In this sermon on the background to the Exodus story, we examine several events and questions, including the kind of circumcision God really desires, the difference between believing in God vs. trusting in God, what ancient brickmaking was like, how Pharaoh turned the Israelites against Moses, the purposes for the plagues on Egypt and the matter of collective guilt and collective punishment on nations.

Scott Ashley

United Church of God Pastor, Beyond Today Managing Editor

Scott Ashley is managing editor of Beyond Today magazine, United Church of God booklets and its printed Bible Study Course. He and his wife, Connie, live near Denver, Colorado. 
Mr. Ashley attended Ambassador College in Big Sandy, Texas, graduating in 1976 with a theology major and minors in journalism and speech. It was there that he first became interested in publishing, an industry in which he has worked for 50 years.