Questions tagged [exodus]
Exodus is the second book of the Hebrew Bible, telling the story of the Israelites' slavery in Egypt, their deliverance, and their journey to Mount Sinai.
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Moses tells God to relent
In Exodus 32:12 (NIV), Moses told God "Turn from your fierce anger; relent and do not bring disaster on your people." Other translations say that Moses told God to repent or to change his ...
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When and for How Long was Israel Enslaved by the Egyptians?
This post is somewhat related to Do We Know with Reasonable Certainty Where Goshen was Located?
According to (D-R) Exod. 12:40,
And the abode of the children of Israel that they made in Egypt, was ...
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Is the cup in Luke 22:42 God's wrath we see in other Scriptures or the cup of Redemption we see in Exodus?
Matthew 26:27-29
Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins....
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Would God have voiced all of the commandments and statutes if the children of Israel never became terrified in Exodus 20:18-19? [closed]
God spoke the 10 commandments to Israel (Ex 20:1). Then:
Ex 20:18, 19 - When all the people witnessed the thunder and
lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped
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What is the meaning of placing a sign on the chest?
A priest wears on his chest a breastplate, and inscribed on it are the precious gemstones of the twelve tribes of Israel. In the visions of John called the book of revelation one wears on his chest ...
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What is the significance of the Lord repeating his name, "The Lord, The Lord" in Exodus 34:6?
In Exodus 34, the Lord proclaims his name to Moses. I take this to mean that God is giving definition to his name and declaring who he is. He begins with a repeat of his name, "The Lord, the Lord....
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What did the Israelites do with the foreign children in Deuteronomy 20:14?
This question is also related to Leviticus 25:44-46 and exodus 21:4. Could foreign children be born into slavery in Israel (like the children of Hebrew servants), or would they be made slaves if their ...
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Why in the Old Testament does God get corrected by Moses?
I was reading through the Exodus story and I couldn't help but notice that in Exodus 32:9-14 God is angry with the Israelites. He tells Moses,
"Now leave me alone so my anger may burn against ...
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Is the Sabbath a distinct covenant according to Exodus 31:16?
Exodus 31:12-18 (ESV): And the LORD said to Moses, 13 “You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, ‘Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your ...
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What is the meaning of the word translated as "steal" in the commandment "thou shalt not steal"? (Exodus 20:15)
This question is prompted by a question in which "software piracy" and copyright issues come up. (See: What's Christians take on pirating authors books, software, movies etc?)
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Is the Fourth Plague 'Gnats or Wild Animals'? [duplicate]
The Fourth Plague: Gnats
Exodus 8:20 And the Lord said to Moses, “Rise early in the morning and stand
before Pharaoh as he comes out to the water. Then say to him, ‘Thus
says the Lord: “Let My people ...
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Are toys a form of idolatry accordingly Exodus 20:4-5? [duplicate]
Exodus 20:4-5 says, "Thou shall not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:...
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How could a peasant like Miriam get so close to speak to royalty in Exodus?
How could Miriam speak to, let alone get close to the Princess in Exodus 2:7?
Ex 2:7 - Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and
call you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the ...
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What was the nature of the Elders' experience of God in Exodus 24:9-11
In Exodus 24:9-11, the Elders see God.
Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel
went up and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a
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Was Pharoah killed in the Red Sea? [duplicate]
Was Pharoah killed in the Red Sea along with his army? I can't find any reference to this in exodus. Only mention of pharoahs chariots, horses, and army killed but not him. Popular believe presumes he ...
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Is the statement "Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods?" in Exodus 15:11 one of the answers to Pharaoh's question "Who is the LORD?" (Exodus 5:2)?
Is the statement "Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods?" in Exodus 15:11 one of the answers to Pharaoh's question "Who is the LORD?" (Exodus 5:2)? Note, this would not be ...
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Exodus 23:20 what is meant by “he won’t forgive you”
“Pay careful attention to him and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression, for my name is in him.”
Exodus 23:21
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Exodus 33:20 anthropomorphism or actual face?
“But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man can see Me and
live!” Exodus 33:20
I was having a conversion online (different Fourm) by which they were saying that God doesn’t necessarily ...
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Is it clear from the text that Aaron was lying about the golden calf coming out of the fire?
In Exodus 32:24 Aaron says to Moses:
So I told them, ‘Whoever has any gold jewelry, take it off.’ Then they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!”
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Does the term 'Name of the Lord' in Ex 20 and Lev 22 refer to more than its literal meaning?
We read in Lev 22:32 (NRSVCE):
Thus you shall keep my commandments and observe them: I am the Lord. You shall not profane my holy name, that I may be sanctified among the people of Israel: I am the ...
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Was there a Biblical change of day when Jesus sat and ate the Passover, and was there a change of day when Joseph came to the cross the first time? [duplicate]
If there was a Biblical change of day when Jesus sat and ate the Passover, and there was a change of day when Joseph came to the cross (the first time), this would show major differences between what ...
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Do the ten commandments cascade from the greatest to the least in Exodus 20:1-17?
In Exodus 20:1-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21 the commandments are listed in a more or less similar way.Was thinking whether there are listed this way so as to potray a cascading pattern from the greatest ...
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Why is there a difference between what the Golden Calf worshippers said in Exodus 32 and Nehemiah 9?
He took the gold from them, formed it in a mold, and cast an image of a calf; and they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”
Exodus 32:4
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Why did Jeroboam make Golden Calves despite knowing what happened during Exodus?
