The last time we met, Moses had fled Egypt to the land of Midian. There he was taken in by a friendly tribe headed by a Midianite priest named Jethro, was given a wife and settled into life as a shepherd. Fast forward 40 years. Moses is now 80 years and while shepherding his flock, […]

Last time we left off at the point where… …Moses had just fled Egypt due to his murder of an Egyptian guard. Where did he end up fleeing to? He certainly wouldn’t have been able to flee to Canaan because all the roads and cities there were heavily guarded by the Egyptian military. Word of […]

Sometimes we do things that change our lives for all time and forever. We finally decide to quit that job we’ve detested for so long. Or we finally muster up the courage to admit we’re in a dead and lifeless relationship and initiate a breakup. Or maybe we realize we don’t like the environment we’re […]

We’re following on the heels of yesterday’s post which explained how Moses after being thrown into the Nile River by his parents was rescued by an Egyptian Princess. This event would obviously distinguish him from his Hebrew brethren for all time and forever. The first major difference would be the environment Moses was brought up […]

The next Biblical character we encounter in our Torah overview is one of gargantuan proportions. I’m talking about none other than Moses. Moses came into this world around 1400 BC and he was born from the Levite family of Amram and Jochobed. Since Moses was born during a time when Pharaoh had ordered the extermination […]