And so we begin… Sunday, March 24, 2013 (the 14th of Nissan)

My fellow believers, welcome to the first day of our regular postings. It seemed fitting to begin today, as today is important in our heritage as believers. For many this is Palm Sunday – tradition says this is the day that Jesus rode a donkey into what became the future of our hope and His crucifixion. This year this date also happens to be the beginning of Nissan 14 at the evening. Why is this important?

It is Egypt, and the foreign people (the descendants of Abraham) have been slaves here for many years. Recently one of them, a man named Moses, has been creating a stir with the evil ruler, the Pharaoh. He has already done nine wonders in an attempt to get the Pharaoh to let the people go to the desert to keep a feast to their God. Today Moses has said for them to all kill a lamb on their door step, put the lamb’s blood on the door posts and the lintel, and to stay in the house until morning, eating the lamb. The Death Angel is to visit the land, and any house not so marked he will visit and kill the first born. If it had not been for everything that Moses had already done, and the stories told of their father Abraham, they would have never done what he asked. But Moses said this would be the last of the plagues, and that God would deliver them tomorrow as a result.

Could this be true? No one here remembered a day when they were not slaves. Could this be the deliverance that they had awaited for so long? What will tomorrow actually bring?

A Prayer:
Father, thank you for Your Son, Jesus (Yeshua to some), that you sent to show us the way, to die, and to rise from the dead that we might have forgiveness of our sins. Thank you for sending Moses to show Your wonders in the land of Egypt. And thank you for delivering the Jewish people from a wicked ruler of their time, and for delivering us from the wicked enemy of our souls and former ruler of us as well. We love You and praise you!