Torah

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1. Light 2. Heavens and Earth 3. Plants. 4. Sun, moon, stars, seasons, 5. Sea creatures, birds, 6. Animals, man.

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Genesis 1

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Day 7, God rested. Garden of Eden. Tree of Life. Tree of Knowledge. Tigris and Euphrates. Woman.

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Genesis 2

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Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.

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Genesis 2:23-25

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But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

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Genesis 3:4-5

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The Serpent, fig leaves, blame shifting, God curses snakes, God curses childbirth, God curses woman to be dominated by man, God curses man to toil. Adam names Eve. God makes animal skins for them. Cast out of Eden.

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Genesis 3

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I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.

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Genesis 3:15

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Thorns and thistles, the land shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return

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Genesis 3:18-19

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And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” 23 So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. 24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side[e] of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

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Genesis 3:22-24

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Cain (farmer), Abel (shepherd). Cain kills Abel. God separates Cain from farming, and to walk the Earth. 7 fold curse for anyone who kils Cain. God marks Cain. Cain dwells in Nod, has Enoch. 5 generations from Cain comes Lamech. Lamech marries Adah and Zillah. Has Jabal (herder), Jubal (musician), and Tubal-Cain (smith). Lamec oh kills a man who wounds him. 77 times curse. Adam has Seth. Seth has Enosh.

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Genesis 4

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And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever. So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side[e] of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

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Genesis 4:6-7

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I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me. If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times

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Genesis 4:23-24

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Cain named His new city after his son Enoch. Then Irad, Mehujael, then Methushael, then Lamech.

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Genesis 4:17-18

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Adam, Seth, Enosh, Kenan, Mehalalel, Jared, Enoch (2), Methuselah, Lamech, then Noah. Noah first had Japheth, then Shem, then Ham.

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Genesis 5

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Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

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Genesis 5:23-24

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The sons of God marry the daughters of Man. God shortens men's lives. The Nephalim, heroes of old. God's regret. Ark of cypress, coated with pitch. 300X50x30.

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Genesis 6

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Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years.

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Genesis 6:3

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Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive.

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Genesis 6:20

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7 pairs of clean animals, 1 pair of unclean. Springs burst forth, and heavenly floodgates open. 8 people enter the ark. 40 days, then 150 days.

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Genesis 7

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Ark stops on Ararat after 150 days, but on day 40: a raven. After that a dove sent 3 times. 2nd time, olive branch. Waters recede. Noah builds an altar, and sacrifices clean animals.

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Genesis 8

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Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though[a] every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done. “As long as the earth endures,seedtime and harvest,cold and heat,summer and winter, day and night will never cease."

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Genesis 8:21-22

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Animals: food for you. Don't eat lifeblood. An accounting for human lifeblood. Be fruitful and multiply. The rainbow. Noah plants a vineyard, and gets drunk. Ham finds his father naked in his tent. Shem and Japeth respectfully cover him. Noah curses Ham's descendents, the Canaanite people, to be slaves to Shem's and Japheth's descendents.

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Genesis 9

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The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea. Into your hand they are delivered. Every moving thing that livs shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. But you shall not eat flesh with, its life, that is, its blood.

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Genesis 9:2-4

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Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.

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Genesis 9:6

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When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God. He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” when they were created.

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Genesis 5:1-2

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I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

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Genesis 9:13

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The Japhethites become maritme peoples, and spread out. Magic was one of his sons. The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan. Cush begat Nimrod, a mighty warrior, and king of Assyria and Babylon. Egypt was the father of Philistines, among others. Canaan was the patriarch of Hittites, Jebusites, Amorites, and others. Shem's descendents were called Semites, and we're in the eastern hill country. His grandson was Uz.

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Genesis 10

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The Tower of Babel

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Genesis 11:1-9

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The 9 generations from Shem to Abram are listed.

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Genesis 11:10-26

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Abram's father was Terah, and his brothers were Haran and Nahor. Haran died in Ur of The Chaldeans. Terah set out from Ur with Abram, Sarai, and Abram's nephew Lot (Haran's son), to go to Canaan, but they settled in Haran.

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Genesis 11:27-32

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Abram is called to Canaan at age 75. Goes with Sarai and Lot. God tells him he will give this land to His offspring, so he builds an altar. Then he goes on to Bethel, and Ai, where he builds another altar, and then onto the Negev. Famine strikes, and they go to Egypt. For safety, they say that Sarai is Abram's sister. Sarai becomes part of Pharaoh's harem. Abrahm stays in Pharaoh's court, and becomes wealthy. Pharaoh experience diseases, then discovers the truth about Sarai. He then sends the couple away with their wealth.

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Genesis 12

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The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring, I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

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Genesis 12:7

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The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you."

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Genesis 12:1-3

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Abram, Sarai, and Lot leave Egypt, and go to the Negev. Abram goes to an altar he had previously built in the Negev, and prays to God. A livestock dispute arises between Abram's men and Lot's men. They decide to split up. Lot goes into the Jordan valley near Sodom. God again tells Abram that he will give all of the land to him, and He tells Abraham to travel around, and see it all. Abram goes to the great Mamre Oaks in Hebron, and builds an altar there.

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Genesis 13

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The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west. All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring[a] forever. I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted. Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.”

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Genesis 13:14-17

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Lot is captured during a battle, and Abram, along with 318 men from Abram's tribe, rescue him. Bera, the King of Sodom, and the priest king of Salem, Melchizadek, both honor Abram. Abram gives 1/10th of everything, but took nothing from the King of Sodom, per God's instruction.

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Genesis 14

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"Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. And praise be to God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.”

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Genesis 14:19-20

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Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.

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Genesis 15:1

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God tells Abram that He is his great reward. Abram worries that his wealth will go to Eliezer of Damascus, but God shows him the stars, and compares them to Abram's descendents. Abram believed, and it was counted to him as righteousness.

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Genesis 15:1-6

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"Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then He said to him, “So shall your offspring be." Abram believed the Lord, and He credited it to him as righteousness. He also said to him, “I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it.”

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Genesis 15:5-7

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He still wanted additional proof though, so God told him to cut in half a 3 year old heifer, goat, and ram, and also some doves. He had to drive off birds of prey. Then, a deep, dark sleep. God tells him for 400 years his descendents will be enslaved strangers in a foreign land. Then he will punish that land, and his people will return with great possessions. But Abram will die in peace because the sins of the Amorites have not reached their full measure. At the setting sun, the presence of God, in the form of a smoking firepot and a flaming torch, passes through pieces, affirming the covenant. God then says he gives Abram's descendents the land from Egypt to the Euphrates, and lists the people they would conquer.

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Genesis 15:7-21

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Hagar and Sarai. Hagar runs off while pregnant with Ishmael. An angel tells her to return, but tells her a great nation will arise from Ishmael. Abram is 86 when Ishmael is born.

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Genesis 16

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I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered. Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has listened to your affliction. He shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen.

