Category: Exodus

13 “You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed; you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode.” Setting the Scene for Exodus 15:13 The scene in Exodus 15:13 takes place shortly after the Israelites have crossed the Red Sea on dry ground, witnessing the miraculous parting of…

15 For by now I could have put out my hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth. Setting the Scene for Exodus 9:15 The scene in Exodus 9:15 takes place in the land of Egypt during the time when Moses, the prophet of…

20 So Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded. In the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants he lifted up the staff and struck the water in the Nile, and all the water in the Nile turned into blood. Setting the Scene for Exodus 7:20 In Exodus chapter 7, we…

1 But the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them out, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.” 2 God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord. 3 I…

38 For the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys. Setting the Scene for Exodus 40:38 In Exodus chapter 40, we find the scene where Moses has completed the construction of the…

1 Then the Lord said to Moses, 2 Tell the people of Israel to turn back and encamp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, in front of Baal-zephon; you shall encamp facing it, by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the people of Israel, ‘They are wandering in the land;…

1 “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness. 2 You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice, 3 “nor shall you…

1 The Lord said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you away completely. 2 Speak now in the hearing of the people, that they ask, every man of his neighbor and…

1 “Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whom the Lord has put skill and intelligence to know how to do any work in the construction of the sanctuary shall work in accordance with all that the Lord has commanded.” 2 And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whose mind the Lord…

16 Therefore the people of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a covenant forever. Setting the Scene for Exodus 31:16 In Exodus 31, we find Moses on Mount Sinai, having just received the Ten Commandments from God. The scene is filled with a sense of awe and reverence as…