Lemon or Lemonade: Devotions from a Preschool Teacher

God is giving Moses the laws to help run the nascent nation of Israel.  Join Lemon or Lemonade as we go through Exodus chapters 21 - 22.  

Moses ascends Mt. Sinai, and God gives him the Law.  Join Lemon or Lemonade for Exodus chapters 19 - 20.  

The people grumble against God and Moses once again, this time for water in the desert, and Moses strikes a rock with his staff and water flows from it.  Then, Jethro, Moses' father in law, gives some life changing advice to Moses about how to govern the people of Israel in this episode of Lemon or Lemonade. Exodus 17 - 18

God provides for His people even when His people react to His faithfulness with grumbling and unbelief.  Our God is faithful when we are faithless, because our God always keeps His promises.  Join Lemon or Lemonade for Exodus chapters 15 - 16.  

The children of Israel had to do nothing other than to be still and see the salvation of the Lord.  (Just like Christians today!  Our God - the same yesterday, today, and forever!)  Join Lemon or Lemonade for Exodus chapters 13 - 14.  

Pharaoh and all of Egypt experience the tenth plague, and God establishes the nation of Israel and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is the Lord's Passover.  Join Lemon or Lemonade for Exodus chapter 12.  

Pharaoh continues the pattern of refusing to let God's people go, experiencing a plague, begging for mercy, and then refusing to let the people go.  Egypt experiences the eighth and ninth plagues with the tenth on the horizon.  Join Lemon or Lemonade for Exodus chapters 8 - 9.  

God sends the plague of frogs, gnats, flies, death of the livestock, boils, and hail to the Egyptians.  Yet, Pharaoh still has a hardened heart and does not let the Israelite people go.  Join Lemon or Lemonade for Exodus chapters 8 - 9.  

God shows that He is Lord over all false gods, including the Egyptian god Hapi, in Exodus chapters 6 - 7 during this episode of Lemon or Lemonade.  

After a bit of whinging and begging, Moses has faith and does as God asks and goes to Pharaoh with Aaron at his side.  Join Lemon or Lemonade for a look at Exodus chapters 4 - 5.  

Moses is given all the experience he needs to be a leader.  However, he still wonders why God chose him to lead the children of Israel.  Learn more about his experiences with Lemon or Lemonade in Exodus chapters 2 - 3.  

Joseph dies, and the book of Genesis closes with the children of Israel becoming a tribe rather than individual people.  However, with the death of Joseph comes changes within Egyptian culture and leadership, and the children of Israel are now seen as a threat and enslaved.  Listen to what happens in Genesis chapter 50 and Exodus chapter 1 in this episode of Lemon or Lemonade.  

Jacob is about to be called home by God, but he blesses his sons with a prophetic blessing that will show the path of each of the tribes of Israel.  Join Lemon or Lemonade for Genesis chapters 47 - 49.  

Joseph cannot contain his emotions any longer and finally tells his brothers who he is in this episode of Lemon or Lemonade, which is going through the Bible in two years.  Once Joseph reveals himself to his brothers, he asks them to tell his father to move the family to Egypt, which Jacob does.  Join Lemon or Lemonade as we journey through Genesis chapters 45 - 46.  

Joseph finally comes face-to-face with his brother, Benjamin, after being separated for almost 15 years.  It is almost too much for him to bear, but he has one final and ultimate test for the brothers before revealing his identity.  Join Lemon or Lemonade for Genesis chapters 43 and 44.  

Pharaoh appoints Joseph as his right-hand man to prepare the land for the coming famine, and Joseph wastes no time in ensuring that Egypt is ready.  During the lean years, Joseph encounters his brothers, who no longer recognize him.  He then puts them to the test to see if they have actually changed.  Join Lemon or Lemonade for chapters 41: 37- 42 of Genesis.  

The cupbearer, the baker, even Pharaoh himself - Joseph interprets the dreams of many Egyptians with the help of God.  This is all part of God's plan to put him in place to save the children of Israel from a famine.  Join Lemon or Lemonade as we study Genesis 40 - 41:36 today.  

Both Judah and Joseph face temptations of the flesh in today's Scripture reading.  Both engage in it in different ways.  One succumbs and one follows God's law.  See how each face the consequences of their actions in Genesis 38 - 39 in today's Scripture reading.  

Isaac is the father of many nations, not just Israel.  This is another way that God fulfills his promise to both Abraham and Isaac.  In the next chapter, we begin to follow Joseph, who begins his long journey to Egypt, which will eventually lead to him saving his family from a harsh famine.  Join Lemon or Lemonade in Genesis chapters 36 and 37.  

Although Jacob's sons are usually best known for their treatment of Joseph in their early lives, other accounts offer a fuller picture of the children of Israel in their youth.  Join Lemon or Lemonade as we look at the story of Dinah and how Isaac lived longer than he expected in Genesis chapters 34-35.  

God is watching out for Jacob and is with him during one of the most challenging journeys of his life.  Join Lemon or Lemonade on a survey through Genesis 31 - 33.  

Jacob goes to the land of his grandfather, Abraham, to find a wife.  He finds Laban's family, as instructed.  There, he gets a taste of his own medicine, for Laban deceives him twice.  Jacob learns from this experience and becomes more honest in his dealings and more reliant on God for what he needs in life.  Join Lemon or Lemonade for today's reading of Genesis chapters 29 and 30.  

Jacob completes his deceit by deceiving his father, with his mother's help, and stealing Esau's blessing while Esau is out hunting, as his father wishes.  With the blessing of Isaac and the promise of God, Jacob begins his journey to find a wife.  Join Lemon or Lemonade in reading and breaking down Genesis 27 - 28.  

Hairy and Grabby.  Or Jacob and Esau.  However you remember the twins who grappled for power already in the womb in Genesis 25 - 26, read about the beginnings of the tribe of Israel with Lemon or Lemonade.  

Abraham buys land in the Promised Land for the first time and then sends his servant to find a wife for his son in this episode of Lemon or Lemonade.  Follow along as we read the Bible in two years, with this episode focusing on Genesis 23 and 24.