Study Desk

The locusts came over all the land of Egypt and they stayed on the whole country of Egypt. There were very many. There had never been so many locusts. And there would never be so many again.

So now forgive my sin only this once. Pray to the Lord your God to take this death away from me."

So Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord.

So Moses put out his hand toward the sky. And there was darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days.

But Moses said, "You must let us have gifts to give in worship and gifts for burning, so we may give them to the Lord our God.

So our animals will go with us also. Not a foot of an animal will be left behind. For we will take some of them to use as we worship the Lord our God. And until we are there, we do not know which ones we will use in worshiping the Lord."

Not even a dog will make a sound against those of Israel, man or animal, so you may know that the Lord divides Egypt from Israel.'

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you. So I will do more powerful works in the land of Egypt."

You must have the special supper of bread without yeast. For on this same day I brought your family groups out of the land of Egypt. So all of you must remember this day as a law forever.

So the people took their dough before yeast had been added. They tied their dough pots in their clothes on their shoulders.

And the Lord had given the people favor in the eyes of the Egyptians. So the Egyptians let them have whatever they asked for. And they took the best things of Egypt.

So you must keep this Law at the time given for it from year to year.

When Pharaoh would not let us go, the Lord killed every first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man and of animal. So I give to the Lord every first male animal to be born. But I buy with a gift of money every first-born of my sons.'

So it will be like a special mark on your hand and on your forehead. For the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a powerful hand."

So God led the people through the desert to get to the Red Sea. The people of Israel went out of the land of Egypt ready for war.

The Lord went before them, in a pillar of cloud during the day to lead them on the way, and in a pillar of fire during the night to give them light. So they could travel day and night.

I will make Pharaoh's heart hard. And he will try to catch them. So I will be honored through Pharaoh and his whole army. Then the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord." And they did so.

So he made his war-wagon ready and took his people with him.

I will make the Egyptians' hearts hard, so they will go after them. And I will be honored through Pharaoh and his whole army, his war-wagons and his horsemen.

Then Moses put out his hand over the sea. And the Lord moved the sea all night by a strong east wind. So the waters were divided.