The Lord instituted this ordinance after the pattern of Abraham who sanctified Isaac, his firstborn to God. By sanctifying the firstborn to God, they partake in the covenant of Abraham...
The exodus of a large mixed multitude who had presumably not been circumcised, but now joined Israel would have made it an acute issue going forward. The Lord addressed this...
Moses delegated God’s Passover instructions to the elders that is able to save them. Since then, the Passover has been observed among the sons of Israel at the beginning of...
This final plague is set apart from the first nine plagues and must be treated independently. First of all, the final plague is judgmental in purpose which resulted in the...
The practice of granting a birthright to an eldest son was a widespread tradition and custom in Israel and in the ancient Near East. The firstborn is given preference to...
As the Pharaoh continued to harden his heart, Moses brought on more plagues that even the Pharaoh’s servants were starting to relent. Indeed, the mercies and the power of God...
The Pharaoh’s intransigence had brought upon the Egyptians plagues that continued to reveal God’s unbounded mercies and power to the world. Indeed, it was the Pharaoh’s hardened rebellion that occasioned...
Pharaoh against went back on his promise to release the people. That resulted a series of plagues that made Israel richer and Egypt poorer. This distinction between Israel and Egypt...
Moses turned up the pressure on the Egyptians with another plague; a sea of dreadful frogs. The magicians retaliated with a similar plague against the Israelites. The Pharaoh, in succumbing...
The Jews supposed by virtue of their heritage as Abraham’s descendants have obtained eternal life. But Jesus said that the truth that brings eternal life comes only to those who...