I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.

Fantastic article by Glen Scrivener about Christ in the Old Testament. Very interesting read.

Jesus… saved a people out of the land of Egypt. (Jude 5)

That’s Exodus in 10 words.

Let me give a more expanded but less inspired version.  I will focus on the who of Exodus rather than the what.  My attention will not be on Moses or Pharoah or the plagues or the Red Sea or the law or the tabernacle – that can be for another time.  I happen to think there’s a more fundamental issue to tackle: Who is the LORD who redeems Israel?  Given that this is precisely how the God of the Old Testament defines Himself  – ‘the LORD who brought you up out of Egypt’ – getting this question right will be absolutely crucial.

We begin at the non-burning bush – Exodus 3.

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Source: Inhale Jesus

Fantastic article by Dan Hames about why we don’t read the Bible. From the article:

From the earliest years of your Christian life– whether as a child raised in a Christian home, or as somebody brought to faith and discipled in a church group– you will have been told how important it is to read your Bible regularly.  You decided to try some sort of Bible read through and set to reading four chapters a day.  Early zeal meant you tore through the Gospels and enjoyed the drama of Genesis, but before long you ran into rock solid Romans, or life-draining Leviticus.  You missed a few days out, and then… well, it’s been a while since you found the will to pick your Bible up again.

Every now and then, first thing in the morning and last thing at night, you see it on your bedside table and it stares you out.  It’s at these times that other things tend suddenly to grab your attention.  ‘I really ought to mow the lawn!’, ‘I never did write that thank you card to Aunt Daisy!’. ‘Wouldn’t it be lovely to bake some bread?’  It’s so easy to drop reading the Bible down the list of priorities just a little bit, and never get around to it.  Why is that?  There are three very common reasons, and they all have solutions that aren’t so much to do with how well disciplined your are, but more about the way you think about the Bible.  The first reason isn’t even really a proper reason, so we’ll start with that one and get it out of the way.

Read the rest of the article on the Theology Network.

Source: Josh Walker