Torah (Law) - Barbara Lynn Seibel

January 4, 2026January 3, 2026

How God Revealed Himself to Moses

A Study of Exodus 3:1-12

Back in my late twenties, the Lord revealed himself to me profoundly one evening.

That night, being alone for the evening, I put on a CD and cranked the volume so my neighbors wouldn’t hear my crying and screaming as I wrestled with my raw emotions regarding my childhood abuse.

I had kept these emotions locked down hard until my now-late husband realized I was crumbling. He stated he was uncertain of what condition he would find me in when he came home.

With his encouragement, I started counseling, thus opening a floodgate of hurt and confusion that as a child I could not articulate.

The two questions I threw out toward God repeatedly that night were “Who am I?” and “Why?”

Before I share how God responded to me, join me in a study of Exodus 3:1-12 where God reveals himself to Moses.

September 14, 2025September 13, 2025

What Happens When We Try to Rush God? | A Study of Genesis 16

Why is waiting on God’s timing so difficult for us?

Many of us, especially in our fast-paced, instant-gratification culture, struggle even when we’re waiting for something as simple as a red light to change at an intersection.

But what about waiting for something more significant? A spouse, a child, or even a particular career aim?

How long are you willing to wait on God for these types of relationships or objectives?

What follows next is a study of Genesis 16 highlighting how Sarai took matters into her own hands rather than continue to wait on God’s timing.

August 17, 2025August 16, 2025

How Obedient Are You? | A Study on Genesis 12:1-9

Years ago, my late husband and I owned and lived in one side of a duplex. The other side of the duplex was also owner-occupied. Our agreement with each other in the event either were to move included giving the other owner first chance at buying before listing.

We had moved to this duplex because we had gotten in over our heads on a single-family home financially. So, when our neighbor told me she was preparing to list her side of the duplex, I immediately sought God’s advice whether we should attempt to buy her out.

In my mind, it could have been an opportunity to have rental income to speed up our financial recovery. Provided we could afford the additional mortgage, that is.

When I sought God’s advice, I got the following response in that still, quiet voice that you know is not your own mind speaking: “No, you will be moving.”

Although startled by this response, I told our neighbor we weren’t interested in buying her side.

I’ll share more about this after we look at God asking Abram to move in Genesis 12:1-9.

February 23, 2025February 23, 2025

Finding Healing Through the Bronze Serpent–An Incorrect Statement

When you get a minor illness, where do you seek healing?

While I was unemployed several years ago, I got ill with an upper respiratory infection. It was the first time in my adult life that I recovered the quickest from this type of infection.

Then, months later, after I had resumed working full time and enrolled at seminary with a nine-hour credit load, I contracted another upper respiratory infection that lasted for months, even with multiple rounds of antibiotics.

During this time, my blood pressure also skyrocketed, prompting my primary doctor to ask me if he needed to write me a prescription to take a vacation because he felt I was under too much pressure to get well. He literally stated, “This isn’t you.”

I thanked him, but told him I’d drop one of my classes to see if that made a difference. This did ultimately help me kick the respiratory infection and reduce, but not eliminate, the blood pressure medication.

Minor illnesses are one thing, but where do we turn when something life threatening takes hold of us?

June 23, 2024June 23, 2024

Can We Trust a God Who Tests?

Tests.

How do you react to tests?

Excitement or fear?

I suppose it depends on what type of test it is.

Some personalities thrive on the challenge of being tested.

Other personalities cave under the pressure.

But what about when we are tested by God?

June 16, 2024June 15, 2024

Worship in Response to Your Calling

When you were a young child, did people ask you what you wanted to be when you grew up?

My answer to this question changed frequently as I grew.

I remember being interested in driving a semi for a brief period.

Another strong interest at one point was interior decorating.

But by the time I was in eighth grade, music had captured my attention above all other potential vocational pursuits.

Then, after fifteen-plus years of a music career, I transitioned into administrative work.

Although I believe I am talented and gifted in the vocations I have pursued, I believe my calling from God is to write Bible studies. (See my About page for a few more details.)

This is why I write this blog. And it is a part of my worship of God.

I am thinking about all of this today because of Joshua 5:13-15.

May 26, 2024April 28, 2024

Leading Hearts to Worship | Dt 30:15-20

Who would you say is the most effective leader of our day?

What makes that person stand out from other leaders?

Centuries ago, God called Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and traverse the desert for forty years to prepare for entering the land promised to their ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Moses was not a perfect leader.

Yet, with the help of the LORD, Moses transformed into a leader whom both Jews and Christians revere.

What does this have to do with leading hearts to worship?

May 19, 2024April 21, 2024

When Detachment is to Our Benefit

What comes to mind when you see the word detachment?

One definition of detachment is the action or process of detaching or separation.

Yes, this definition is from Merriam-Webster.com.

If you have a military background, you already know that detachment can refer to the dispatch of a body of troops or part of a fleet from the main body for a special mission or service.

Yep, also from Merriam-Webster.com.

The third definition supplied by Merriam-Webster.com describes detachment as indifference to worldly concerns or aloofness.

Detachment can also show freedom from bias or prejudice.

But what is the spiritual benefit of detachment?

May 12, 2024April 13, 2024

Giving to Remember God

What does it mean to give?

Give as a transitive verb has sixteen definitions at Merriam-Webster.com.

There were five more definitions for using give as an intransitive verb and two for using give as a noun.

Then I found the section titled, “Choose the Right Synonym for Give”.

Before listing some synonyms with definitions, this section provided the following definition of the word give:

“Give, the general term, is applicable to any passing over of anything by any means.”

This definition, although lacking specificity, is valuable in understanding that “giving” can be a highly personal activity.

But how does this apply to giving to remember God?

May 5, 2024June 22, 2024

Communal Responsibility in Worship

How would you define communal responsibility in worship?

According to Merriam-Webster.com,

A community is defined as a unified body of individuals.
Responsibility involves answering for one’s conduct or obligations.
To worship is to regard with great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion a divine being.

So, a communal responsibility in worship could be described as a unified body of individuals answering for each other’s conduct to show great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion to a divine being.

But what does that look like in actual practice for the Israelites in the book of Deuteronomy? And us today?