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Read Exodus 30 . In Exodus 30, the LORD instructed Moses to construct an altar of shittim wood specifically for burning incense. The altar was to be square in shape, measuring one cubit by one cubit and two cubits tall, with horns projecting from its four corners. It was to be overlaid with pure gold on its top, sides, and horns, with a golden crown around it and two golden rings on opposite sides...

Read Exodus 29 . The LORD instructed Moses on how to consecrate Aaron and his sons for the priesthood. The ceremony required specific animals and bread offerings to be prepared in advance: a young bullock, two rams without blemish, and unleavened bread, cakes mixed with oil, and wafers anointed with oil, all made from wheat flour. These were to be placed in a basket and presented at the door of th...

Read Exodus 28 . The LORD instructed Moses to bring forward his brother Aaron and Aaron's sons — Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar — to serve as priests before Him. To mark them for this sacred office, the LORD commanded that holy garments be made for Aaron, both "for glory and for beauty." He directed Moses to call upon all who were wise-hearted and filled with the spirit of wisdom to craft thes...

Read Exodus 27 . Exodus 27 opens with the LORD giving Moses detailed instructions for constructing the altar of burnt offering for the tabernacle. The altar was to be built from shittim wood and measured five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits tall, making it a large square structure. The LORD directed that horns be fashioned at each of its four corners as part of the same piece, and...

Read Exodus 26 . The LORD instructed Moses on the construction of the tabernacle. It was to be built using ten curtains made of finely twisted linen, woven with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and decorated with artistic designs of cherubim. Each curtain was the same size, and they were to be joined together in two sets of five, with loops of blue material and gold clasps linking the two sets into...

Read Exodus 25 . The LORD instructed Moses to collect offerings from the Israelites — gold, silver, and brass; blue, purple, and scarlet; fine linen; goat hair; ram skins dyed red; badger skin; shittim wood; oil; spices; and onyx and other precious stones. These were to be freewill offerings, given from the heart. The purpose of these materials was to construct a sanctuary so that the LORD could l...

Read Exodus 24 . Moses relayed to the people all the words and ordinances the LORD had spoken, and the people responded with unanimous agreement, pledging to obey everything God had commanded. Moses then wrote down all the LORD's words and rose early the next morning to build an altar at the foot of Mount Sinai, along with twelve pillars representing the twelve tribes of Israel. He sent young Isra...

Read Exodus 23 . Exodus 23 continues the LORD God's instructions to Moses and the children of Israel by outlining a series of laws governing justice, honesty, and fair treatment among the Israelites. The LORD commanded that no one spread false reports or join with the wicked to act as a malicious witness. The people were told not to follow a crowd in doing wrong, nor to pervert justice simply by s...

Read Exodus 22 . Exodus 22 continues the legal code God gave to Moses, opening with laws concerning theft and property damage. If a man stole an ox or sheep and slaughtered or sold it, he was required to pay back multiple animals in restitution. A thief caught in the act at night could be struck down without guilt, but killing a thief in daylight carried the penalty of blood guilt. If a thief had...

Read Exodus 21 . Exodus 21 continues the body of laws God gave to Moses, focusing primarily on regulations governing human relationships, personal rights, and accountability. The chapter opens with laws concerning Hebrew servants, establishing that a Hebrew man sold into servitude was to serve for six years and go free in the seventh, without any payment required. If he came into service alone, he...

Read Exodus 20 . God spoke directly to the Israelites, reminding them that He was the LORD their God who had brought them out of Egypt and out of slavery. He then articulated the ten commandments. The first four commandments concern people's relationship with God Himself. We are to have no other gods before Him, and we are forbidden from making or worshiping idols of any kind — whether they be the...

Read Exodus 19. In the third month after the Israelites had left Egypt, they arrived at the wilderness of Sinai and camped at the base of the mountain. Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, delivering a message for the people of Israel. The LORD reminded them of how he had carried them out of Egypt on eagles' wings and brought them to Himself. He then offered them an...

Read Exodus 18. Jethro, the priest of Midian and father-in-law of Moses, heard about everything God had done for Moses and the Israelites in delivering them from Egypt. He came to meet Moses in the wilderness, bringing with him Moses' wife Zipporah and their two sons, Gershom and Eliezer, whom Moses had previously sent away. When Jethro arrived at the camp near the mountain of God, Moses went out...