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Genesis 16:10-12

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She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who watches over me.” That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered.

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Genesis 16:13-14

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At age 99, God appears to Abram. He confirms the covenant, and changes his name to Abraham (father of multitudes). He then gives the sign of the covenant: circumcision. He then rename Sarai, who becomes Sarah (mother of nations). Abraham laughs at this, and offers up Ishmael as his heir. God explains that Ishmael will have a great nation, but he will have a son by Sarah, Isaac, and on him will rest the covenant. Abraham circumcises his clan. Ishmael was 13.

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Genesis 17

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3 visitors. Abraham feeds them. One of them asks where Sarah is, and then says she will have a baby. She laughs. Is anything too difficult for God? Sarah denies laughing. After this Abraham walks with the 3 "men" in the direction of Sodom. God let's Abraham know about Sodom and Gomorrah. The 3 men turn toward Sodom, but Abraham is standing before God. He bargains God down to 10 righteous families. When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.

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Genesis 18

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The angels (now just 2) enter Sodom. Lot calls them "my Lord's" and invites them in. They say they will stay in the square, but Lot insists, and they enter his house. The Sodomites demand access to the "men". Lot offers his daughters. The Sodomites call him a foreigner who wants to be a judge, and they try to grab him. The angels save him, close the door, and then blind the mob. They tell Lot to get his family out of the city. His pledged sons in law think he's joking. At dawn, the Angels tell Lot to grab his wife and daughters now. He hesitates, so the angels grab Lot's wife and daughters, and leads them out of the city. At the gates, they tell Lot to run for the hills, and don't look back. Lot asks to go to the town of Zoar instead, so the angels agree to spare that town. Lots family leaves, and Sodom is quickly burned. Lot's wife turns back, and becomes a pillar of salt. The next morning, Abraham sees the billowing smoke from the valley. After this Lot's daughters get their father drunk in order to get progeny for him. Moab and Ben Ami are the result.

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Genesis 19

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Abraham and Sarah now settle in the Negev, and Abraham calls her his sister again. King Abimelech takes Sarah into his court, but God, in a dream, stops him in time. The king pleads with God, and God talks with him. God agrees the king's conscience is clear, calls Abraham a prophet, and says the prophet will pray for him. Abim-elech returns Sarah to Abraham, along with 1000 shekels, and asks why he told the lie. He says Sarah is in reality his half sister. Abim-elech and his family members were stricken because of this incident, but they were healed when Abraham prayed.

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Genesis 20

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Isaac is born. In the day he is weaned, Sarah wants Hagar sent away because she sees Ishmael mocking. God says it's okay. He sends them away with food and water. Hagar puts Ishmael under a bush to die. An angel appears to encourage her, and opens her eyes to a well. They lived in the desert, and Ishmael became an Archer. Hagar eventually arranged for him to marry an Egyptian woman.

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Genesis 21:1-21

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At Beersheba, Abimelek, accompanied by his General Phicol, asks Abraham for a treaty. There is some discussion about a disputed well, but they eventually come to terms. Abraham gives him 7 ewe lambs. Abraham stays in the land of the Philistines.

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Genesis 21:22-34

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Abraham is told to go to Mt. Moriah, and sacrifice Isaac. He goes with 2 men and a donkey. Isaac carries the wood, and asks where's the sacrifice. The Lord will provide. At the site, he binds Isaac, but right before slaying him, an angel stops him. A ram is caught in a thicket, and he sacrifices that instead. Abraham calls the place Yahweh Jireh, The Lord will Provide. Then the angel speaks for the Lord, who swears by Himself, and reiterates the covenant.

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Genesis 22:1-19

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Abraham's brother Nahor's sons are listed.

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Genesis 22:20-24

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But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” The angel said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”

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Genesis 22:11-12

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Sarah dies at 127 at Kiriath Arba. Abraham goes to the Hitites, and asks to buy land to bury his dead. They call him a Prince, and say no one will refuse him the choicest land. He bows before the Hitites, and asks,them to intercede for him with Ephron The Hitite of Zohar, so that he will sell him the cave at Machpelah. Ephron, however, gives Abraham the cave and the field around it for free, but Abraham insisted, and paid 400 Shekels for it. So Abraham buries Sarah in Machpelah, near Maker in Hebron in Canaan.

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Genesis 23

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The story of the servant who finds a wife for Isaac. He goes to Mesopotamia, to the town of Nahor. Prays at the well. Rebekah says what he prayed for. Her father Beth-yuel, the son of Nahor and Milkah, and her brother Laban are agreeable. Rebekah returns with the servant.

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Genesis 24

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Now Isaac had come from Beer Lahai Roi, for he was living in the Negev. He went out to the field one evening to meditate, and as he looked up, he saw camels approaching.

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Genesis 24:62-63

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Abraham took another wife named Keturah. She bore him six more sons, including Midian. When they grew, Abraham sent them to the east country out of Cana. Abraham died at 175, and was buried in the Machpelah cave with Sarah.

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Genesis 25:1-11

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Ishmael's 12 descendants settled near the eastern border of Egypt, and they lived in hostility toward all the tribes related to them.

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Genesis 25:12-18

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Jacob and Esau jostle in Rebekah. They are born with Jacob holding Esau's heel. Esau is red and hairy. He is a man of action. Jacob is more gentle. Esau sells his birthright.

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Genesis 25:19-34

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Rebekah said, “Why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.The Lord said to her,“Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated;one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”

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Genesis 25:22-23

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There is a famine in Canaan. God tells Isaac and Rebekah not to go down to Egypt because of famine, so they go to Gerar, among the Philistines and king Ahimelech. Like Abraham and Sarah, they claim to be siblings. Isaac's wealth grows so much that the Philistines ask him to leave. He travels around the area, has some disputes over wells, and ultimately settles in Beer-Sheeba. He makes a treaty with the Philistines. As time passed, Esau took 2 Hitite wives.

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Genesis 26

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Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you, for to you and to your offspring I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath that I swore to Abraham your father. I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands. And in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”

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Genesis 26:3-4

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Jacob's deception. Isaac, now blind, tells Esau to go out for a hunt, and then Isaac will bless him. Rebekah has Jacob impersonate him. Esau is going to kill Jacob after Isaac's death. Rebekah urges Jacob to go to Labans house, and tell Isaac that she could not bear for Jacob to marry a Hitite woman.

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Genesis 27

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His mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, bring them to me.”

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Genesis 27:13

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Behold, I have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants, and with grain and wine I have sustained him. What then can I do for you, my son?

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Genesis 27:37

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Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I loathe my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob marries one of the Hittite women like these, one of the women of the land, what good will my life be to me?”

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Genesis 27:46

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May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed and those who bless you be blessed.”

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Genesis 27:29

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His father Isaac answered him, “Your dwelling will be away from the earth’s richness, away from the dew of heaven above. You will live by the sword and you will serve your brother. But when you grow restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck.”

