The Firstborn Exchange Program (Exodus 13:1-16)
As the exodus from Egypt gets underway, God pauses to explain the last few centuries of symbolism to his people, so they will know better how to trust as they follow him into the wilderness.
As the exodus from Egypt gets underway, God pauses to explain the last few centuries of symbolism to his people, so they will know better how to trust as they follow him into the wilderness.
Because we belong to Christ, we are set free to work with integrity, justice and compassion.
The final judgement on Egypt arrives. But even as the empire sinks down into the depths, God sends a wind over the earth, the water recedes, and a new creation is revealed.
Moses and his people pause on the shore of the Red Sea, taking a moment to celebrate what just happened and rejoice in what is to come.
The sequel to the Book of Genesis begins with a major shift in tone, and raises the question: where is God when his people really need him?
A desperate mother lets her baby go into the hands of God, and unintentionally plays the first notes of a song that will shake the world.