I love studying the Bible with children! It is a blessing to see their excitement over the texts that we are studying, their eyes are full of wonder as we read together and discuss. This month we have been in the book of Exodus, learning about God's strategy in His glorification. My mind has been stretched :)
Two weeks ago we wrestled with chapter 9 and God's purposes in sending the plagues upon Egypt. Check out these straight forward declarations:
"Then the Lord said to Moses, “Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me, 14 for at this time I will send all My plagues to your very heart, and on your servants and on your people, that you may know that there is none like Me in all the earth. 15 Now if I had stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, then you would have been cut off from the earth. 16 But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth." WOW!!!
Last week we came to the final plague and were blown away at the correlation of the lambs blood on the doorposts and the blood of the lamb, Jesus! My tears came with these kids as their little hearts grasped what incredible saving power has been washed over our sin, cleansing us, protecting us, and giving us hope and a future! Jesus is in the Old Testament, so clearly, it is beautiful!
This week we have crossed the Red Sea and our minds have been blown away, yet again! God caused the depths to writhe and made them stand up, blowing the land dry for His people to walk through!! That is not normal, even if it is familiar :) We read Psalm 77 at the end of the week and I wish you could have seen their faces, it was pure delight! They were shocked that the Psalmist had written about the events that we had just studied, it was wonderful!
Next week we will be in chapters 15-18 and witnessing God's bread from Heaven, the manna and the bread of life, Jesus! I am excited :) Tonight I have been preparing to teach and John 6 has become so much more powerful to my spirit! Check out these verses, "28 Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” 30 Therefore they said to Him, “What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” 32 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.” 35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst."
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