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Exodus 7 – God Provides for His People
The Hebrews have passed the Red Sea but they need water. When they happen upon a watering place, the water is bitter, and the people murmur. God shows Moses a tree, much as God shows the people the law, and the water becomes sweet. God uses this to test the people to see if they will now walk in…
Read MoreExodus 6 – The Parting of the Sea
The Hebrews leave Egypt and the Lord is with them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. After the Hebrews leave Egypt, the Egyptians reflect on the fact that they have lost millions of people from the land, and pursue the Hebrews. They reach a sea, which is translated as the Red…
Read MoreExodus 5 – The Last Plague and the Passover
God tells Moses that He will bring one final plague. All the firstborn of the land will die. There is no more discussion about Pharaoh letting the Hebrews go. The time for negotiation is over, and now God will let both the Hebrews and the Egyptians recognize that He is God.The Hebrews will be saved from this plague…
Read MoreEvangelization Training Workshop
Do you want to learn how to share your faith in a non-confrontational joyous way? No experience needed! St. Paul Street Evangelization will be offering their Basic Evangelization Training program at the Church of the Holy Spirit (1355 Hatch Road, Webster, NY) on Friday, March 14, 7:00—10:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 15, 9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.…
Read MoreWinter Bible Study: The Church’s Mission for Catholics Today
This next week, beginning on January 21st, we are launching a new, six week series on “The Church’s Mission for Catholics Today“. This is in keeping with Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, EVANGELII GAUDIUM and it will draw from recent Church documents and be richly rooted in the Scriptures. We also think that it is very…
Read MoreExodus 4 – More Serious Plagues
God continues to send plagues on the Egyptians, sending the plague of pestilence on the livestock, and then boils and hail, warning Pharaoh publicly with the plague of hail to shelter the livestock, but those who did not fear God did not shelter them. After that Moses warns of a plague of locusts which devastate the land, and Pharaoh’s…
Read MoreNew Year’s Eve Mass
This New Year’s Eve, we will be hosting a special Mass for us here at the Center for our St. Irenaeus community. The Mass will begin at 8:00 PM, and will be followed by a bit of New Year’s Eve repast and some time for good fellowship. Later in the evening as we approach the…
Read MoreExodus 3 – Hardness of Heart
Moses asks Pharaoh to let the Hebrews go to sacrifice to God, but Pharaoh instead makes their work harder, as slaves are not to petition Pharaoh. The overseers see that the workload is too much but Pharaoh calls the workers idle, as they are asking for time to spend worshipping God.When Pharaoh refuses, God hardens Pharaoh’s heart initially to…
Read MoreExodus 2 – The Burning Bush
Moses sees a bush that is burning but not consumed. He hears a voice telling him to take off his shoes because it is a holy place. This is not because it is inherently holy, but because God is in this place. God tells Moses that He has seen His people’s suffering and that He will uses Moses to…
Read MoreExodus 1 – Background on the Exodus
Exodus is named after the Greek phrase for the road out, which is an appropriate term for the events of the book. Ex 12:40 states that the time in Egypt was 430 years, but the precise dating of the events lends to two possibilities. The events can be dated in 1 Kings 6:1 to 480 years before the fourth year of…
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