LORD is.

Moses, the man God has chosen as the deliverer of his people, has experienced extreme failure. As he starts over in the desert land of Midian, God quietly prepares him for forty years in this second season of life. Now in Exodus 3-4, God calls him to an enormous task that he cannot achieve by his own strength. But as we see throughout God’s story, this God who calls and sends his messengers is als...

Exodus begins with God’s people in bondage in Egypt, but God moves to prepare a deliverer who will rescue them. But this will be no quick fix or easy way out. Often God’s work appears slow or non-existent, but God always does his work in his way, in his time, for his glory.

We celebrate Easter Sunday this year by opening the book of Exodus. Exodus is a story of deliverance, but we must see how it begins in darkness. It is a picture of our own condition and the rescue provided by the resurrection of Christ. His resurrection is our exodus!

In week ten of our series in Systematic Theology, we conclude by exploring the Holy Spirit. This third, distinct person of the Trinity has been active throughout time, including today.

In week eleven of our series on Systematic Theology, we look ahead to the end times. There are many different viewpoints about how things will transpire in the future, but there are certain things we know for sure from the Scriptures. And knowing these things should result in living in readiness for Christ’s return.

In week ten of our series in Systematic Theology, we explore the subject of angels & demons. What are they, what do they do, and how does their existence impact our lives today?

In week nine of our series on Systematic Theology, we unpack the doctrine of the church. In an age when many people don’t trust or feel a need for the church, what is it and why is it important? The answer to these questions have very real implications in our lives today.

In week eight of our series in Systematic Theology, we tackled the doctrines of heaven & hell. What are these destinations all about, and what do they reveal about the character of God?

In week seven of our series in Systematic Theology, we address the subject of salvation. What is salvation, or what does it mean to be saved? This is a fundamental question of Christianity and the most significant question of our lives.

In week six of our series in Systematic Theology, we tackle the question of Who is Jesus Christ? There is much to say about this one who is central to our faith. The more we understand the person & work of Christ, the more we will be moved to worship Him.