A Visit With Jesus Bible Narratives

Bible Narratives

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Manna in the Wilderness

While traveling in the wilderness, the Israelites complained about hunger, and God provided manna from heaven for them to eat each day (Exodus 16:4). The manna appeared each morning and sustained the Israelites throughout their journey in the wilderness (Exodus 16:35).

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Crossing the Red Sea

After leaving Egypt, Pharaoh pursued the Israelites, but God parted the Red Sea so the Israelites could cross on dry ground, and the Egyptian army was destroyed when the waters returned (Exodus 14:21-28). This event marked the final deliverance of Israel from Egypt.

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The Passover

God instructed the Israelites to mark their doorposts with the blood of a lamb so that the Lord would pass over their homes during the final plague in Egypt (Exodus 12:13). This event led to Pharaoh finally releasing the Israelites from slavery and became an annual memorial for Israel (Exodus 12:14).

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Narratives

While some Bible narratives can be taken at face value, others require some knowledge of the places, times and customs involved in order to be fully appreciated. Absent such context, scripture can sometimes leave the reader with an inaccurate view of the event.

Where knowledge of translational difficulties can help our understanding, it is also true that one must resist the understandable temptation to look at the text through the lens of a modern cultural context.

In this section, narratives are presented that we hope may bring a clearer picture of certain Bible stories.