In 1 Kings, King Jeroboam makes not one but two Golden Calves, even repeating the words of Aaron verbatim.
Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too ...
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Why is "gods" plural in Exodus 32:4 and 32:8, when there was only one Golden Calf?
And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden calf. And they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”
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Does the “omer “ of Exodus 16 stand for the measurement of heavenly reward?
We read in Ex 16:13- 18 how Israelites were fed with Manna from Heaven:
In the evening quails came up and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. When the layer ...
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What does the word "until" in Exodus 12:6 mean?
Does the word "until" in Exodus 12:6 mean the beginning of the 14th day of the first month? Strongs 5704. (עַד ‛ad) definition is, up to, not into. The Brown-Driver-Briggs definition seems ...
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Why stoned an ox?
Exodus 21:
28 When an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the ox shall not be liable.
Why stoned an ox? Why not just kill ...
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Does Exodus 31:14 describe two different cases?
ESV Exodus 31:
14 You shall keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you.
[1] Everyone who profanes it shall be put to death.
[2] Whoever does any work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among ...
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Were the Hebrews slaves also killed by the hail in Exodus 9:19?
KJV Exodus 9:19
Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail ...
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Does Psalm 114 indicate that a major earthquake occurred at Mount Sinai?
A person describing being on a hill during a major earthquake told me he could see the surface of the earth moving like ocean waves. This seems to fit the description in Psalm 114.
When Israel went ...
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Exodus 23:25, one subject or multiple subjects?
I am confused as to the meaning of Exodus 23:25. The background is the following:
Exodus 21:1
Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them. [God speaking]
Then in Exodus 23, God ...
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Was there a Hazor for Jabin to rule over?
The late-Exodus theory places the Exodus sometime during Ramesses II's reign(c. 1290-1224). This theory identifies the archaeological 1230 BC destruction of Hazor with Joshua's attack on the site. It ...
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Did ancient peoples transition from killing their first born children to symbolically offering them?
In the Old Testament, there are a couple of verses in which the Israelites are forbidden from killing their own children as part of a religious sacrifice (not too surprising, I hope).
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What are the arguments for and against adding an 'as' in Exodus 4:16's "Moses shall be (as) God to Aaron"?
Exodus 4:16 is typically translated as something like
"Moreover, he shall speak for you to the people; and he will be as a
mouth for you and you will be as God to him." (NASB 1995)
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Did the ENTIRE Egyptian army drown at sea?
The following is an excerpt of a critique on "Reason to Believe":
Under these conditions, were the Ten Plagues and a total crush of the Egyptian army in the Red Sea waters to happen, as we ...
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Did Moses fear the Angel of God in Exodus 23?
Initially, God had promised Moses that an angel will lead the Israelites and that the Angel will not forgive any trespass
Exodus 23:20-21 NLT
Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the ...
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"God" or "judges" in Exodus 21:6 and Exodus 22:8-9
Here we have two passages, where in translation, and in translation only the word Elohim is substituted for judges, despite the fact that over 2,500+ times Elohim refers to heavenly beings exclusively,...
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How do we reconcile Aaron’s eternal priesthood with Jesus’ priesthood?
Q: How do we reconcile these verses?
“You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may
minister to Me as priests; for their anointing shall surely be an
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If a master provides a slave with a wife, is there no way for them to ever go free together?
Exodus 21:1-6 (NIV): If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything. If he comes alone, he is to go free alone; but ...
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Did Pharaoh not recognise Moses after forty years?
After killing an Egyptian Moses escapes to Midian were he lives for forty years
KJV Exodus 2 : 15
Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, ...
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What does St. Paul mean by the phrase “the ministry of death” in 2 Cor 3: 7-8?
We read in 2 Cor 3: 7-8 (NRSVCE):
Now if the ministry of death, chiseled in letters on stone tablets, came in glory so that the people of Israel could not gaze at Moses’ face because of the glory of ...
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Why does Paul say they were baptized in the sea and not in the river in 1 Corinthians 10:2?
KJV 1 Corinthians 10 : 2
And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
The children of Israel crossed two water points a sea and a river on their way to Canaan.There were more or ...
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Was Moses a thief in stealing the gold of the Egyptians before fleeing?
Moses broke the Commandment 'Thou shalt not steal' (Ex 20:15) - why? He also broke the Commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' (Ex 20:13). What is the Bible telling us here?
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At John 5:18, did Jesus break the Sabbath?
John 5:18 says
"Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only
was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own
Father, making Himself equal with God."
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How does Hebrews 11:29 say it was by faith they crossed the red sea?
Hebrews 11:29 NASB
By faith they passed through the Red Sea as through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were [t]drowned.
But we are told in the original narrative that when they ...
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How does Hebrews 11:27 say Moses was not afraid?
Hebrews 11:27 ESV
By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.
But in the original narrative the author clearly states that ...
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Why so many repetitions in the Torah in relation to Moses and G'd?
Another intriguing question caught my attention today and it is something that is repeated a lot in the Torah - who is G'd? An example of this can be found in Exodus 6:10:
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־...
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Exodus 21:20-21 Law of striking a slave
In Exodus we read:
20 When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged. 21 But if the slave survives a day or two, he is not to be ...
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Is Exodus 21:22 about a premature birth or a miscarriage?
Exodus 21:22-25 reads (emphasis added):
If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman'...
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