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Genesis 27:39-40

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Isaac also tells Jacob to go to Padan- Haram. Isaac blessed Jacob again, and sends him off from Beer-Sheeba to Padan-Haram. Esau then married an Ishmaelite woman. In his journey, Jacob sees the ladder. He takes the stone that was under his head, pours oil on it, the names the place Beth el.

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Genesis 28

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And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! And behold, the LORD stood above it and said, “I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you, and to your offspring. Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

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Genesis 28:12-15

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Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, then the LORD shall be my God, and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.”

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Genesis 28:20-22

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When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.

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Genesis 28:16-17

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Jacob meets Rachel and Laban. Jacob works for 7 years for Rachel's hand, but he is tricked to marrying Leah first. He marries Rachel a week later, and works for Laban another 7 years. Leah gives birth to Reuben, simeon, Levi, and Judah.

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Genesis 29

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When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved, he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless.

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Genesis 29:31

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Rachel has Jacob go into Bilha, and she conceives Dan and later, Naphtali. Then Leah's servant Zilpah conceives Gad and Asher. One day, Leah gives Rachel some mandrakes in exchange for a night with Jacob. Issachar was conceived. Later Leah bore Zebulun and then Dinah. Finally, Rachel has Joseph. Jacob asks to leave. Laban wants him to stay. He just asked for the speckled goat. Laban round them up, but Jacob miraculously breeds a bunch more by using varous poplar sticks. He also made sure that only the strong goats mated in front of the sticks.

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Genesis 30

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May the LORD add to me another son!

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Genesis 30:24

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Give me children, or I’ll die!

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Genesis 30:1

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Enmity arises between Laban's sons and Jacob. God tells Jacob to return to Canaan. Rachel secretly steals Laban's idols. Jacob's family leaves without saying goodbye. After 3 days, Laban pursues Jacob for 7 days. God warns Laban. The search for missing gods. Jacob and Laban argue for awhile, but then build a pillar and have a feast before parting ways.

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Genesis 31

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You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength, yet your father has cheated me by changing my wages ten times. However, God has not allowed him to harm me. If he said, ‘The speckled ones will be your wages,’ then all the flocks gave birth to speckled young; and if he said, ‘The streaked ones will be your wages,’ then all the flocks bore streaked young. So God has taken away your father’s livestock and has given them to me.

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Genesis 31:6-9

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“In breeding season I once had a dream in which I looked up and saw that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled or spotted. The angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob.’ I answered, ‘Here I am.’ And he said, ‘Look up and see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled or spotted, for I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you. I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and where you made a vow to me. Now leave this land at once and go back to your native land.

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Genesis 31:10-13

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“Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.

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Genesis 31:24

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Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.

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Genesis 32:28

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Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacobs hip was touched near the tendon.

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Genesis 32:32

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As Jacob's clan arraives in Canaan, Jacob meets some angels, and declares the area "God's Camp" or Mahanaim. Jacob sends messengers to Esau to make peace with him. They return and tell Jacob that Esau is on his way with 400 men. Jacob splits his camp in two, hoping to save half. Jacob prays for deliverance. Jacob prepares different herds as a gift for his brother, and instructs his servants to maintain some distance between the herds. That day, he sends his wives and sons across a stream and remains behind. He wrestles with some being all night. Hip knocked out of joint. Receives the name Israel. Asks the beings name. Receives blessing. Calls the place Peniel (face of God).

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Genesis 32

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So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

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Genesis 32:30

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Jacob and Esau meet. Jacob insists on Esau receiving his livestock offering. Esau tried to get Jacob to accompany him, or to at least leave some men with him, but Jacob said he would be along slowly. However, Jacob went to Sukkoth, and then bought some land in Shechem.

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Genesis 33

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Jacob put the female servants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph in the rear. He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

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Genesis 33:2-3

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But Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept. Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children. “Who are these with you?” he asked. Jacob answered, “They are the children God has graciously given your servant.”

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Genesis 33:4-5

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Shechem, son of Hamor, defiled Dinah. An agreement is reached between the tribes for all the men of the city of Hamor and Shechem. If they will all circumcise themselves, Shechem can marry Dinah. However, 3 days after the circumcision, Simeon and Levi lead a force that kills all the males of the city. They plunder the city, and retrieve Dinah. Jacob is furious, but Simeon and Levi are defiant. "Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”

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Genesis 34

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God tells Jacob to return to Beth-el (Luz). Jacob tells his clan to surrender their foreign gods, which he buries, along with their earrings, under the terebinth at Shechem. He builds an altar, and calls the place El Beth-el. God officially has him change his name to Israel. Rachel dies in childbirth delivering Benjamin. She is buried in the way to Ephrath or Bethlehem. Reuben sleeps with Bilha. Jacob returns to Mamre, where Isaac is apparently still alive. Soon after, Isaac dies, and Jacob and Esau bury him.

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Genesis 35

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Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes. Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone.

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Genesis 35:2-3

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And God said to him, “I am God Almighty; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants. The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.

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Genesis 35:11-12

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The sons of Leah

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Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

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The sons of Zilpah

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Gad and Asher

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The Sons of Rachel

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Joseph and Benjamin

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The sons of Bilha

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Dan and Naphtali

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Jacob came home to his father Isaac in Mamre, near Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. Isaac lived a hundred and eighty years. Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

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Genesis 35:27-29

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Joseph shares his dreams, and is sold into slavery.

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Genesis 37

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Judah and Taymar. Ehr and Onan die. Taymar must wait until Sheyla is old enough. Taymar seduces Judah, becomes pregnant, is going to be burned, but then produces Judah's ring and staff. Gives birth to twins: Perez and Zerah.

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Genesis 38

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Potiphar's wife. Joseph runs the prison.

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Genesis 39

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The cup bearer and the baker. The cup bearer does not remember Joseph.

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Genesis 40

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Pharaoh's 7 cow and 7 corn dreams. At age 30, Joseph is made a minister. Named Zaphenath-paneah. 1/5th ag tax. Joseph marries and has Manasseh and Ephraim.

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Genesis 41

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Do not interpretations belong to God?

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Genesis 40:8

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“It is not in me; God, will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.”

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Genesis 41:16

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10 brothers go to Egypt. Joseph throws them in Jail. Joseph speaks Egyptian so the brothers don't know he can understand them. He weeps when they lament their bad karma. Says 9 can go back, but one stays in prison. They find their money with their grain. Jacob won't send them back with Benjamin.

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Genesis 42

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The steward replied, “Peace to you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has put treasure in your sacks for you. I received your money.

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Genesis 43:23

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Jacob finally relent after Judah takes personal responsibility for Benjamin. The steward says he already has their money. Joseph cries upon seeing Benjamin. They have a feast, and Benjamin is given 5 times the food.

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Genesis 43

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Benjamin is found with the planted cup. Judah says they cannot return without Benjamin.

