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Bible Stories from Exodus
Every story from Exodus in the When God Shows Up devotionals, in Bible order. Each one is retold in plain words, with the passage to read for yourself in the King James Version and its key verse.
- A Basket Among the ReedsExodus 1:22–2:10
Pharaoh was afraid the Hebrew slaves were growing too strong, so he gave a terrible order: every Hebrew baby boy was to be thrown into the Nile River…
“And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.”Exodus 2:9 (KJV)
- Who Am I?Exodus 3:1–14
Moses had once been a prince of Egypt. But after killing an Egyptian and fleeing for his life, he spent forty years in the desert of Midian tending his…
“And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.”Exodus 3:14 (KJV)
- Aaron’s RodExodus 7:8–13
Moses and Aaron stood before Pharaoh, the most powerful man in the world, with a message from God: let My people go. God had told them Pharaoh would…
“For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.”Exodus 7:12 (KJV)
- The Selfsame DayExodus 12:31–42
Long before Israel ever went to Egypt, God told Abraham something hard. Your descendants will be strangers in a land that isn’t theirs. They will be…
“And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.”Exodus 12:41 (KJV)
- Cloud by Day, Fire by NightExodus 13:17–22
Israel was finally free. But now a whole nation of former slaves stood at the edge of the wilderness with no map. There was a short road to the…
“And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:”Exodus 13:21 (KJV)
- Stand Still and SeeExodus 14:1–31
Israel had just walked out of Egypt after four hundred years of slavery. But God didn’t lead them along the short road toward home. He led them the…
“And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you today: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen today, ye shall see them again no more for ever.”Exodus 14:13 (KJV)
- A Tree in Bitter WaterExodus 15:22–27
Just three days earlier, Israel had walked through the Red Sea on dry ground and sung a song of victory on the far shore. Now they were in the…
“And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet.”Exodus 15:25 (KJV)
- Bread Every MorningExodus 16:1–31
A month after leaving Egypt, Israel was deep in the wilderness, and the food they had brought with them was running out. Hundreds of thousands of…
“Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.”Exodus 16:4 (KJV)
- Hold Up His HandsExodus 17:8–16
Israel had barely left Egypt when the Amalekites attacked them in the desert at Rephidim. Moses told a young man named Joshua to choose some men and go…
“But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.”Exodus 17:12 (KJV)
- The Second Set of TabletsExodus 32:15–20; 34:1–10, 27–29
Moses had spent forty days on Mount Sinai with God. He came down carrying two stone tablets with the Ten Commandments, written by God’s own finger. But…
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest.”Exodus 34:1 (KJV)
- More Than EnoughExodus 35:20–29; 36:1–7
God had given Moses detailed plans for the tabernacle, a beautiful tent where He would meet with His people in the wilderness. It would take gold…
“For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.”Exodus 36:7 (KJV)
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