As God leads his people to a place of safety, he first takes them through a place of trust and obedience. We don't really like these moments of testing but they are necessary for us to see how big our God really is.

God brings a new thing to the people to establish a new rhythm of life for them. A sacrifice, a meal, a fellowship all marked this new year celebration.

As we rebel against God, he increases the intensity of the call. But there is a time when we have denied so much and walked so far that he lets us go to our own decision.

God will often use whatever means necessary to save his people, even from themselves.

All of our lives are to be part of our act of stewardship (just a big churchy word that means everything is on loan to us from God and we're to use it to help others and give him glory). God is challenging us in this section to use all we have, even the seemingly insignificant stuff to bring him glory.

God reveals something powerful and unique about himself in this section. It's something seemingly as simple as a name but that name means everything.

When the weight of the world came crashing down on Moses, he didn't rise up in faith but started to cower in fear. But God showed without question that he was in control.

The rule was no boys allowed but God had other plans. How will God protect this newborn child? And how will he use this small child to change the world?

As Genesis ends and Exodus begins we learn an important truth. What man does against us, God can use for us.

The bible has a way of making things happen differently than expected, yet somehow better at the same time. This section deals with that very thing.