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Seeing Common Grace by its (Symbolic) Absence
In Exodus 10, the plagues upon Egypt continue to increase in intensity, moving from a category of severity to extremity. The eighth and...
Christopher Diebold
2 days ago3 min read
Goodness and Severity
As the conflict between God and Pharaoh continues into Exodus 9, it is notable how the intensity of the plagues increases in both their...
Christopher Diebold
7 days ago3 min read
Enjoying the Fruit of Wisdom
In Exodus 8, the revelation of God through his great acts of judgment against Pharaoh and Egypt make known the fact that God does not...
Christopher Diebold
Mar 113 min read
Making Sense of Miracles
As the conflict between the God of Israel and the gods of Egypt begins in earnest in Exodus 7, Moses and Aaron must first pass the...
Christopher Diebold
Mar 43 min read
History, Revelation, and Holy Spirit
The genealogy of Moses and Aaron that fills out the latter half of Exodus 6 serves the purpose of authenticating Moses’ role as God’s...
Christopher Diebold
Feb 253 min read
Reflecting on God's Names
As God turns to comfort and encourage his vexed prophet and appointed deliverer in Exodus 6, he makes the point that he revealed himself...
Christopher Diebold
Feb 183 min read
A Root Cause of Crisis
As Moses, Aaron, and the Hebrews face a reality in Exodus 5 that does not fit with their expectations, a crisis of faith unfolds. If the...
Christopher Diebold
Feb 114 min read
Communion Through Shed Blood
The undercurrent of the latter half of Exodus 4 is the theme of the shedding of blood. True justice, communion, and victory will only be...
Christopher Diebold
Feb 43 min read
Signs of Deliverance
As God continues to speak with Moses through the burning bush in Exodus 4, he addresses a series of objections from Moses that suggest...
Christopher Diebold
Jan 283 min read
Our Self-Sufficient God
As Moses converses with God, who has revealed himself by means of a bush that is burning yet is not consumed, the implied idea that God...
Christopher Diebold
Jan 213 min read
The God of the Living
Moses’ encounter with YHWH through the burning bush is an important text for a number of reasons. In its immediate context, this divine...
Christopher Diebold
Jan 143 min read
Providential Preparation
As faithful and diligent Bible readers, we are not to engage in narcigesis (narcissistic exegesis) in which we place ourselves as the...
Jared Smith
Jan 92 min read
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