February 2-8, 2025

Heart Preparation:
Take a moment to prepare your heart to enter into relationship with you. You are about to read the Words of eternal life. There is a purpose behind the passages you are going to read this week, God has a message for His people. Pray that your mind would be focused and your heart would be opened to His Word. 


Weekly Reading:

• Sunday, February 2: Exodus 10-12
• Monday, February 3: Exodus 13-15
• Tuesday, February 4: Exodus 16-18
• Wednesday, February 5: Exodus 19-21
• Thursday, February 6: Exodus 22-24
• Friday, February 7: Exodus 25-27
• Saturday, February 8: Exodus 28-29

What To Expect:
As you read in Exodus this week you will be encountering the rescuing of God’s people out of Egypt from Pharaoh. You will see that Pharahoh’s heart was hard but eventually, God brings the Israelites out of Egypt. After reading about this you will encounter God establishing many of his laws for the protection of His people. You will see how God specifically wants the Tabernacle to be designed along with the priestly garments.




Things To Look For
As you read this week's reading take note of how God saved the Israelites in the way He did in Exodus 14. Take note of the Ten Commandments also being a part of our reading. Watch for the repeated term “I am the Lord”. Watch for the many laws God puts into place for protection. Lastly, as you read about the Tabernacle, pay attention to the attention to detail God has.




Personal Insights
As I read this week's reading, the one thing that popped out to me was the account of Jethro hearing about the good things the Lord had done for the people by bringing them out of Egypt. When the Israelites felt hopeless that they were never going to be released from Pharaoh, God was able to bring them out. Jethro praising the Lord in this time reminds me of when I fail to praise the Lord for bringing me out of hardship in my own life. Thanking God and putting even more trust and faith in Him when I hear stories of people changing their lives for Christ. Seeing Jethro acknowledge that he knows that there is truly no other God and is better than all other gods is a challenge to me to acknowledge Him more rather than the worldly things around me. Because of this story, we know that we have protection from God! Although that does not mean there will not be evil in my life, I know that being with God should always be my number one comfort!




Prayer
God, thank you for being our Deliverer. Just as you rescued the Hebrews from the Egyptians, you have rescued me from my sins. Thank you for hearing my cry for salvation, and freely giving it to me. May I give you praise in all of this, and live a holy life for you out of the new life you have granted me.