After God reassures Moses that God will be with him, the prophet learns that he will also have his brother Aaron by his side, ...

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

Ridley Scott’s “Exodus: Gods and Kings’’ is an utterly clueless, relentlessly grim and rambling action epic guaranteed to displease devout Jews, Christians and Muslims alike, amuse atheists — and ...

Exodus 4:2; 7:15, 20; 9:23; and 10:13 all refer to Moses’ staff or rod, that was used to perform signs and wonders. But Exodus 7:10, 12, 19 and 8:1, 12 describe Aaron as possessing this staff and ...

Ridley Scott isn't the first filmmaker to tackle the story of Moses, and he certainly won't be the last. There's drama in the prophet's confrontations with the rulers of Egypt, there's spectacle in ...

Joel Hodge does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

COMMENTARY: Far from arbitrary punishments, the plagues of Egypt are presented in Exodus as divine signs meant to call ...