Read Exodus 17 . The Israelites continued their journey through the wilderness, traveling according to the LORD's command and camping at Rephidim. However, there was no water for the people to drink, and they quickly grew frustrated and began quarreling with Moses, demanding that he provide them with water. Moses, troubled by their complaints, asked them why they were quarreling with him and why t...

Read Exodus 16 . After leaving Elim, the entire Israelite community set out into the wilderness of Sin, which lay between Elim and Sinai. This occurred on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from Egypt. There, in the wilderness, the whole community began to grumble against Moses and Aaron, complaining that it would have been better to have died in Egypt, where they at least...

Read Exodus 15 . Exodus 15 opens with a, a triumphant hymn of praise sung by Moses and the Israelites to the LORD following their miraculous deliverance from Egypt. The song celebrated the LORD's overwhelming victory over Pharaoh and his army, who had been swallowed up by the sea. The Israelites exalted the LORD as their strength and salvation, declaring Him a warrior whose name was to be glorifie...

Read Exodus 14 . The LORD instructed Moses to lead the Israelites to camp near the Red sea, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal-zephon. This was part of a divine plan to harden Pharaoh's heart and draw the Egyptian army into pursuit, so that God could demonstrate His glory and power over Egypt, causing them to know that He was the LORD. When Pharaoh was told that the Israelites had fled, he...

Read Exodus 13 . Exodus 13 opens with the LORD commanding Moses to consecrate all the firstborn of Israel to Him. Every firstborn male (whether human or animal) was to be set apart as holy to the LORD. This reflected the significance of the final plague in Egypt, during which God had struck down the firstborn of the Egyptians while sparing those of the Israelites. Moses then addressed the people o...

Read Exodus 12 . Exodus 12 opens with God giving Moses and Aaron detailed instructions for what would become the first passover. God declared that this month would mark the beginning of the Hebrew calendar year. Each household was instructed to select an unblemished male lamb on the tenth day of the month and keep it until the fourteenth day, at which point the entire assembly of Israel was to sla...

Read Exodus 11 . Exodus 11 records a turning point in the confrontation between the LORD and Pharaoh. The LORD announced to Moses that one final plague would come upon Egypt — a plague so severe that Pharaoh would not merely let the Israelites go but would drive them out entirely. The LORD instructed Moses that, before leaving, the Israelites should ask their Egyptian neighbors for articles of sil...

Read Exodus 10 . Exodus 10 continues the account of God's judgment on Egypt through two additional plagues, the eighth and ninth, as Pharaoh persistently refused to release the Israelites from slavery. The LORD told Moses that He had hardened Pharaoh's heart deliberately so that these miraculous signs would be remembered and passed down through generations as testimony to His power. Moses and Aaro...

Read Exodus 9 . Exodus 9 recounts three of the ten plagues that the LORD God sent upon Egypt as part of His effort to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery. The chapter opens with God instructing Moses to deliver a warning to Pharaoh: If he refused to let the people go, God would strike the Egyptian livestock with a devastating disease. God made clear that the livestock of the Isra...

Read Exodus 8 . Exodus 8 continues the account of the plagues God brought upon Egypt through Moses and Aaron, as Pharaoh repeatedly refused to release the Israelites from bondage. The chapter details four distinct events — the plagues of frogs, lice, and flies, along with a brief moment of apparent progress when Pharaoh seemed willing to negotiate. The chapter opens with God instructing Moses to w...

Read Exodus 7 . God spoke to Moses, reaffirming his role as a prophet to Pharaoh, with Aaron serving as his spokesman. God warned Moses that he would harden Pharaoh's heart so that, despite the signs and wonders performed, Pharaoh would not listen — and, through this, God's power would be demonstrated and his people ultimately delivered from Egypt. Moses and Aaron obeyed and approached Pharaoh. Aa...

Read Exodus 6 . As recorded in Exodus 6, God reassured Moses after his initial failed attempt to secure the Israelites' release from Pharaoh. God reminded Moses that He had appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, though His name "the LORD" (Yahweh or JEHOVAH) had not been fully revealed to them. God affirmed that He had established a covenant with the patriarchs to give them the lan...