Contemplative Bible Reading

Exodus 23:33 (New International Version) Do not let them live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me, because the worship of their gods will certainly be a snare to you.” God is speaking to His people as they are freed from Egypt and journeying to the land He promised them. […]

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Exodus 40:12-16 (New International Version) 12 “Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water. 13 Then dress Aaron in the sacred garments, anoint him and consecrate him so he may serve me as priest. 14 Bring his sons and dress them in tunics. 15 Anoint […]

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Exodus 23:2-3 (New International Version) 2 “Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd, 3 and do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit. Here it is, The Peer Pressure Law. Simply stated, Don’t follow the […]

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Exodus 19:7-8 (New International Version) 7 So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all the words the LORD had commanded him to speak. 8 The people all responded together, “We will do everything the LORD has said.” So Moses brought their answer back to the LORD. Here […]

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Exodus 4:13 (New English Translation) But Moses said, “O my Lord, please send anyone else whom you wish to send!” This is from the history of when Moses was speaking with God at the burning bush. God had chosen Moses to return to Egypt and bring His people out of slavery and to the Promised […]

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Exodus 40:20-21 (New International Version) 20 He took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attached the poles to the ark and put the atonement cover over it. 21 Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle and hung the shielding curtain and shielded the ark of the Testimony, as the LORD commanded him. […]

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Exodus 12:1-2 (New International Version) 1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, 2 “This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year. This chapter of Exodus describes the Passover:  t-h-e P-a-s-s-o-v-e-r. The one that occurred in Egypt where if you didn’t eat the special meal […]

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Exodus 7:1 (New International Version) Then the LORD said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. Moses didn’t really want to talk to Pharoah. He made lots of excuses. God kept encouraging Moses. He gave Moses the ability to perform miracles that would […]

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Exodus 14:13-14 (New International Version) 13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” These verses were written […]

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Exodus 28:2 (New International Version) Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron, to give him dignity and honor. Clothes can provide dignity and honor. That makes sense. There is much in culture about dressing for success. How a person looks does have an affect – both positive and negative – on the people around the […]

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