Category: Exodus

9 For every breach of trust, whether it is for an ox, for a donkey, for a sheep, for a cloak, or for any kind of lost thing, of which one says, ‘This is it,’ the case of both parties shall come before God. The one whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.…

15 And he said to the people, “Be ready for the third day; do not go near a woman.” Setting the Scene for Exodus 19:15 In Exodus chapter 19, the scene is set at the foot of Mount Sinai. The Israelites have recently been led out of Egypt by Moses, and they have now arrived…

10 So they took soot from the kiln and stood before Pharaoh. And Moses threw it in the air, and it became boils breaking out in sores on man and beast. Setting the Scene for Exodus 9:10 In Exodus chapter 9, we find ourselves in the land of Egypt during the time when Moses and…

14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go. Setting the Scene for Exodus 7:14 In Exodus chapter 7, we find Moses and his brother Aaron standing before Pharaoh in the grand throne room of the Egyptian palace. The room is adorned with intricate hieroglyphics and…

6 Say therefore to the people of Israel, ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. Setting the Scene for Exodus 6:6…

1 Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’” 2 But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know…

20 So Moses took his wife and his sons and had them ride on a donkey, and went back to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the staff of God in his hand. Setting the Scene for Exodus 4:20 In Exodus chapter 4, we find Moses at a pivotal moment in his life. He…

1 When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, “Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what…

1 “You shall make an altar on which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood. 2 A cubit shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth. It shall be square, and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. 3 You shall overlay it…

1 “Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. Take one bull of the herd and two rams without blemish,” 2 And unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil. You shall make them of fine wheat flour. 3…