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Genesis 44

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Joseph cries loudly, and forgives his brothers. He tells them to bring Jacob down. Pharaoh pledges good land for Israel.

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Genesis 45

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God tells Jacob that it is His will the the family should relocate to Egypt. Jacob and Joseph are reunited.

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Genesis 46

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Israel settles in the land. Egyptians become indentured servant on the land. Jacob lives another 17 years in Egypt. He requires that they promise to take his body back to Canaan.

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Genesis 47

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Jacob blesses Ephraim and Manassah.

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Genesis 48

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Jacob prophesies the future of his sons. Reuben: unstable and will not prosper because he slept with Bilha. Simeon and Levi: their with result in their descendents scattering across Israel. Judah will rule. Zebulen will govern a harbor town. Issachar will labor for others. Dan will judge one of the nations, though he is snake-like. Gad will be raided. Asher will be wealthy. Naphtali is doe-like. Joseph will be set apart. Benjamin is a wolf. Israel is to be buried in Ephron.

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Genesis 49

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Israel dies. He is returned for burial after a 70 day enbalming process. The brothers fear retaliation, but Joseph reassures them. Joseph has his sons promise to take his bones with them when they return to Canaan someday.

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Genesis 50

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But Joseph said to them, “Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones.

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Genesis 50:19-21

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Israelites are enslaved, and yet they multiply greatly. Pharaoh orders newborn males thrown in the river.

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Exodus 1

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At 3 mos. Moses' mother floated Moses down to Pharaoh's daughter. Moses' sister brings his mother as a nurse maid. He is raised as Pharaoh's nephew. The name Moses means 'drawn out of the water.' As an adult, Moses kills an Egyptian who is beating an Israelite, and buries the body. He thinks no one saw, but the next day, while breaking up a fight between two Hebrews, one of them says in verse 14, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Moses flees to Midian. At a well, he saves 2 children of a Midianite priest, Jethro, from shepherds. He ultimately marries his daughter Zippora, and has a son and a daughter. At this time Pharaoh dies, and God is ready to respond to the cries of Israel.

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Exodus 2

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While tending flocks in Mt. Horeb, Moses sees the burning bush. God tells him to take off his sandals. God tells him he has compassion on Israel, and is sending Moses to Egypt to lead the people out, and bring them to Canaan. Moses says, "Who am I to do this?" God says He will be with Moses, and that Moses will bring the people back to Mt. Horeb. Moses says, what if they ask what Your name is? I AM THAT I AM. God sends Moses to the elders, and tells him He knows that Egypt will not relent without God acting, but when they do, they will send them off with gold and silver.

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Exodus 3

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"I will turn aside to see this great site."

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Exodus 3:3

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God said to Moses, “I AM, WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I AM, has sent me to you.

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Exodus 3:14

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Moses doubts. God has him throw his staff on the ground, and it turns into a snake. It becomes a staff again when he grabs it by the tail. The leprous hand. Nile water poured on the ground will become blood. Moses still doubts, and says he is not eloquent. God says He will be his mouth. Moses begs for God to send someone else, which angers God, but God says He will send Aaron to him. He tells him he will do all his sign with staff. Moses explains everything to Jethro, who gives his blessing. God reassures Moses that it is safe for him to return to Egypt, so he leaves with Zipporah, and their two kids. God tells him that he is to go before Pharaoh, but that Pharaohs heart will be hardened. God tells Moses to threaten his first born son. On the journey to Egypt, As Moses and his family continue to Egypt, apparently God is angry, so Zipporah circumcises one of the sons with flint. She touches Moses’ feet with the skin, and he recovers. Zipporah calls him a bridegroom of blood. Then, God tells Aaron to go out in the wilderness to meet his brother, and they meet on the mountain of God. Then Moses tells Aaron what God has planned, and they all go meet the elders. They heard the words and saw the signs, and they believed. When they realized that God had heard their prayers, they boud down and worshipped.

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Exodus 4

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"Who has made mans mouth. Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.

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Exodus 4:11

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Moses and Aaron ask Pharaoh to let the people go to the wilderness to perform sacrifices, and have a feast. Pharaoh says he does not know this God, and refuses, and tells them to get back to work, and tells them they now have to get their own straw for the bricks. Moses is shaken by this, and asks God why He sent him.

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Exodus 5

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“O Lord, why have you done evil to this people? Why did you ever send me? For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people, and you have not delivered your people at all.”

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Exodus 5:22-23

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God tells Moses that he will now see God work. God tells Moses to go to Pharaoh again.

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Exodus 6

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Staves, snakes, and magicians. The first plague. Nile to blood. Moses tells Aaron to take the staff, and turn all the waters of Egypt to blood. All the fish die. The magicians match the feat, so Pharaoh is unimpressed.

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Exodus 7

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Moses has Aaron stretch forth the staff, and frogs swarm the land. The magicians do the same, but Pharaoh says the people can go if Moses prays to stop the plague. Moses does, and it stops, but Pharaoh renegs. Third plague: gnats. Moses has Aaron stretch forth the staff again. The magicians have no answer for this, and tell Pharaoh that this is the finger of God. Pharaoh's heart remains hard. Fourth plague: flies. The flies are everywhere in Egypt, but not in Goshen. Pharaoh says they can do their sacrifices locally , but Moses says the Egyptians would stone them. Pharaoh says they can go to the wilderness but not too far. Moses prays, the plague ends, Pharaoh renegs again.

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Exodus 8

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Fifth plague: Livestock stricken, but not in Goshen. Sixth plague: Boils. Moses throws soot into the air. Seventh plague: Hail. All people and humans in the field die. Pharaoh repents, Moses prays, plague ends, Pharaoh fenegs.

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Exodus 9

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The 8th plague: locusts.

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Exodus 10

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Moses threatens locusts. The Pharaoh’s advisors plead with him to relent. Pharaoh is going to let the men go out to worship, but Moses wants to bring the women, children, and livestock. Moses and Aaron are driven out of Pharaoh’s presence. The next day the locusts arrive, and devour everything. Pharaoh again says he has sinned, and will let the people go. The locusts fly into the Red Sea, but then Pharaoh reneges again. The Ninth Plague: Moses prays and Egypt is plunged into darkness, but Israel has light. Pharaoh allows the people to go to the wilderness, but the livestock must stay behind. Moses says they must take the livestock also. Pharaoh refuses to let the Israelites go. Pharaoh tells them to go away, and to never show their face again at court.

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Exodus 10

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Moses said, “As you say! I will not see your face again.”

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Exodus 10:59

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God tells Moses he is going to do one more plague, and then Pharaoh will let them go. The people are to ask their Egyptian friend for gold and silver. The Israelites were popular among the Egyptians. Moses goes and tells Pharaoh what is going to happen, and then walks out.

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Exodus 11

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These officials of yours will come to me, bowing down before me and saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that I will leave.” Then Moses, hot with anger, left Pharaoh.

