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The Rev. Ben Dose, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Arcadia, IA, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 26. The Tabernacle, or mishkan in Hebrew, is the portable sanctuary the Israelites used during their journey to the promised land. They would disassemble it every time they moved and reassembled where they stopped. Like its furnishings, God had specific instructions regarding the construc...

The Rev. Dr. Curtis Deterding, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Fort Myers, FL, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 25. Moses is up on the mountain as YHWH gives him instructions on how to build the Tabernacle, God’s portable, temporary dwelling on earth until King Solomon would build the Temple. The instructions continue through chapter 31, but here we hear about God’s design for some o...

The Rev. John Lukomski, co-host of Wrestling with the Basics on KFUO Radio, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 24. Find Wrestling with the Basics at kfuo.org/WrestlingWithTheBasics. The one, true God has been giving Moses alone the statutes and laws his people will follow. Now, God summons key men and elders from among the people to come worship on the mountain, but from afar. Moses desc...

The Rev. Dr. Thomas Park, LCMS Theological Educator in Taiwan, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 23:10-33. God continues to lay down the law through his servant Moses. Now the subject is that of sabbath regulations and three annual observances: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Ingathering. This section ends with God’s promise to protect his...

The Rev. Jacob Benson, pastor of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lovell, WY, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 22:16-23:9.  Social justice has become a buzzword today, but God’s concern for his people and for upholding justice has always been present. In this text, we are treated to more laws God bestowed upon his people to protect the sanctity of marriage, the purity of worsh...

The Rev. Steven Theiss, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells, MO, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 21:33-22:15.  In this section, God’s laws and statutes now involve the issue of property rights and restitution. It shows that God is not only concerned about the spiritual welfare of his people, but how they deal with one another. These verses are also important for demonstrat...

The Rev. Philip Hoppe, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Colby, KS, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 20:22-21:32.  The 10 Commandments formed the core of God’s law. Now, YHWH lays down more regulations, which take the form of case studies to help future judges decide disputes. This particular code deals with slavery and servitude. God is by no means giving his blessing upon the prac...

The Rev. Kevin Parviz, pastor of Congregation Chai v’ Shalom in St. Louis, MO, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 20. We have come to, arguably, the most well-known event in Exodus. It at least ties with the sending of the plagues! As every catechumen should know, Exodus 20 is where we find God delivering his commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai. These 10 Commandments, as they’ve come to...

The Rev. James Stefanic, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Marshall, MN, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 19.  Three months into the Israelites' journey, they now find themselves at the foot of Mount Sinai, also known as Mt. Horeb, where God first appeared to Moses in the burning bush. Now God intends to make a covenant with the people. But there are preparations to be made, p...

The Rev. Chris Biernacki, pastor of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Florence, AL, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 18. Moses is the intermediary between God and the people. In many ways, this is incredibly taxing on Moses who must continually lead, teach, and advise the Israelites. He spends his days settling disputes according to God’s will, but his father-in-law Jethro sees a better...

The Rev. John Bussman, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Cullman, AL, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 17. We return along with the Israelites back to Rephidim, a location that would one day be known as the place where Israel put God to the test: Massah and Meribah. In the last chapter, they grumbled and received heavenly bread. In this chapter, they grumble again because they la...

The Rev. Timothy Barkett, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lake Havasu City, AZ, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 16. Just two months ago, the Israelites were floundering under the harsh and brutal treatment of their Egyptian slavedrivers. Now, hungry and wandering, they look back fondly on the same experience, wishing they were still around the pots of meat. How short was th...

The Rev. Sean Daenzer, the Director of Worship for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 15. God has given his people victory over the Pharaoh’s army. Their bodies now lay buried under the waters of the Red Sea, through which Israel walked across on dry ground. The people have been through much. Four hundred years of slavery were ended by the hand of God...

The Rev. Thomas Eckstein, pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in Jamestown, ND, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 14. God has taken his people the long way to the promised land through the wilderness. Pharaoh perceives that they are lost and decides to chase after them. While the Hebrews cry out in fear that they will meet their end at the hand of Pharaoh’s army, Moses assures them, “YH...

The Rev. Jesse Baker, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick, MN, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 13. God has spared the first born of the Hebrews from the 10th and final plague and, in return, he now charges that every person and animal to first open the womb are to be consecrated to him. He ratifies the annual feast of Unleavened bread, which connects the people to the Passover....

The Rev. Dr. John Brunner, pastor emeritus and former District President of the Eastern District LCMS, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 12:29-51. This section concludes the narrative which began in chapter 11. Namely, the 10th and final plague is completed, YHWH is fully victorious over the false gods of the Egyptians, and Pharaoh lets the Hebrews go. Israel’s 430 years of sojourning i...

The Rev. Adam DeGroot, pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church in Rio Rancho, NM, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 12:1-28. Happy New Year! God tells Moses and Aaron, “This month shall be for you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year for you.” (v. 2) While chapter 12 will ultimately describe the final plague—the death of the firstborn—before and after Moses relays...

The Rev. Dr. Vernon Wendt, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and Missionary-at-Large in Richmond, KY, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 11. “Yet one more plague,” God tells Moses. One final blow to Pharaoh and the gods of Egypt. One final display of YHWH’s sovereignty over the world. Moses delivers this message to Pharaoh, but his heart is still hardened. The last plague is coming...

The Rev. Dr. Burnell Eckardt, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Kewanee, IL, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 10. God continues to get glory over the gods of Egypt. Now with plagues of locusts and darkness, these hardships affect the common Egyptians while leaving the Hebrews relatively unaffected. Even Pharaoh's servants urge him to compromise, but he still wants to do things on h...

The Rev. David Boisclair, pastor of Faith and Bethesda Lutheran Churches in Pine Lawn, MO, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 9. Pharoah’s heart is still hardened. Moses’ plea to Pharoah that he free the Hebrew people is ignored. God sends three more plagues. This time, the death of Egyptian livestock—the first plague which brings death. Then a plague of painful sores and boils followed...

The Rev. Dr. Curtis Deterding, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Fort Myers, FL, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 8. God now sends three more plagues. Each one, like the first, involves something sacred to the Egyptians. God continues to demonstrate his power over the false gods of Pharaoh. Now involving frogs, gnats, and flies, these pests also inflict discomfort on the people of the...

The Rev. Ryan Kleimola, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Toledo, OH, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 7. God sends Moses and Aaron back to Pharaoh to demand, yet again, he let the people go. He arms them with the ability to perform miraculous signs and explains that Moses will represent God to the Egyptian king, while Aaron will speak thew words as Moses’ prophet. Pharaoh's heart i...

The Rev. John Shank, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Edwardsville, IL, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 6. Moses is distraught. His first appeal to Pharoah to let the people go appears to backfire. Pharoah retaliated by making work harder for the Hebrews, who then turned against Moses, who then questioned God’s plans. In his mercy, God reaffirms his promise of deliverance and send...

The Rev. Matthew Lorfeld, pastor of St. Paul and Immanuel Lutheran Churches in Blue Earth, MN, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 5. Moses and Aaron, obeyed YHWH, the one true God, and went to Pharaoh and commanded, “Let my people go!” For those who know, this will be merely the first of many times Moses will demand the Egyptian king release the Hebrew people. Pharaoh refuses, but his re...

The Rev. Jason Bredeson, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Sacramento, CA, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Exodus 4. God has given Moses a seemingly impossible task: stand up to Pharaoh, the god-king of the Egyptians, and demand he free the nearly three million Hebrew slaves. Moses is understandably concerned. He is convinced no one will listen to him, neither his own people nor Pharoah....