Category: Exodus

19 The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in trouble when they said, “You shall by no means reduce your number of bricks, your daily task each day.” Setting the Scene for Exodus 5:19 In Exodus chapter 5, we find Moses and Aaron standing before Pharaoh in the grand throne room…

1 The Lord said to Moses, “Cut for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. Setting the Scene for Exodus 34:1 In Exodus chapter 34, we find Moses ascending Mount Sinai once again to meet with…

20 “You shall command the people of Israel that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, that a lamp may regularly be set up to burn.” 21 In the tent of meeting, outside the veil that is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening to morning…

12 “Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant woman, and the alien, may be refreshed. Setting the Scene for Exodus 23:12 In Exodus chapter 23, we find Moses, the great leader of…

9 Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, Setting the Scene for Exodus 20:9 In Exodus chapter 20, we find the Israelites camped at the foot of Mount Sinai. The scene is set with the mountain looming large in the background, its peak covered in a thick cloud. The air is filled…

14 And when the dew had gone up, there was on the face of the wilderness a fine, flake-like thing, fine as frost on the ground. Setting the Scene for Exodus 16:14 In Exodus chapter 16, the scene is set in the wilderness shortly after the Israelites have been freed from slavery in Egypt. The…

9 And it shall be to you as a sign on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth. Setting the Scene for Exodus 13:9 In Exodus chapter 13, we find Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt after the miraculous events of…

12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel. Setting the Scene for Exodus 1:12 In Exodus chapter 1, we find the Israelites in Egypt facing oppression and slavery under a new Pharaoh who did not…

19 And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are dead.” Setting the Scene for Exodus 4:19 In Exodus chapter 4, we find Moses on his way back to Egypt with his wife Zipporah and their two sons, Gershom and Eliezer. They…

5 But if the slave plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’ Setting the Scene for Exodus 21:5 In Exodus 21:5, we find a scene set in ancient Israel, where a Hebrew slave is making a life-altering decision. The surroundings are humble, with the dusty…