Monthly Archives: August 2017

The Passover Lamb 1 The Lordsaid to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, 2 “Thismonth shall be the beginning of months to you; it is to be the first month of the year to you. 3 Tell all the congregation of Israel, ‘On the tenth [day] of this month they are to take […]

Consecration of the Firstborn 1 The Lordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Sanctify to Me [that is, set apart for My purpose] every firstborn, the first offspring of every womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal; it is Mine.” 3 Moses said to the people, “Remember [solemnly observe and commemorate] this […]

Pharaoh in Pursuit 1 Now the Lordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Tell the sons of Israel to turn back and camp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You shall camp in front of Baal-zephon, opposite it, by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, ‘They are wandering aimlessly in […]

The Song of Moses and Israel 1 Then Moses and the children of Israel sang thissong to the Lord, singing, “I will sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously; The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea. 2 “The Lordis my strength and my song, And He has become my […]

The Lord Provides Manna 1 They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of Israel came to the Wilderness ofSin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they left the land of Egypt. 2 The whole congregation of the Israelites [grew discontented and] murmuredandrebelled against Moses […]

Water in the Rock 1 Then all the congregation of the children of Israel moved on from the Wilderness of Sin by stages, according to the commandment of the Lord, and camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. 2 Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us […]

Jethro, Moses’ Father-in-law 1 Now Jethro (Reuel), the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people, and that the Lordhad brought Israel out of Egypt. 2 Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Moses’ wife Zipporah, after he had sent her away [from Egypt], 3 along […]

Moses on Sinai 1 In the third month after the children of Israel had left the land of Egypt, the very same day, they came into the Wilderness of Sinai. 2 When they moved out from Rephidim, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai and they camped there; Israel camped at the base of the […]

The Ten Commandments 1 Then God spoke all these words: 2 “I am the Lordyour God, who has 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 any idol, or any likeness (form, manifestation) […]

Ordinances for the People 1 “Now these are the ordinances (laws) which you shall set before the Israelites: 2 “If you purchase a Hebrew servant [because of his debt or poverty], he shall serve six years, and in the seventh [year] he shall leave as a free man, paying nothing. 3 If he came [to […]