Sep 3 – 13 Pentecost Exodus 3:1-15 Moses at the Burning Bush The Divine Name Revealed Background: The book of Exodus chronicles the search for Israel’s identity. One could say that Exodus is Israel’s response to and explication for the questions “Who are you?” and “To whom do you belong?” In the first portion of […]
Greetings and blessings on the last Sunday of the Summer season. We pray you are well and those with family, friends, and loved ones in the path of Hurricane Henry find them safe and sound. We offer special prayers for those afflicted by the rains and winds in South Texas. Southside Virginia continues to relax […]
Aug 27 – 12 Pentecost Exodus 1:8-2:10 The Israelites Are Oppressed Birth and Youth of Moses Background: The book of Exodus chronicles the search for Israel’s identity. One could say that Exodus is Israel’s response to and explication for the questions “Who are you?” and “To whom do you belong?” In the first portion of […]
Aug 6 – 9 Pentecost Exodus 34:29-35 The Shinning Face of Moses Background: This passage falls near the end of Exodus; specifically at the end of a section entitled The Breaking and Renewal of the Covenant. In this passage Moses returns from Mount Sinai with a new set of the laws of the Covenant between […]
Feb 26 – Last Epiphany Exodus 24:12-18 On the Mountain with God Background: The book of Exodus serves two principal purposes: to describe God’s delivery of Israel from slavery in Egypt and the institution of a system of worshiping יהוה at Sinai. The institution of the cultic ritual begins in chapter 19 and concludes immediately […]