The Lord had said to Moses, “Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you—so that my wonders may be multiplied in Egypt.” Moses and Aaron performed all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go out of his country.

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Exodus 11:8-10

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Moses received the Passover instructions from God: Slaughter an unblemished lamb. Blood on the two doorposts. Eat the roasted lamb, along with unleavened bread, and bitter herbs. Any of it that remains in the morning must be burned. You will eat in haste with belt and sandals on, and staff in hand. The day will be memorialized annually in the first month of the year. Eat unleavened bread for 7 days. The first day and the seventh day are holy days. Then Moses relays this information to his people. They are to paint their door frames with hyssop, dipped in lambs blood. Then none should leave the house until morning. Upon hearing this, the people boud down and worshipped. The 10th plague: The first born of every man and animal are killed. A great wail arises in Egypt. Pharaoh finally relents. The Israelites asked for gold, silver, and clothing from the Egyptians, and this was given. About 600 thousand men with their families and livestock left Egypt after 430 years from the promise to Abraham. (215 years in Egypt) Some other Passover rules: No foreigner can partake, unless he is a bought slave who is circumcised. Can’t take the food outside the house. Bones cannot be broken.

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Exodus 12

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Yahweh said to Moses, “Consecrate to me all the firstborn. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel, both of man and of beast, is mine."

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Exodus 13:1-2

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Moses explains more rules around Passover. Starts with selecting a 1 year old goat or lamb on the 10th day of the first month. Must be roasted, not boiled. Must be eaten in haste, with bitter herbs. Slaughtered in the 14th day. 1st day and 7th day are special Sabbaths; only cook those days. No yeast at all in the house. Must be circumcised. Blood with hyssop on the door frames. Then the Passover occurred that night. Pharaoh summons Moses and Aaron, and says they can go have their sacrifice with their families and animals. The Egyptians, fearing for their lives, give therm gold and silver, and ask them to leave the quickly. 600K men plus women and children head out with flocks and unleavened bread.

Rules: must be circumcised. Must eat indoors. No broken bones.

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Exodus 13

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During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Up! Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. And also bless me.

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Exodus 13:31-32

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The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. “For otherwise,” they said, “we will all die!”

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Exodus 13:33

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"Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”

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Exodus 14:13-14

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The LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward. Lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground.

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Exodus 14:15-16

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At the shore of the Red Sea, The Israelites start complaining that Moses led them out to die. "Is not this what we said to you in Egypt: ‘Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’?" Moses tells them to watch what God will do. God says what are you waiting for? The angel of God and the pillar of cloud move to the back of the Israelites. Moses raises his staff, and splits the sea. The ground is dry with walls of water on either side. The soldiers get stuck in the mud. Then, at daybreak, he raises his staff again and the Eyptian soldiers are swept away.

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Exodus 14

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Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them, coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.

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Exodus 14:19-20

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He jammed the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, “Lets get away from the Israelites! The Lord is fighting for them against Egypt.

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Exodus 14:25

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And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.

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Exodus 14:31

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“I will sing to YHWH, for he is highly exalted.Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea. “YHWH is my strength and my defense, he has become my salvation. YHWH is a warrior; YHWH is his name.

Your right hand, YHWH, was majestic in power.Your right hand, YHWH, shattered the enemy.By the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up.The surging waters stood up like a wall; the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.Who is like you— majestic in holiness,awesome in glory, working wonders?

In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed.In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.“YHWH reigns for ever and ever.”

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Exodus 15:1-18

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On to the land of Shur. 3 days without water. They name a place Marah because the water is bitter. 5The people grumble. God has Moses throw a piece of wood in, which cleanses the water. Then onto Elim, with its 12 springs and 70 Palm trees.

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Exodus 15

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There Yahweh made for them a statute, and a rule, and there he tested them, saying, “If you will diligently listen to the voice of Yahweh your Elohim, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am Yahweh, your healer.”

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Exodus 15:25-26

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The Israelites travel on, and go to the desert of Sin. On day 15, they lament the meat pots of Egypt. "Why have you brought us out here to die. Manna. Gather enough for one day, and twice as much on Friday. Then, in the wilderness they see the glory of God come in a cloud. God says to Moses that they will have quail in the evening and bread in the morning. They should take only one I omer per day. The ungathered manna melted away in the mid day sun. Any held overnight produced maggots and stank. There was no manna to gather in the Sabbath. Manna was like coriander see with honey. A sample was kept in a jar to show future generations. It would later be kept with the tablets of the law. The manna would continue for 40 years.

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Exodus 16

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So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening you will know that it was the Lord who brought you out of Egypt, and in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we, that you should grumble against us?” Moses also said, “You will know that it was the Lord when he gives you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we? You are not grumbling against us, but against the Lord.”

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Exodus 16:6-8

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The people thirst, and grumble against Moses. God tells Moses to strike a rock, and water will come out. Then Ama-lek came, and battled Israel at Rephidim. Moses told Joshua to confront them while Moses, Aaron, and Hur, stood on a hill watching. Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and when it was down, Amalek prevailed. Moses’ hand got tired though, so they rolled a rock for him to sit on, and Aaron and Hur, held up his hand for him. Joshua’s forces prevail. God tells Moses that he will wipe the memory of Amalek from the world.

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Exodus 17

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“Give us water to drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?” Then the people grumbled against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?” So Moses cried to the LORD, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.”

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Exodus 17:2-4

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And he called the name of the place Mass-ah and Meri-bah, because of the quarreling of the people of Israel, and because they tested the LORD by saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”

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Exodus 17:7

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And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The LORD Is My Banner, saying, “A hand upon the throne of the LORD! The LORD will have war with Ama-lek from generation to generation.”

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Exodus 17:15-16

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Jethro arrives with Moses’ wife and two sons. He rejoices to hear all that God had done for Israel. In the evenings, it was customary for the people to bring their issues before Moses as judge. Jethro advises that he will burn out, so he should appoint judges. They should be righteous men that cannot be bribed. They should be chiefs of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. From then on, only the most important matters went to Moses. Jethro then returns home.

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Exodus 18

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Jethro, father in law to Moses, and Midian priest, arrives with Moses’ wife Zipporah and two sons (Gershon and Eliezer). He rejoices to hear all that God had done for Israel. Moses, Aaron, Jethro, and the elders have a feast. The next day, from morning until night, the people to bring their issues before Moses as judge. Jethro advises that he will burn out, so he should appoint judges. They should be righteous men that cannot be bribed. They should be chiefs of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. From then on, only the most important matters went to Moses. Jethro then returns home.

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Exodus 18

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You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.

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Exodus 19:4-6

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The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you forever."

