It's all about Him

Exodus - Chapter 18

Moses is a type of Christ - demonstrating what Jesus is like. But in this Chapter Moses is acting as a judge over the people.  This does not represent Jesus, as we read (In John 12) Jesus saying: "I have come as a light into the world, that whoever

Exodus - Chapter 17

Once again the people are complaining - this time because there is no water.  God tells Moses to strike the rock and water would come out of it for the people to drink. The rock represents Jesus - as Paul said in 1 Corinthians 10 - they drank from the

Exodus - Chapter 16

It is easy to find Jesus in this chapter, as he himself gives us the link.  Chapter 16 sees the people grumbling again - this time because they do not have food.  God's answer again points to Jesus.  God says I will rain down bread for heaven for

Exodus - Chapter 15

Having left Egypt we are now going to see the Israelites constantly grumbling as they go through forty years of wilderness wanderings.  And the answer to their problems will continually point to Jesus. And so their first problem is water that they could not drink because it was bitter.  And

Exodus - Chapter 14

This Chapter tells the story of the crossing of the sea.  God demonstrates his power and authority as the Israelites cross the parted sea on dry land, and Pharaoh and his Egyptian army are drowned. This was a major event in the life of the Israelites, and is referred to

Exodus - Chapter 13

In this chapter Moses finally leads the Israelites out of their slavery in Egypt.  And we find that Jesus was leading the way for them. "By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their  way and by night in a

Exodus - Chapter 12

This Chapter describes one of the key events of the whole of human history.  The Passover was a symbol of the sacrifice of Jesus - a lamb without defect was to be killed, and its blood would protect those who trusted in it. When Jesus began his ministry - recorded

Exodus - Chapter 11

In this chapter Moses tells the people the promise of their deliverance.  Because of the death of the firstborn they will be free from their slavery and be given great riches. This is the promise of the Gospel.  Through the death of the firstborn of God - Jesus - we

Exodus - Chapter 10

We are approaching the final plague - the plague of the firstborn, with the introduction of the Passover.  But before that there is one more plague - the plague of darkness.  The Egyptians worshiped the sun god Ra.  God therefore caused a total darkness to cover all Egypt for three

Exodus - Chapter 9

In this chapter we have a plague of hail. "The Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed toward the earth. The Lord sent a tremendous hailstorm against all the land of Egypt.  Never in all the history of Egypt had there been a storm like that, with such

Exodus - Chapter 8

In this chapter we see the plague of frogs.  It seems a strange plague - why would God use frogs as a plague on Egypt?  The answer in the case of this plague - and indeed in the case of the others as well - was that the Egyptians worshiped

Exodus - Chapter 7

God sends two witnesses to Pharaoh (Moses and Aaron) to warn them of his coming mighty acts of Judgement.  And when the Egyptians do not listen the first plague follows - Aaron raises his staff and strikes the water of the Nile and all the water was changed to blood.

Exodus - Chapter 6

God gives Moses seven "I will" promises to pass on to the people: I will: free you from your oppression; rescue you from your slavery in Egypt; redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment; claim you as my own people; be your God; bring

Exodus - Chapter 5

I have to admit that I read this chapter many times, wondering where Jesus was to be found in it.  Moses went to Pharaoh and he not only rejected Moses request, but made things worse for the Israelites - increasing their work. And then I saw it - in verse

Exodus - Chapter 4

.  This is a very strange chapter - Moses has agreed to return to Egypt to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go. And it came to pass on the way, at the encampment, that the Lord met him and sought to kill him.  Then Zipporah (Moses wife) took a sharp

Exodus - Chapter 3

This chapter contains one of the key appearances of Jesus in the Old Testament - when he meets with Moses from within a burning bush.  Jesus identifies himself by the name "I am". It is this name that Jesus identifies with in his ministry, and the book of

Exodus - Chapter 2

In this chapter a baby is born to a couple from the house of Levi.  This is Moses, who will grow up to be the author of and main character in the book of Exodus. Moses is regarded by many commentators as a "type" of Christ - he

Exodus - Chapter 1

The story of God's chosen people reached the death of Joseph at the end of Genesis, and continues in the book of Exodus.  The two are linked with the word "and" at the start of the book.  And in the first chapter we have a parallel

Genesis - Chapter 50

The book of Genesis began with God, in the beginning, and his perfect creation.  As a consequence of the fall Genesis ends with Joseph placed in a coffin in Egypt. And so Joseph died in Egypt, but his bones cannot be found there.  For in verse 25 he says that

Genesis - Chapter 49

In this chapter Israel blesses each of his sons, and these blessings were prophecies about the tribes which were to come from these sons.  The blessing for Judah (starting in verse 8) is especially interesting, as it is a prophecy about the coming of Jesus. "“Judah, you are he

Genesis - Chapter 48

Israel is nearing the end of his life, and Joseph brings his two sons to him for Israel to bless them.  The blessing is recorded in verses a5-16 and in this blessing we meet not only Jesus, but the whole trinity.  Israel says: "May the God before whom my

Genesis - Chapter 47

When we first looked at the story of Joseph (in Chapter 27) I said that commentators have identified around 100 ways that Joseph is a type of Christ.  A couple of these are hidden in this chapter. In verse 15, we see that when the money failed in the land

Genesis - Chapter 46

In this chapter we see that 70 members of Jacobs family are now in Egypt.  They, and their descendants will be there for hundreds of years, and will leave as a nation.  In that time they will retain their identity as descendants of Abraham.  This is why Joseph kept them

Genesis - Chapter 45

The first time the family of Israel met with Joseph they did not recognise him, or know who he was.  But the second time (in this chapter) he revealed himself to them.  And at this second coming to him, they receive his mercy and forgiveness and love. And that is

Genesis - Chapter 44

In this chapter we see how much Judah has changed since the time when he and his brothers sold Joseph into slavery.  This time he is willing to be a substitute for Benjamin, and to accept Benjamin's punishment in his place.  "Now then, please let your servant