(1673)Daily Lessons
(1673)(1673)A Challenge to Explore Exodus
Dear Sabbath School Net Family, Maurice and I have presented these challenges before – encouraging everyone to read through the entire book we are studying in the Sabbath School quarterly. With this quarter’s lesson on Exodus, I encourage everyone to read the whole book of Exodus. Many of us have read it before, but there … Continue reading –>
Wednesday: Moses Is Born
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 2nd of July 2025 Read Exodus 2:1-10. What role did God’s providence and protection play in Moses’ birth story? The historical background of Moses’ birth and life is thrilling because he lived during the time of the famous Egyptian eighteenth dynasty. One king during this dynasty—Thutmose III, called the “Napoleon of … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: The Hebrew Midwives
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 1st of July 2025 One cannot understand the book of Exodus without presupposing the teachings of Genesis. The Jews moved to Egypt, and, after a time of great prosperity and peace, they were enslaved. But God did not abandon His people to their problems, even though it may sometimes have seemed … Continue reading –>
Monday: The Historical Background
Daily Lesson for Monday 30th of June 2025 When Jacob’s family arrived in Egypt after experiencing famine in Canaan (Genesis 46:1-34), the Egyptian king was friendly toward the Hebrews because of Joseph and all that he had done for the Egyptians. “And Pharaoh said to Joseph, ‘See, I have set you over all the land … Continue reading –>
Sunday: God’s People in Egypt
Daily Lesson for Sunday 29th of June 2025 The book of Exodus is called in Hebrew shemot, literally “names” in English, according to the opening words of that ancient document. “And these are the names” is how it begins. The names of the patriarch Jacob’s family are enumerated right at the start. Read Exodus 1:1-7. … Continue reading –>
Sabbath: Oppression: The Background and the Birth of Moses
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 28th of June 2025 Read for This Week’s Study Exodus 1:1-22; Genesis 37:26-28; Genesis 39:2,21; Acts 7:6; Galatians 3:16-17; Exodus 2:1-25. Memory Text: “The children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage. So God heard their … Continue reading –>
Introduction: Exodus – Journey to the Promised Land
The God revealed in the book of Exodus is the loving Lord who at the appointed time—and with His mighty actions—brought salvation and deliverance to His people (Gen. 15:12–16). The Exodus from Egypt and the crossing of the Red Sea were pivotal and unique events—God’s spectacular and marvelous acts. No greater or more glorious event … Continue reading –>
Inside Story: “Let’s Make a Deal”
Inside Story for Friday 27th of June 2025 By Laurie Denski-Snyman Maria was happy when a homeowner invited her in to look at the books that she was selling in a non-Christian country in Southeast Asia. Maria pulled several health books from her bag, but the man stopped her. “I see what you’re doing,” he … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought – Images of the End
Daily Lesson for Friday 27th of June 2025 Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “The Unseen Watcher,” Pages 535–538, in Prophets and Kings. “Every nation that has come upon the stage of action has been permitted to occupy its place on the earth, that the fact might be determined whether it would fulfill the … Continue reading –>
Thursday: Cyrus, the Anointed
Daily Lesson for Thursday 26th of June 2025 When Cyrus sacked the city of Babylon, the years of captivity for God’s people were over, and the Persians permitted the Jews to return to the Promised Land and rebuild the temple. Under Cyrus, the Persian Empire became the largest in history, with what historian Tom Holland … Continue reading –>