God is not a safe God (Exodus 12)

God is not a safe God (Exodus 12). There are many aspects to who Jesus is and it's easy to overemphasise one at the expense of another. The result can be an imbalanced, even distorted, picture of Him. Too much burning anger and destruction from the books of Numbers, Deuteronomy and Joshua and you forget …

Why Ten Plagues? (Exodus 7-12)

Why Ten Plagues? (Exodus 7-12). Why ten plagues? Why not just one or two? The story in Exodus is fascinating and exciting but sometimes it seems a bit long-winded, a bit drawn out. Surely God could have settled the matter more quickly? Wham bam. No faff, no fuss. Job done.   Of course He could …

Why Did Pharaoh Hold Out So Long? (Exodus 7-11)

Why Did Pharaoh Hold Out So Long? (Exodus 7-11) Reading Exodus I find it astonishing that it took ten plagues to settle the matter. You'd think only one or two would be evidence enough for Pharaoh that he was outmatched and dealing with a dangerous enemy far beyond his power. If I had been in …

Responding to Setbacks (Exodus 5-6)

Responding to Setbacks (Exodus 5-6). Things were not going according to plan. Here was Moses, back in Egypt, newly come from the amazing experience of the burning bush, freshly appointed by God to rescue His people, and things are going wrong. Not just wrong, but worse than before.   Chapter 5 sees Moses and Aaron …