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Exodus 19:9

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From Rephidim, On day 1 of month 3, they arrive at Sigh-nye. The Lord has Moses tell the people that if they obey Him, they will be a nation of priests. Moses tells these words to the elders, and they pledge to do whatever the Lord commands. Then the LORD said to Moses that he is coming in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when He speaks with Moses. Moses tells the people to wash their clothes, and consecrate themselves (abstain from sex) for 2 days, because the Lord will appear on Sigh-nye on the third day. The Lord tells Moses to give some other rules to the people. Any man or beast who touches the mountain will be put to death by stoning, or will be shot with arrows. But when they hear a long trumpet blast, they should gather at the foot of the mountain. On the morning of the third day there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp trembled. Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain. Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the LORD had descended on it in fire. The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountain trembled greatly. And as the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him in thunder. The LORD came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. And the LORD called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up. God then told Moses to warn the people not to come up “lest the Lord break out against them." But Moses told God they would not come up because they had already been warned, and they had put up barriers. He also said he should bring Aaron up, but again no other people or priests.

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Exodus 19

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God speaks the Ten Commandments to all assembled at the foot of Mt. Sinai. GIVS, PMAS, FC. Upon hearing this, the people ask Moses to speak with God on their behalf, and they will follow. Then God speaks to Moses only. He tells him to remind them that he did command the people directly to not worship idols. God tells Moses no altars of hewn stone.

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Exodus 20

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Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.” The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

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Exodus 20:20-21

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More laws. Free a slave in the seventh year. If he has his own wife prior to slavery, they are both released. If his master gives him a wife, she remains a slave. If he stays, go before a judge, then pierce his ear. Female slaves do not go free in the 7th year. Other rules around female slaves. Capital punishment for 1st degree murder, but designated areas for those convicted of manslaughter. Death for striking mother or father, or cursing them. Death for kidnapping. Rules for causing serious injury. Okay to beat a slave as long as they are not seriously injured. If there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. Slaves can be freed if they blinded in an eye or a tooth is knocked out. Punishments for when an ox gores someone. Ox is stoned, but not eaten. Rules around pits and around a bull killing another bull.

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Exodus 21

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More laws. A sorceress must be put to death. Bestiality is a capital crime. As is sacrificing to another god. Do no wrong to a traveler. Charge no interest when you lend money. You shall not revile God, nor curse your rulers. Offer first fruits and firstborn. Do not offer meat, torn by predators.

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Exodus 22

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Don’t bear false witness. Take no bribes. Let land lie fallow after 6 years. Keep the Sabbath. Three Festivals: Unleavened Bread, Feast of Harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering, at the end of the year. Other laws. God says he will send an angel before them to help conquer their enemies. God wants the enemies conquered completely, not ruled over, lest they cause the people to sin.

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Exodus 23

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I will send the hornet ahead of you to drive the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.

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Exodus 23:28

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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.

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Exodus 23:33

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Under his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli, as bright blue as the sky. But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank.

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Exodus 24:10-11

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Moses comes back down the mountain, and delivers all the laws to the people, which they say they will obey. Moses makes a sacrifice, and sprinkles the people with blood. 70 elders go up and see God standing on a pavement of blue, like lapis lazuli. The elders ate and drank and saw God. God later calls Moses up to receive the 10 commandments. A cloud covered the mountain for six days, and God called Moses on the seventh day. (verses 17 and 18) Now the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. Moses entered the cloud and went up on the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

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Exodus 24

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Descriptions of contributions that should be given for the building of the sanctuary. Descriptions of the ark of the covenant, the mercy seat, the bread table, and the golden lampstand.

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Exodus 25

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Descriptions of the tabernacle. Descriptions of the altar and the court of the tabernacle. Also descriptions of how the olive oil for the lamps should be tended. Garments for the priests. Consecration of the priests. Descriptions of the altar of incense, the census tax, and the bronze basin.

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Exodus 26-30

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Oh-holy-ab, and Bahzel-el, are mentioned as artisans. Capital punishment for breaking the Sabbath. (verse 18) And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of Elohim.

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Exodus 31

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At the behest of the people, Aaron collects gold ear rings, and makes a golden calf to worship. God tells Moses what is going on. (verse 10) Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them, in order that I may make a great nation of you.” But Moses begged for mercy, and God relented. Moses then goes down the hill, and he thinks he hears warring sounds, but he hears the sounds of revelry. In anger he throws the two tablets (which had writing on both sides) down at the base of the mountain. Then he melts and grinds the calf, and spreads it in the water, and makes the people drink it. Aaron tried to explain why he did what he did. Then Moses says, (verse 26) Who is on the Lord’s side. Come to me. The sons of Levi join him, and he instructs them to kill their brothers and neighbors, and they kill about 3000. He tells the Lee-vites that they have been ordained this day. Then Moses went back up the mountain. (verses 31 – 34) Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Alas, this people has sinned a great sin. They have made for themselves gods of gold. But now, if you will, please forgive their sin. but if not, please blot me out of your book that you have written.” But the LORD said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me, I will blot out of my book. But now go, lead the people to the place about which I have spoken to you; behold, my angel shall go before you. Nevertheless, in the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon them.” Some sort of plague then falls on the people.

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Exodus 32

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The Lord said to Moses, depart from Sigh-nye. He says He will send an angel to lead them, and to help them overthrow the Canaanites, and the other residents of the land. But, God says, (verse 3) “Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up among you, lest I consume you on the way, for you are a stiff-necked people.” He also said they should strip each other of their ornaments. Hearing these words, the people mourned, and took off their ornaments. Moses set up a tent away from the people, for anyone who wanted quiet to seek the Lord. He called it the tent of meeting. When Moses went there, the people would stand outside, and watch him go in. (verses 9 – 11) When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the LORD would speak with Moses. And when all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would rise up and worship, each at his tent door. Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Moses asks to see God in order to increase his faith as they head into battles. Moses asks to see Gods glory. (verses 19 – 20) And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name. And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.” And the LORD said, “Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen.”

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Exodus 33

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God tells Moses to cut two fresh tablets, and go up the mountain the next morning, alone. Moses did this, and God descended on a cloud. (verses 6 – 9) “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.” And Moses quickly bowed his head toward the earth and worshiped. And he said, “If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us, for it is a stiff-necked people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.” God says that he will make His people conquerors in Canaan. But he warns against idol worship, tells them to keep Passover, Sabbath, the feast of Weeks (first fruits) and the Feast of Ingathering (year-end). Moses stayed with the Lord 40 days and Nights, and neither ate nor drank. And Moses wrote out the 10 commandments again on the tablets. When Moses came down, his face was shining, and the people were afraid to come near him at first, but he told them all that the lord spoke to him on the mountain. After speaking, he put a veil over his face.

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Exodus 34

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More on the construction of the tent tabernacle. Descriptions of making the ark, the table, the lampstand, and the altar of incense. Making the altar of offering, the bronze basin, the court, and the materials for the tabernacle. Making the priestly garments

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Exodus 35-39

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Moses erects the tabernacle. (verses 34 – 38) Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out. But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out till the day that it was taken up. For the cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys.

