Exodus Bible Study (God Saves) – West Palm Beach church of Christ

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. We have come to the final scene for the book of Exodus. Moses has been on the mountain making intercession for the people of Israel because of the golden calf failure. God has said that he will go with his people because he is a merciful and gracious God who is slow to anger, abounding […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Moses has been on Mount Sinai for 40 days and nights writing on the two tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments (34:28). The Lord has displayed his name to Moses, that he is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity, […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. What is the first characteristic you think of when I ask you to think about God? We are going to look at what God says we should think about as he expresses himself to Israel while at Mount Sinai. The seriousness of Israel’s sin has been depicted in Exodus 33. God tells Moses that he […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Moses has gone up Mount Sinai to make intercession for the people of Israel because of their grave sin of creating a gold calf. God has relented from the disaster that the people deserve for their rejection of God and rebellion against God. Now we might think that everything is good now and we can […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Exodus 31 ends with amazing words: God giving Moses the two tablets of the covenant, written with the finger of God. Exodus 24:18 tells us that Moses remained on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights. But the people believe this is a problem as we come into Exodus 32. When the people saw […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Moses is on Mount Sinai receiving the directions for constructing the tabernacle. The Lord wants this tent built so that he can dwell with his people and be in their midst (Exodus 25:8). Further, it is critical that the tent be made according to the pattern exactly as it is shown to Moses because, according […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. God has declared his desire to dwell in the midst of his people. We serve an amazing God who is not content to stay in the heavenly realm, separated from his creation. Rather, God wants to be with us. God wants a relationship with us. Therefore, Moses is on the mountain receiving the directions for […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. We are at the point in the book of Exodus where the rest of the book is all about the worship of God. Exodus 25-40 is all about the worship of the Lord. Moses is on Mount Sinai. The covenant has been ratified between the people of Israel and the Lord through the blood of […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. We have been spending our time in the book of Exodus looking at God’s picture book of redemption. This book is not merely the story of Israel and how God redeemed them, making them his own people. This book shows how God was going to redeem true Israel and make them his own people. We […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. God has come powerfully and majestically down to Mount Sinai and spoke the Ten Commandments to the people. So terrifying was this event that the people of Israel asked Moses to be their mediator (20:19). So the Lord is telling Moses what to tell the people. Unfortunately, many stop reading chapter 20 as the end […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. We are studying the book of Exodus to see God’s pictures of redemption. The book of Exodus gives pictures and shadows of what God will do when Christ comes. Exodus is not just the telling of Israel’s history, but also predicting how God will save his people again when he sends Christ to rescue the […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. An important and staggering moment is about to happen to the people of Israel that will change everything about their relationship with God. The people have been rescued from Egyptian slavery and God has brought them to the mountain in the wilderness, Mount Sinai. God is entering into a covenant with the people (19:4-6). Obey […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. We have been looking at our redemption that we have in Christ through the life of Israel as God redeemed the people of Israel from Egyptian slavery. Exodus 19 opens with telling us that it is now two months since the people have come out of Egypt. They are about to experience a moment that […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. After three scenes where Israel is found complaining against the Lord regarding their food and water situation, another test arises for the people who are in the wilderness on their way to Canaan. Exodus 17:8 simply states, “Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim.” But what happens is far worse than the Exodus […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Exodus 15:22 through Exodus 17:7 records for us three instances where the people are grumbling against God after coming out of Egyptian slavery and crossing the sea. The direct message of this text is to not put the Lord to the test by grumbling and complaining against him. We looked at this message in our […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The people of Israel have been brought out of Egyptian slavery by God’s mighty hand. The people were taken south into the desert and backed up against the sea. When the Egyptians pursued, God caused the waters to part so that the people of Israel could walk across on dry land. As the Egyptians followed […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Through Exodus 10 