Daily Lesson for Tuesday 5th of August 2025

Following God’s instructions to Moses, the Israelites left Egypt as a well-organized army. The Hebrew terms tsaba’ and makhaneh testify to that description, namely, “army,” “division,” “camp,” and “hosts” (Exodus 6:26; Exodus 7:4; Exodus 12:17,41,51; Exodus 14:19-20; compare with Exodus 13:18). They were divided into units and marched like an army. Later Balaam saw from Moab’s hills that Israel was “encamped tribe by tribe” (Numbers 24:2, NIV).

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Meanwhile, “Moses took the bones of Joseph with him” (Exodus 13:19, NIV). This is a very important detail in the text, and it reveals the fulfillment of Joseph’s faith in God’s promises. Joseph never lost sight of the Promised Land, even though he lived in the splendor and privileges of Egypt. He requested that his bones be taken to the land of Canaan (Genesis 50:24-25). He believed that the Lord would surely visit Israel in Egypt and bring them to the land, as He had sworn (Hebrews 11:22). On Israel’s arrival in Canaan, Joseph’s bones were “buried at Shechem” (Joshua 24:32, NKJV).

The pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire were the visible signs of God’s presence among His people. The Lord dwelt there and spoke also from the cloud (Exodus 14:24; Numbers 12:5-6).

Meanwhile, Pharaoh reveals the true motives of his heart. He is not converted, and he never truly repented. His asking God to bless him was a farce, perhaps a deception in his own heart. He gathered his army, and they went after their escaped slaves. How totally blinded by sin this man really was.

When the people saw Pharaoh’s army coming, they spoke words and expressed sentiments that would be echoed by them more than once: “ ‘Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt?’ ” (Exodus 14:11, NKJV).

That is, having already seen such dramatic manifestations of God’s power, which included the sparing of their own firstborn sons, the people still displayed a stunning lack of faith.

<–Monday Wednesday–>

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Daily Lesson for Monday 4th of August 2025

The promised time of redemption, of deliverance, was about to arrive. The people needed to be prepared. They needed not just to believe but to act on those beliefs. God had told them what they needed to do; by faith, they now needed to do it. Though in a totally different context from what James was writing about, the principle fits very well: “But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?” (James 2:17-20, NKJV).

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God mercifully guarded the Israelite families who were under the blood because, by faith, they had marked their doorframes. These new directions came from the Lord through Moses: “ ‘Consecrate to me every firstborn male’ ” (Exodus 13:2, NIV). This legislation was valid for humans as well as for animals.

One principle behind this injunction is that everything belongs to Him because He is our Creator and the Owner of everything: “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it” (Psalms 24:1, NIV). “The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, declares the Lord of hosts” (Haggai 2:8, ESV). The Israelites’ firstborn sons were the firstfruits of God’s blessings, which He had bestowed upon them; they were also a sign of their total consecration to Him and of their understanding that all they possessed came only from Him.

Also, we see the idea of redemption, of salvation, here. The firstborn sons were spared death because they were covered by the blood. They were redeemed from death, as are all who are under the blood of Jesus. As Paul writes about Jesus: “in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:14, NKJV).

Meanwhile, regulations were given about how this dedication should be offered, a celebration of their deliverance from Egyptian slavery. They were to sacrifice the animals, but their sons were to be redeemed (Exodus 13:12-13,15).

<–Sunday Tuesday–>

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Exodus points us to a wonderful conclusion with the Israelites being bound for the Promised Land, hence our theme hymn for the quarter being 
We Are Bound For The Promised Land – Hymn 620.

What a wonderful lesson to learn from this week. There are 
The Wonders Of Redeeming Love – Hymn 179 and that 
God Is My Strong Salvation – Hymn 339, “the cross of Christ and what Christ did there for us all”: 
Hymn 163 – At The Cross and 
Hymn 162 – Wondrous Love.

Sunday shows a Pharoah who isn’t repentant but still tells the Israelites to go: 
O Worship The Lord – Hymn 6.

The Israelites were redeemed from the bondage of the Egyptians, and this points us to remember that we are
By Christ Redeemed – Hymn 402 and 
Redeemed – Hymn 337/338.