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Exodus 40

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Laws for Burnt Offerings. Offerings of grain. Bread must be unleavened. Peace offerings, Sin offerings, Guilt, offerings. How priests handle offerings. More on animal sacrifices. Aaron’s sons are consecrated with a bull sacrifice.

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Leviticus 1-8

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And fire came out from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.

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Leviticus 9:24

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Two sons of Aaron, Nay-dab and Ah-bee-hu, are consumed by fire when offering an unauthorized incense sacrifice.

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Leviticus 10

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Clean and unclean animals. Purification after Childbirth. Laws about leprosy. Laws for cleansing lepers. Laws for cleansing houses or clothing from leprosy. Laws concerning bodily discharges. Annual atonement. The scape goat. More rules on sacrificing animals, and against eating blood. Prohibitions against incest, homosexuality, adultery, or bestiality. Do not give your children to Molech.

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Leviticus 11-18

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Offerings have to be eaten within 48 hours. Farmers must leave gleanings during harvest for the poor and the travelers. Ethical dealings with others are listed. No vengeance. No tattoos. No mediums or necromancers. Be kind to foreigners. You shall have just weights and measures.

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Leviticus 19

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And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy

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Leviticus 19:1-2

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You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.

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Leviticus 19:17

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You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as a native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

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Leviticus 19:34

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Death penalty for sacrificing a child to Mo-lech. Death penalty for adultery and homosexuality, and other forms of sexual immorality. (verse 26) You shall be holy to me, for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine. Death penalty for mediums and necromancers.

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Leviticus 20

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Holiness for priests. Priests can only marry virgins. Acceptable sacrificial offerings.

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Leviticus 21-22

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The feasts of the Lord: 1) Sabbath, 2) Passover, 3) First fruits or weeks (Pentecost), 4) trumpets (rosh hashanna, new year), 5) atonement (yom kip-poor), and 6) booths (or tabernacles or Ingathering).

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Leviticus 23

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Olive oil for the lamps. Bread for the tabernacle. An Israelite womans son (half Egyptian) got in a fight, and cursed Gods name. The elders held him in custody for awhile, deciding what was to be done with him. Finally, all who heard him curse laid their hands on him, and then he was stoned.

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Leviticus 24

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God said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.

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Genesis 35:10

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The seventh year, a year of sacred rest for the land. The jubil-lee year, on the day of atonement. Each man returns to his clan. Eat off the land, but no planting or pruning. Every sixth year, crops will produce enough for three years. The text discusses returning property in the jubilee year. A poor brother should be maintained, and should live with the brother of means. If he sells himself, he should be like a hired worker, not a slave. Upon the jubilee year, his servitude should end. Rules for redeeming a poor man are listed.

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Leviticus 25

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God promises prosperity for those who obey; especially do not worship idols, and observe the Sabbath. Conversely, they will have no prosperity if they do not walk in the statutes. Statutes concerning vows.

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Leviticus 26-27

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The Israelites are still at Sigh-nye. God tells Moses to do a census of all males, age 20 and up, who are capable of going to battle. He also tells Moses, who the chiefs of each tribe should be. The battle ready males number about 600,000. The Lee-vites are exempted, as they were tasked with maintaining and defending the tabernacle.

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Numbers 1

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The camp is arranged with Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun on the east. Reuben, Simeon, and Gad on the south. Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin to the west. Dan, Asher, and Naphtali to the north. The Lee-vites were to camp around the tabernacle.

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Numbers 2

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Aaron had 4 sons, but Nay-dab and Abee-hoo die, while offering incense. Ellie-ay-zar, and Itha-mar, served their father as priests for his whole life. The duties of the Lee-vites are described. The first born males are redeemed with five shekels. The first born of each livestock are redeemed.

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Numbers 3

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Information about the Lee-vite clans.

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Numbers 4

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A test for adultery. Drinking the water of bitterness. If a woman experiences bitter pain and a swollen womb after taking a vow of innocence, then she is guilty.

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Numbers 5

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Those who take the Nazir-ite vow, man or woman, vow never to partake of the grapevine, and never to cut their hair. The Nazir-ite must never go near a dead body. If someone suddenly dies next to him, he must shave his head and make a number of animal sacrifices for purification. Then he separates himself for a time to be with the Lord. When he returns, he must sacrifice a lamb along with his shorn hair, on the alter. After that, he can drink wine. Aaron’s blessing: (verse 24 – 26) The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you, peace.

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Numbers 6

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On the consecration day of the tabernacle, offerings are brought to the Lee-vites from the other tribes. Each tribe made an offering on successive days. The offerings were gold, silver, and animals. At the end of the 12 days of offering, Moses went into the tabernacle; which was called the tent of meeting. (verse 89) And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim; and God spoke to him.

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Numbers 7

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Moses and Aaron set up the seven lampstands inside the tent of meeting. Then the Lee-vites are dedicated. God has them shave their bodies and wash their clothes. Then the people lay their hands on the Lee-vites, and the Lee-vites they their hands on two bulls to be offered up as sacrifices. God says about the Lee-vites, (verses 16 – 18) For they are wholly given to me from among the people of Israel. Instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the people of Israel, I have taken them for myself. For all the firstborn among the people of Israel are mine, both of man and of beast. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I consecrated them for myself, and I have taken the Lee-vites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel. The Lee-vites served the temple from age 25 – 50.

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Numbers 8

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The people celebrate the Passover anniversary. Two men who were unclean because of contact with a dead body ask if they should also observe the Passover. Moses asks God about it, and God says that they should observe Passover, even if they have touched a dead body, or even if they are on a journey. The text describes how the people stayed in one place as long as the pillar of cloud by day, and fire by night, stayed over the tabernacle. They rose up when the pillar rose up.

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Numbers 9

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God has Moses make two silver trumpets. Various signals mean various things like assemble at the tent of meeting, or prepare for battle, or prepare to set out to the north south east or west. Six days after Passover, the tribes set out from Sigh-nye, led by Judah, with Dan at the rear guard. They went to the wilderness of Par-ahn.

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Numbers 10

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In Par-ahn, there is complaining among the people. A fire burns in one of the camps. Moses prays and it dies down. The people continue to complain; remembeing leeks and onions in Egypt. Moses then asks God why He has dealt ill with him. Then the Lord has Moses gather 70 elders of Israel in the tent, and God says he will give them some of the Holy Spirit, to help Moses with his burden. Moses questions God as to how he is going to feed them all meat for a month. (Chapter 11, verse 23) And the LORD said to Moses, “Is the LORD’s hand shortened? Now you shall see whether my word will come true for you or not.”

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Numbers 11:1-23

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Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, “Oh that we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt that cost nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. But now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at.”

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Numbers 11:4-6

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Moses said to the LORD, “Why have you dealt ill with your servant? And why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me? Did I conceive all this people? Did I give them birth, that you should say to me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries a nursing child,’ to the land that you swore to give their fathers? Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they weep before me and say, ‘Give us meat, that we may eat.’ I am not able to carry all this people alone; the burden is too heavy for me. If you will treat me like this, kill me at once, if I find favor in your sight, that I may not see my wretchedness.”

