Issues In Perspective

As the Israelites journey from Egypt to Mt Sinai, the Lord continues to provide, while teaching them -- and us today -- that obedience brings blessing, disobedience brings discipline.

The Lord parts the Red Sea for Moses & the Israelites as they depart Egypt & journey to Mt Sinai, fulfilling His promises of deliverance & inheritance.

The Lord instructs His people for The Passover, after which Pharaoh finally sets the Israelites free; God reminds them to remember their deliverance by sanctify their firstborn, and educating their children of what the Lord had done for them.

God unleashes the last of the plagues upon Egypt; instructions & meaning of the Passover, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

The 10 Plagues continue - Jehovah versus the Gods of Egypt

God prepares Moses for another encounter with Pharaoh, and leads the way to the 10 Plagues.

Moses returns to Egypt, where he & Aaron appear before Pharaoh; Pharaoh does not respond well & increase the People of Israel's work burden.

Moses' resists the Lord's commands to take leadership of His chosen people, yet God demonstrates His grace to Moses and to us today.

Moses' 40 years in Egypt, his 40 years in Exile in Midian, and the Burning Bush.

A historical introduction to Exodus, the bondage of Israel, & the birth of Moses.

In his final breaths, Jacob bestows his blessing on his 12 sons: they are the foundation of the 12 Tribes of Israel, and the groundwork for the entire Old Testament.

Jacob & the family settle into Egypt, which ultimately will birth the nation of Israel.

Joseph's final test of his brothers' hearts, revealing his true identity to them, then sending for the entire family to come to Egypt: Joseph demonstrates how sound theology produces Godly results.

Joseph encounters his brothers, and challenges them with a series of tests to learn their motives & see if their hearts have been changed.

Joseph interprets the dreams of Pharaoh, and is put in a position to prepare & lead all of Egypt through 7 years of famine; Joseph encounters his brothers.

Joseph's imprisonment & interpreting of dreams: through all circumstances, the Lord was with him & worked in all circumstances to accomplish His eternal plan.

As we study the lives of Judah & Joseph, we see how God remains firmly committed to His covenant & His Word to accomplish His plan & purposes, even using corrupt & immoral situations and those who compromise.

Joseph & his exile to Egypt, at the hands of his brothers; Judah takes a Caananite wife.

Jacob is now a changed man, and God reiterates His covenant to him; the deaths of Rachel & Isaac.

After reuniting with Esau, Jacob & his people settle to Shechem, where they have conflict with the Canaanites, and plot a massacre.