Saturday 5th September 2020 Divine Anger Exodus 32: 30 – 35 On the next day Moses said to the people, ‘You have sinned a great sin. But now I will go up to the Lord; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.’ So Moses returned to the Lord and said, ‘Alas, this people has … [Read more…]
Friday 4th September 2020 Anger and Murder Exodus 31: 15 – 29 Then Moses turned and went down from the mountain, carrying the two tablets of the covenant in his hands, tablets that were written on both sides, written on the front and on the back. The tablets were the work of God, and the … [Read more…]
Thursday 3rd September 2020 The Golden Calf Exodus 32: 1 – 14 When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered around Aaron and said to him, ‘Come, make gods for us, who shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out … [Read more…]
Wednesday 2nd September 2020 On the Mountain Exodus 24: 9 – 18 Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, and they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there was something like a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. God did … [Read more…]
Tuesday 1st September 2020 The 10 Commandments Exodus 20 Then God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before[a] me. You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the … [Read more…]
Monday 31st August 2020 Moses Learns to Delegate Exodus 18 Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for his people Israel, how the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt. After Moses had sent away his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro took her back, along … [Read more…]
Worship from the URC’s Daily DevotionsforSunday 30th August 2020 The Rev’d David Coleman Introduction Welcome to this Service including Holy Communion, the first of two services I’ll be involved in, today led by myself, the Rev’d David Coleman, EcoChaplain with EcoCongregation Scotland. This is a special category ministry of the United Reformed Church, working ecumenically to … [Read more…]
Sunday 30th August 2020 Psalm 12 Lying lips that falsely faltterkeep the truth far out of reach.Come, O God and still the chatter;end their boats and twisted speech. With these Babel sounds oppressing,who but God can tame the tongue?When the faithful seek God’s blessing,honest words are shared and sung. Rise, O God, and save the … [Read more…]
Saturday 29th August 2020 Water from the Rock Exodus 17: 1-7 From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarrelled with Moses, and said, ‘Give us water to drink.’ … [Read more…]
Friday 28th August 2020 Bread from Heaven Exodus 16 The whole congregation of the Israelites set out from Elim; and Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt. The whole congregation of the … [Read more…]