Joan

And the LORD did not remove the pillar of cloud or pillar of fire from its place in front of the people.

over 10 years ago

Joan

The LORD went ahead of them. He guided them during the day with a pillar of cloud, and he provided light at night with a pillar of fire. This allowed them to travel by day or by night.

over 10 years ago

Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear to do this. He said, “God will certainly come to help you. When he does, you must take my bones with you from this place.”

over 10 years ago

Joan

highlighted Exodus 13:17-18 NLT

When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”

over 10 years ago

Joan

highlighted Exodus 13:16 NLT

This ceremony will be like a mark branded on your hand or your forehead. It is a reminder that the power of the LORD’s mighty hand brought us out of Egypt.”

over 10 years ago

Joan

highlighted Exodus 13:15 NLT

Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, so the LORD killed all the firstborn males throughout the land of Egypt, both people and animals. That is why I now sacrifice all the firstborn males to the LORD—except that the firstborn sons are always bought back.’

over 10 years ago

Joan

highlighted Exodus 13:14 NLT

“And in the future, your children will ask you, ‘What does all this mean?’ Then you will tell them, ‘With the power of his mighty hand, the LORD brought us out of Egypt, the place of our slavery.

over 10 years ago

Joan

highlighted Exodus 13:5 NLT

You must celebrate this event in this month each year after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites. (He swore to your ancestors that he would give you this land—a land flowing with milk and honey.)

over 10 years ago

Joan

highlighted Exodus 13:2 NLT

“Dedicate to me every firstborn among the Israelites. The first offspring to be born, of both humans and animals, belongs to me.”

over 10 years ago

Joan

highlighted Exodus 12:51 NLT

On that very day the LORD brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt like an army.

over 10 years ago

Joan

highlighted Exodus 12:42 NLT

On this night the LORD kept his promise to bring his people out of the land of Egypt. So this night belongs to him, and it must be commemorated every year by all the Israelites, from generation to generation.

over 10 years ago

Joan

highlighted Exodus 12:41 NLT

In fact, it was on the last day of the 430th year that all the LORD’s forces left the land.

over 10 years ago

Joan

highlighted Exodus 12:40 NLT

The people of Israel had lived in Egypt for 430 years.

over 10 years ago

Joan

highlighted Exodus 12:37 NLT

That night the people of Israel left Rameses and started for Succoth. There were about 600,000 men, plus all the women and children.

over 10 years ago

Joan

highlighted Exodus 12:31 NLT

Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron during the night. “Get out!” he ordered. “Leave my people—and take the rest of the Israelites with you! Go and worship the LORD as you have requested.

over 10 years ago

Joan

highlighted Exodus 12:29 NLT

And that night at midnight, the LORD struck down all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn son of the prisoner in the dungeon. Even the firstborn of their livestock were killed.

over 10 years ago

Joan

highlighted Exodus 12:17 NLT

“Celebrate this Festival of Unleavened Bread, for it will remind you that I brought your forces out of the land of Egypt on this very day. This festival will be a permanent law for you; celebrate this day from generation to generation.

over 10 years ago

Joan

highlighted Exodus 12:14 NLT

“This is a day to remember. Each year, from generation to generation, you must celebrate it as a special festival to the LORD. This is a law for all time.

over 10 years ago

Joan

highlighted Exodus 12:13 NLT

But the blood on your doorposts will serve as a sign, marking the houses where you are staying. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt.

over 10 years ago

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