Exodus 19:9, “And Yah said to Moses, “Behold I am coming to you in a thick cloud.” 9:16, “On the morning of the third day, there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain…” 9:18, “Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke, because YHWH had descended on it in fire.… Read More »Darkness, Fear, and Dread
Exodus 19:3-8, “YHWH called to him out of the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and, tell the people of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.… Read More »Yah’s Special Treasure (aka Israel)
Yesterday’s introduction to our campsite at Exodus 19 cleansed our pallet or erased the slate, resetting our expectations and preparing us for the show that is about to begin. In the opening few verses of this chapter, I imagine Israel as an audience of antsy and impatient theater… Read More »The Number Three: Perpetual Life in Messiah
We’ve arrived at Exodus, Chapter 19, and more importantly, we’ve arrived at the foot of Mt. Sinai. We’ve left Raphidim, in the Wilderness of Sin, and are now at the Wilderness of Sinai. Read Day #14 for a reminder of definitions and context, but clearly this is where Yah intended to… Read More »The Wilderness
As we close up this fifth complete week since the Feast of First Fruits, we are getting closer and closer to our destination. We aren’t simply heading for Mt. Sinai, or even the the tippy-top of Mt. Sinai. As the people will learn on Shavuot itself, the true… Read More »Steadfast Love: Going With The Flow
Shavuot is typically described as the appointed time celebrating the “giving of the law” or “the sending of the Holy Spirit”, but I hope that these last 4 weeks have shown more of a relational progression, rather than just one event or a single theme. Every hero of faith… Read More »Torah, Mitzvah, Choq, & Mishpat
Jethro and company are the first “friendlies” that we’ve met on The Way to Shavuot, and there is a concept in Exodus 18 that will repeat again and again throughout Scripture, and resonate for all time—the power of our testimony, through Messiah and Yah The Father. Exodus 18:1,… Read More »The Power Of Our Testimony
As we’ve looked closer at the language and imagery in Exodus 18, anticipation is building toward a future choice Israel will be asked to make on Shavuot. The hints of both receiving help and becoming a “helper” are numerous. The Kenite connection, and the choice offered to Hobab,… Read More »Gentiles, Sojourners, and Israel
As we’ve seen several times, the order of the stories in the Torah are wisely set—but are not always in a chronological or historical order. This can be a real strain to our non-native-to-Hebrew brains. We are called to renew our minds to the Word rather than simply… Read More »Who Are The Kenites?
One of the greatest challenges (and fun opportunities) of studying the Torah is trying to get into the head of the original authors to solve the hidden riddles in the text. We know that Messiah taught in parables to purposely keep the wisdom, power, and blessing from those… Read More »The Holy Spirit and the Bride of Messiah