It is with great sadness that we see the people “displayed a stunning lack of faith” (Tuesday). May we be different and sing, asking God 
O For a Faith that will not shrink – Hymn 533.

The four points made on Wednesday encourage us to go 
Anywhere With Jesus – Hymn 508, 
Stand Like the Brave – Hymn 610, ask for deliverance in verse 2 
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah – Hymn 538 and have God fight for us in verse 3 of 
Christ, The Lord Is Risen Today – Hymn 166.

The wonderful song of Moses and the song of the Lamb on Thursday, teaches us to praise God as we can in 
Hymn 1 – Praise To The Lord.

Please continue to search the scriptures this week to be blessed, and to bless others.

To learn unknown hymns, you will find the accompaniment music for each one at: https://sdahymnals.com/Hymnal/

Another great resource is for when there is a hymn you wish to sing but can’t find it in your hymnal. Go to https://www.sdahymnal.org/Search and in the search bar type a special word in that is in the hymn. I am sure you will be amazed at the help you will be given.

 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV – “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

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Key Thought : Israel was depressed by long bondage, encumbered with women, children, and herds, terrified and disheartened. God led those of little faith in compassion and judgment.
August 9, 2025

1. Have a volunteer read Exodus 12:31-36.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What strange request does Pharaoh make and why, even as he allows them all to leave?
3. Personal Application: How often have we repented because of consequences and not because we thought they were wrong? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “How can we learn to be sorry for sins that we get away with, or nobody finds out? Do our consciences work on us in that situation?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Exodus 13:16-14:12.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. Why the commandment to perpetually remember the Passover, and what should it mean to us today?
3. Personal Application: Why were the commandments to be put between their eyes and also on their hands? How does this symbolise that we must not only have faith, but that we must act upon it? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “Why are people so much like Israel coming out of Egypt? We have some faith and believe in God, but when faced with trouble or the unknown, we worry, fret, and complain and don’t act on the faith we claim to have.” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Exodus 14:13-31.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. Despite their lack of faith, what did God do for them?
3. Personal Application: In the good times of our lives, do we thank God enough for our protection and deliverance when we don’t see it? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “What does it mean when the Bible tells us to stand still when we face perilous or difficult times when help doesn’t seem to come right away?” How would you respond to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read Exodus 15:1-21.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What is the content of Moses’ song?
3. Personal Application: What does justice mean to you in understanding that there is an afterlife and you have faith in God? Is there any faith in justice if there is no afterlife? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Inform the class about your plans for the week and share them with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared. ”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

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Daily Lesson for Sunday 3rd of August 2025

On the night of Passover, divine judgment fell on those not covered by the blood (Exodus 12:1-12). No one escaped because of position, education, social status, or gender. Punishment struck all families, from Pharaoh to slaves, and even the firstborn of the animals. The pride of Egypt was in the dust.

How interesting that Pharaoh, in telling the Hebrews to go and worship, adds this request: “And bless me also.”

And bless me also?

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Why would he, the king of Egypt, a “god” on earth among his people, ask that? It sounds as if he’s finally catching on to the power of the Hebrew God and would like to benefit from it. However, how can God bless him while he is steeped in rebellion, stubbornness, sin, and pride? Sure, he finally gave his consent, but it wasn’t out of submission to the will of Yahweh. It was, instead, out of defeat. He wasn’t repentant—as his later actions will reveal. He simply wanted to stop the devastation that was destroying his kingdom.

Pharaoh was humiliated. And, given the tragic circumstances from the worst plague of all, he gives permission for Israel to leave Egypt. What he refused to grant all previous times, and no matter the suffering his actions brought upon his nation, he now permits.

And the Egyptian people, understandably, are eager for the Hebrews to go, as well. As they said, please leave, or else “we shall all be dead.”

God, meanwhile, made provision so that the Israelites did not leave Egypt empty-handed but with things they would need for what, in the end, would turn out to be a much longer sojourn than anticipated. The Egyptians gave the Jews these precious articles only to hurry the people out of the country, but the items were wages that were long denied the Israelites for centuries of slave labor. Surely for the Egyptians, the price of getting the Hebrews out of their land was cheap enough.

<–Sabbath Monday–>

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