Category: Exodus

20 So I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all the wonders that I will do in it; after that he will let you go. Setting the Scene for Exodus 3:20 In Exodus chapter 3, we find Moses, a former prince of Egypt turned shepherd, tending to his father-in-law Jethro’s flock in…

16 The glory of the Lord dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. Setting the Scene for Exodus 24:16 In Exodus chapter 24, we find Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel ascending…

22 You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. 23 If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, Setting the Scene for Exodus 22:22-23 In Exodus 22:22-23, the scene is set in the ancient land of Egypt, during the time when the Israelites were enslaved…

12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. Setting the Scene for Exodus 20:12 In Exodus chapter 20, we find Moses on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments from God. The scene is set with Moses standing before the…

27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they encamped there by the water. Setting the Scene for Exodus 15:27 The scene in Exodus 15:27 takes place shortly after the Israelites have crossed the Red Sea and witnessed the miraculous defeat of the Egyptian army.…

42 It was a night of watching by the Lord, to bring them out of the land of Egypt; so this same night is a night of watching kept to the Lord by all the people of Israel throughout their generations. Setting the Scene for Exodus 12:42 In Exodus chapter 12, the scene is set…

15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when you give the Lord’s offering to make atonement for your lives. Setting the Scene for Exodus 30:15 In Exodus chapter 30, we find Moses and Aaron in the Tabernacle, the sacred tent where the Israelites worship…

17 and I promise that I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey.” Setting the Scene for Exodus 3:17 In Exodus chapter 3, we find Moses, a former…

7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?” Setting the Scene for Exodus 2:7 In Exodus chapter 2, we find a poignant scene by the Nile River. The daughter of Pharaoh, whose name is not mentioned in…

19 Then the midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.” Setting the Scene for Exodus 1:19 In Exodus chapter 1, we find ourselves in the bustling and oppressive land of Egypt. Pharaoh, the powerful ruler…