LENT: EXODUS 6

Lenten devotions: Exodus 6 

(please read the chapter before reading this devotion).

Chapters 5-6-7 begin a long action dialog between Moses and the LORD. God asks/tells Moses to do something – pharaoh retaliates – people complain – Moses goes to God, and ... circle repeats. So, you shouldn’t be surprised when the chapter opens with God’s answer (if you want to know what the “question” was, please read chapter 5). There are two main parts of the chapter: revelation of the name and the genealogy of Moses and Aaron. For the sake of time and space I’ll take upon a task to talk about the name.

To set the stage God promises to Moses that He will do triggering pharaoh to send them (sons of Israel) out and even drive them out (Exodus 6:1). Again, the post size doesn’t allow me to explain it in full, but please note the similarity of Adam’s exodus from the Garden [of Eden]. LORD God sent Adam out and drove him out… (Genesis 3:23-24).

LENT: EXODUS 5

 Lenten devotions: Exodus 5 

(please read the chapter before reading this devotion).

This chapter is one of the pivotal points in the story of Exodus. The book begins with a new pharaoh arising to power who knew no Joseph (Exodus 1:8). This phrase is a “euphemism” (if you will) for a lack of recognition of the heritage that Joseph left behind. His gift to Egypt was true religion, faith in the LORD, the Living one. The pharaoh who didn’t want to follow in the footsteps of his predecessors decided to abandon the faith, be new, be progressive.

Then he died, and God sent the messengers to the new pharaoh – Moses and Aaron came to ask for permission of worship. People of Israel would go into the wilderness, for three days, and worship their God – YHWH, the Living One, the LORD. But the new pharaoh, who probably was a “classmate” of Moses at some point said something that practically sealed his doom: Who is the LORD, that I should obey His voice and let Israel go?” (Exodus 5:2).