Category: Exodus

2 The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him. Setting the Scene for Exodus 15:2 The scene in Exodus 15:2 takes place shortly after the Israelites have crossed the Red Sea on…

16 But for this purpose I have raised you up, to show you my power, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth. Setting the Scene for Exodus 9:16 In Exodus chapter 9, we find ourselves in the land of Egypt during the time when Moses and Aaron were sent by God…

1 And the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. 2 You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go out of his land. 3 But I will…

2 God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord. 2 God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord. 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them. 4 I…

1 Then the Lord said to Moses: 2 He shall set up the court all around the tabernacle and the altar, and shall hang up the screen at the gate of the court. 3 Then you shall put the ark of the testimony in it and screen the ark with the veil. 4 You shall…

1 And God spoke all these words, saying, 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 3 “You shall have no other gods before me. 4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that…

15 “You shall not steal.” Setting the Scene for Exodus 20:15 In Exodus chapter 20, we find the Israelites encamped at the foot of Mount Sinai. The scene is set with the mountain shrouded in a thick cloud, lightning flashing, and thunder rumbling. The people are gathered below, their tents arranged in a semi-circle around…

1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I may show these signs of mine among them, 2 and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and of your grandson how I have dealt harshly with…

20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.” Setting the Scene for Exodus 33:20 In Exodus 33, we find Moses, the great leader of the Israelites, standing before the Lord on Mount Sinai. The scene is set amidst the rugged terrain of the mountain, with rocky…