Study Desk

Some of them disobeyed, but the next morning what they kept was stinking and full of worms, and Moses was angry.

Each morning everyone gathered as much as they needed, and in the heat of the day the rest melted.

And so they rested on the Sabbath.

The Israelites left the desert and moved from one place to another each time the Lord ordered them to. Once they camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for them to drink.

Finally, Moses was so tired that Aaron and Hur got a rock for him to sit on. Then they stood beside him and supported his arms in the same position until sunset.

When they arrived, Moses went out and bowed down in front of Jethro, then kissed him. After they had greeted each other, they went into the tent,

They bring their complaints to me, and I make decisions on the basis of God's laws."

and you should teach them God's laws and show them what they must do to live right.

and they promised, "We will do everything the Lord has commanded." So Moses told the Lord about this.

The Lord said to Moses, "I will come to you in a thick cloud and let the people hear me speak to you. Then they will always trust you." Again Moses reported to the people what the Lord had told him.

Once more the Lord spoke to Moses: Go back and tell the people that today and tomorrow they must get themselves ready to meet me. They must wash their clothes

Moses led them out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.

Then he said, "Moses, go and warn the people not to cross the boundary that you set at the foot of the mountain. They must not cross it to come and look at me, because if they do, many of them will die.

Only the priests may come near me, and they must obey strict rules before I let them. If they don't, they will be punished."

The people trembled with fear when they heard the thunder and the trumpet and saw the lightning and the smoke coming from the mountain. They stood a long way off

If you give him a wife, and they have children, only the man himself must be set free; his wife and children remain the property of his owner.

Suppose a neighbor asks you to keep some silver or other valuables, and they are stolen from your house. If the thief is caught, the thief must repay double.

If you do, they will beg for my help, and I will come to their rescue.

because that is the only cover the poor have when they sleep at night. I am a merciful God, and when they call out to me, I will come to help them.

And don't favor the poor, simply because they are poor.