The verb va-yach (“he struck”) is also significant. It shares its root with makot, the plagues. Moses strikes first; God ...

After much hesitation, Moses faces his fears and accepts God’s mission. He stutters as he stands in Pharaoh’s palace. But ...

In my book, The Word Set in Stone: How Archaeology, Science, and History Back Up the Bible, I contended that there is a verified natural explanation for water coming out of the rocks in the Sinai ...

I just finished teaching a six-week course that was an introduction to the Talmud. Having spent years in its study, it was a chance for me to see it with new eyes. A teacher must be in touch with the ...

Saved from a watery death by Pharaoh’s daughter and raised among Egyptian royalty, Moses would not have seemed to be a candidate for freeing the Hebrews from Egyptian slavery. God’s designs are not, ...