On Top Of Old Sinai...

Day Eleven: Exodus 13:1 - 20:26

I Love Reading The Bible!

The Firstborn Principle

At the time of the passover and the "exodus" (exit) from Egypt, God introduced an important principle. Every firstborn male, including animals were to be devoted to him.

It AMAZING to me how much faith Moses had in God, and how much faith God had in Moses.
No matter what happens, God is doing his best to be sure that the Israelites believe in Moses.
Moses is almost like the Jesus from the old testament. Thoughts?


The Parting of The Red Sea

I can say that so far, this could be my favorite part. (Besides Adam and Eve).
Its funny to me how these people were able to walk on a highway through the sea that God had made them, and people still did not believe that God was talking to Moses. Its very similar to today. I don't understand how anyone can look at a baby, or the ocean, or the sun, or the moon, or the stars, or the mountains...and not believe that God exists. It just goes to show you that people have always (since the beginning of time) had trouble with their faith. The Israelites have been through a lot, what with their living condition in Egypt, and now their difficult journey out of Egypt.

If you have never read The Song Of Moses and Miriam 15:1 - 18. I would recommend it.

I think when Moses and The Israelites sang this song to God, it was supposed to show their awareness and love for God. I think by singing this song it made God aware that the Israelites believed in him, and were grateful for the exodus from Egypt.

Its Raining...

The Israelites became impatient with Moses, telling him that when they were in Egypt, they weren't going hungry or tired, and that the exodus is making them starve. Then God tells Moses that he will make it rain bread, and that everyone is to only take what they need, and that on the Sixth day....they should gather enough for two days..because on the Seventh day, there will be no bread. The Israelites called this bread Manna. The seventh day, that God made holy, is referred to as Sabbath.

On Top Of Old Sinai...

Moses receives the Ten Commandments from God.

I must be honest. At this part I cried a little. You always hear about the Ten Commandments, but how many people have actually read that part in the Bible? It was heartwarming that I was reading something important, that I had always heard of, and I wasn't prompted to, I was reading it for my own enjoyment.

I like Moses. Moses is totally go with flow and just wants everyone to be happy. Whatever God says goes...end of story. Moses is an alright kid (in the Bible I believe anything under 600 is a kid...just makes sense).


1. “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.

2. “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My Commandments.

3. “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.

4. “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.

5. “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

6. “You shall not murder.

7.“You shall not commit adultery.

8. “You shall not steal.

9. “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

10. “You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.”

Half-way Through Exodus!

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