Exodus 3

Moses and the Burning Bush 1 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 There the angel of theLordappeared to him in flames of fire from within a […]

Exodus 4

Signs for Moses 1 Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘TheLorddid not appear to you’?” 2 Then theLordsaid to him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. 3 TheLordsaid, “Throw it on the ground.” Moses threw it on the ground and it became […]

Exodus 5

Bricks Without Straw 1 Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what theLord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival to me in the wilderness.’ ” 2 Pharaoh said, “Who is theLord, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do […]

Exodus 6

1 Then theLordsaid to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.” 2 God also said to Moses, “I am theLord. 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and […]

Exodus 7

1 Then theLordsaid to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. 2 You are to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country. 3 But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, […]

Exodus 8

# 1 Then theLordsaid to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what theLordsays: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. 2 If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs on your whole country. 3 The Nile will teem with frogs. They will […]

Exodus 9

The Plague on Livestock 1 Then theLordsaid to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what theLord, the God of the Hebrews, says: “Let my people go, so that they may worship me.” 2 If you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them back, 3 the hand of theLordwill […]

Exodus 10

The Plague of Locusts 1 Then theLordsaid to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials so that I may perform these signs of mine among them 2 that you may tell your children and grandchildren how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and how I performed […]

Exodus 11

The Plague on the Firstborn 1 Now theLordhad said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here, and when he does, he will drive you out completely. 2 Tell the people that men and women alike are to ask their neighbors […]