we can read about nine plagues that God used as judgments against Egypt to show Pharaoh and the world who the Lord is that we should listen to him (cf. Exodus 5:2). Amazingly, after nine devastating plagues, Pharaoh has not relented. His heart is hard, which means that he continued to refuse […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. In Exodus 5:2 Pharaoh asks the question, “Who is the Lord that I should obey his voice?” This question is the question that every human asks. I do not have regard for God and has no need to obey him. Who is God that I should have to listen to him? It is not a […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Exodus 5 sets restates for the audience one of the key purposes of the book. Remember back in chapter 3:13 Moses asked what the name of God is so that he could tell the people of Israel when they asked. God spends the rest of chapter 3 declaring his name and what his name means […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The scene at the burning bush ends. Moses has asked for the Lord to send someone else which kindled the anger of the Lord. It is time for Moses to go to Egypt and be the deliverer of God’s people by the power of God. But the narrative does not immediately bring us to Egypt. […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. In Exodus 3 we have seen Moses express two concerns about his calling to go and deliver the people of Israel from Egyptian slavery. The first concern was a humble recognition that he is a nobody. “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” (3:11). […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The book of Exodus is the book of redemption. This book is God’s picture book for showing the world who he is and how he will save. In Exodus 3 Moses has encountered the Lord at the burning bush that is not consumed. Moses was told that now is the time for the people to […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The third chapter of Exodus opens with Moses shepherding a flock for his father-in-law, Jethro (also called Reuel in chapter 2). This would be considered a major step down from his lofty position while in Egypt. In Egypt Moses belonged to Pharaoh’s house as a son of Pharaoh’s daughter. Now he is a shepherd in […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The book of Exodus is our picture book of redemption. This is God’s handbook on how he is going to save the world as seen through his saving of the nation of Israel from Egyptian slavery. We have already seen how God is working through this time of darkness and death to protect the savior […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. We are studying Exodus as the picture book of God’s redemption. God is showing Israel through the events that happen in Egypt how he is going to save the world when the true Deliverer and Savior comes. The second chapter of Exodus opens as a time of darkness, doom, and death. The decree has been […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The book of Exodus is the book of redemption. It is God’s picture book to show how he is going to save the world. God has sent Joseph into Egypt through the evil of his brothers so that he would be in a position to rescue his family when the famine struck. Seventy people in […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Redemption is a major thread that weaves its way through the scriptures. The picture of redemption culminates in the arrival of Jesus who will offer himself as a sacrifice to redeem us from our sins. In speaking of Christ, the apostle Paul says, “In whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of our sins” (Colossians 1:14). […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Jesus said that the Law could be summed up as loving the Lord your God with all your heart and to loving your neighbor as yourself. The final five commandments are succinct commandments regarding how to love our neighbors. We love our neighbors by not sinning against them. Murder (20:13) The sixth commandment prohibits murder. […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The first four commands centered on God and worship of him. You must have no other gods before him. You must not make any graven image that would be worshiped or treated as an image of God. You must keep God’s name holy. You must keep the Sabbath holy by stopping your work and focusing […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The Hebrew people have been rescued by God from Egyptian slavery and brought to Mount Sinai to meet God. God is declaring to his people the Ten Commandments so that they can know the character of God. God is revealing the laws by which they can stay in relationship with their Lord who has rescued […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Is saying “God” wrong? For many years people speak the name of God for all kinds of situations rather than addressing God himself. When people get upset they will say “Jesus Christ” or “Oh God.” Today is the popular OMG shorthand when texting which stands for “Oh my God.” If you grew up in the […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. God declared in the first commandment that Lord is the only God and he alone must be worshiped. The first commandment focused on the object of people’s worship. The second commandment focuses on how people are to worship the Lord. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. No other document has had such a great influence on Western culture than the Ten Commandments. Many rulers and nations established their legal system based on the biblical laws that included the Ten Commandments, including our own nation. John Adams wrote, “As much as I love, esteem, and admire the Greeks, I believe the Hebrews […]