the waiting country

Everything has gone well for Moses so far on his return to Egypt, with the Lord’s commission in his heart. He has been met by Aaron and the ...

wise words from Peter Enns: It remains an inescapable fact that our world today is no more receptive to God's will than the Egypt of Pha...

There are a number of passages in the Bible that perplex us and stretch our faith. We might think of them as problem passages that cast doub...

Life in the in-between Moses has had the most significant encounter with the Lord at the burning bush. He has been commissioned to go back t...

“This is your mission, should you choose to accept it” – I think Moses must have felt a bit like the folks in Mission Impossible when he enc...

Moses is a man who is profoundly aware of his Hebrew ancestry. Although he was brought up in the palace of Pharaoh, he has taken his stand w...

1. Moses preserved Moses was a special child, a “fine child”, one through whom all the indications are that the Lord will act to save his pe...

At the end of Romans 11, Paul declares, Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and ...

The Lord’s great project to rescue his fallen creation from the baneful effects of sin did not cease with Joseph and his brothers. Ex. 1:1-7...

We’re beginning to study the book of Exodus together this morning. It is a very significant book, both in terms of the OT and also the NT. N...

Is God's righteousness an ethical quality or his faithfulness to his covenant? That question is at the heart of a considerable debate. W...

There are passages in Acts dealing with the early church sending various people into other situations that are worth comparing. In Acts 8 we...

Commenting on the interplay of divine sovereignty and human responsibility in Exodus 4:18ff, Peter Enns makes the following salient points: ...

When Israel sent 12 leaders to spy out the land, 2 brought back a favourable report; 10 did not. The upshot was that Israel refused to try t...

Psalm 78 is a recital of the history of Israel and their yo-yo relationship with YHWH. Some days they were up, some days they were down; and...

Commenting on the role played by Pharaoh's daughter in the raising and forming of Moses (and, so, in the redemption of Israel) Peter Enn...

Their conversation is like a gently wicked dance: sound meets sound, curtsies, shimmies, and retires. Another sound enters but is upstaged b...

The perspective of Joseph on his sufferings at the hands of his brothers is quite stunning. When he reveals himself to them they are - well,...

The sons of Jacob/Israel were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Jospeh and Benjamin. In Rev. 7:5-8 ...

Slow down. Hold still. It's not as if it's a matter of will. Someone's circling. Someone's moving a little lower than the an...