Contemplative Bible Reading

Exodus 28:3 (New Living Translation) Instruct all the skilled craftsmen whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom. Have them make garments for Aaron that will distinguish him as a priest set apart for my service. God is talking to Moses. There is much work to be done as God is instructing Moses and […]

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Exodus 16:4 (New Living Translation) Then the Lord said to Moses, “Look, I’m going to rain down food from heaven for you. Each day the people can go out and pick up as much food as they need for that day. I will test them in this to see whether or not they will follow […]

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Exodus 16:23-24 (New Living Translation) 23 He told them, “This is what the Lord commanded: Tomorrow will be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath day set apart for the Lord. So bake or boil as much as you want today, and set aside what is left for tomorrow.” 24 So they put some […]

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Exodus 25:8 (New Living Translation) Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them. God is speaking to the people of Israel through Moses. God wanted the people to build a special place—a holy sanctuary. That place had requirements of entry of special people who had special jobs […]

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Exodus 4:20 (New Living Translation) 20 So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to the land of Egypt. In his hand he carried the staff of God. This is part of the (hi)story of God sending Moses back to Egypt to bring God’s people out of captivity and […]

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Exodus 4:10-12 (New Living Translation) 10 But Moses pleaded with the Lord, “O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I never have been, and I’m not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled.” 11 Then the Lord asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether […]

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Exodus 5:1 (New Living Translation) 1 After this presentation to Israel’s leaders, Moses and Aaron went and spoke to Pharaoh. They told him, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Let my people go so they may hold a festival in my honor in the wilderness.” This is part of the (hi)story […]

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Exodus 4:3 (New Living Translation) 3 “Throw it down on the ground,” the Lord told him. So Moses threw down the staff, and it turned into a snake! Moses jumped back. This is part of the (hi)story of God charging Moses to go to Egypt and be God’s spokesman to bring the people out of Egypt. […]

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Exodus 3:7 (New Living Translation) 7 Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering. This is part of the (hi)story of God bringing the people out of […]

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Exodus 3:1 (New Living Translation) One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro… These words begin the (hi)story of God bringing the people out of slavery in Egypt and into the land promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It all started “one day.” It was just another day for Moses—once a prince […]

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