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Exodus 11: 11–15

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And say to the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat, for you have wept in the hearing of the LORD, saying, “Who will give us meat to eat? For it was better for us in Egypt.” Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you shall eat. You shall not eat just one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days, but a whole month, until it comes out at your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you, because you have rejected the LORD who is among you and have wept before him, saying, “Why did we come out of Egypt?"

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Numbers 11:18–20

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Then Moses gathers the 70 elders. They are filled with the Holy Spirit, and at first, they prophesy. But two of them, El-dad and Me-dad, continue prophesying. Joshua, Moses’ long time assistant, pleads Moses to stop them. But Moses says he so she the Spirit was on everyone. Then the wind kicked up, and quail blew in from the sea. There were many quail for each person, but a great plague spread through the people.

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Numbers 11:23-35

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But Moses said to Joshua, “Are you jealous for my sake? I would that all the LORDs people were prophets, that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!”

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Numbers 11:29

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Rebellion. And all the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness! Why is the LORD bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become a prey. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?” And they said to one another, “Let us choose a leader and go back to Egypt.” Moses and Aaron fall on their faces. Then Joshua, who was also one of the spies, said the Cainaanites would be bread for them. But the people want to stone them. But the glory of the LORD appeared at the tent of meeting to all the people of Israel. And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them? I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.” Moses again intercedes, saying the Egyptians will think God killed the Israelites because he could not bring them into the land he promised, that he killed them. And now, please let the power of the Lord be great as you have promised, saying, ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.’ Please pardon the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of your steadfast love, just as you have forgiven this people, from Egypt until now.” Then the LORD said, “I have pardoned, according to your word. But truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD, none of the men who have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have put me to the test these ten times and have not obeyed my voice, shall see the land that I swore to give to their fathers. And none of those who despised me shall see it. But my servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit and has followed me fully, I will bring into the land into which he went, and his descendants shall possess it. Now, since the Amalekites and the Cainaanites dwell in the valleys, turn tomorrow and set out for the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.” And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, “How long shall this wicked congregation grumble against me? I have heard the grumblings of the people of Israel, which they grumble against me. Say to them, ‘As I live, declares the LORD, what you have said in my hearing I will do to you: your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness, and of all your number, listed in the census from twenty years old and upward, who have grumbled against me, not one shall come into the land where I swore that I would make you dwell, except Caleb, the son of Jephun-neh, and Joshua, the son of Nun. But your little ones, who you said would become a prey, I will bring in, and they shall know the land that you have rejected. But as for you, your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness. And your children shall be shepherds in the wilderness forty years and shall suffer for your faithlessness, until the last of your dead bodies lies in the wilderness. According to the number of the days in which you spied out the land, forty days, a year for each day, you shall bear your iniquity forty years, and you shall know my displeasure.’ Then the men who gave the bad report from Canaan, died from a plague. The people were very distraught at this word from Moses. Some even formed a party, and without the ark and without Moses, tried to fight the Amala-kites and the Cainaanites. They were routed.

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Numbers 14

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Various rules about making sacrifices. A man is stoned for gathering sticks on the Sabbath. Tassels (tzitzit) should be worn with a blue thread to remind people of the ten commandments.

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Numbers 15

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A faction of about 250 rose up against Moses. They were led by Korah, a Lee-vite. Also were Day-than and Abee-rom. Moses sets up a contest of sorts for the next day to see who God would choose. Day-than and Abee-rom were ordered up to see Moses but they refused. Moses said to God, Do not accept their offering. The next day, the followers of Korah assembled at the front of the tent, with censers in hand. The Lord appeared, and commanded everyone to get away from the dwellings of Korah, Abee-rom, and Day-than. The rebels then stood in front of their tents with their families. Moses said if they die like all men, you would doubt, but if the ground opens up and swallows them, you will know that these men despised the Lord. Immediately, the ground opened up, swallowed their families, and closed again. At the same time, the 250 rebels holding incense in front of the tabernacle were consumed by fire. The next day, the people grumbled at the death of the rebels, and the Lord said, get away from these people so I can kill them. Moses told Aaron to go get incense to make atonement because a plague had started. The plague killed 14,700, but Aaron was able to stop the spread of the plague with the incense atonement.

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Numbers 16

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They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said to them, “You have gone too far! For all in the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?” When Moses heard it, he fell on his face, and he said to Korah and all his company, “In the morning the LORD will show who is his, and who is holy, and will bring him near to him. The one whom he chooses he will bring near to him. Do this: Tomorrow, take censers, Korah and all his company; put fire in them and put incense on them before the LORD, and the man whom the LORD chooses shall be the holy one. You have gone too far, sons of Levi!”

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Numbers 16:3-7

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The next day, Aarons staff had sprouted branches and leaves. Moses took all the staves out, and showed the people. Then God told Moses to put Aarons staff back inside, next to the ark.

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Numbers 17

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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel, and get from them staves, one for each fathers’ house, from all their chiefs according to their fathers’ houses, twelve staves. Write each man’s name on his staff, and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi. For there shall be one staff for the head of each fathers’ house. Then you shall deposit them in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you. And the staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout. Thus I will make to cease from me the grumblings of the people of Israel, which they grumble against you.”

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Numbers 17:1–5

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And the people of Israel said to Moses, “Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone. Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of the LORD, shall die. Are we all to perish?”

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Numbers 17:12-13

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Instructions to the Lee-vite priests. They are entitled to the first fruits offerings, and they can partake of them, if they are clean. The first born of every house, however, they should redeem for 5 shekels after 30 days. The people should tithe, and the Lee-vites are entitled to it, but they should donate a tithe, of the tithe, to the Lord.

Laws for purifying the unclean.

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Numbers 18 and 19

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Miriam dies. The people complain again about a lack of water. God tells Moses to tell the rock, at Meribah to yield its water. At the rock, Moses said, “Hear now, you rebels: shall we bring water for you out of this rock?” And Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his staff twice, and water came out, abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their livestock. God then tells Moses that because he made it look like he was doing it, he would not enter the promised land. Edom refuses passage to Israel. Then God said to Moses and Aaron that Aaron would die on Mt. Hor because of their actions at Meribah. So, on Mt. Hor, Aaron is stripped of his priestly garments, which are given to his son Eliazar. Aaron dies, and the people of Israel mourn for 30 days.

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Numbers 20

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“Let Aaron be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land that I have given to the people of Israel, because you both rebelled against my command at the waters of Meri-bah.

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Numbers 20:24

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Israel defeats the Canaanite King of Arad, who fought against them, and took some captive. Israel vows total destruction of the Aradites if given victory. They are victorious, and they do destroy the Aradites. Then, (verses 4 – 9) From Mount Hohr, they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. And the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it, on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live. The people continue to travel. In each place, the challenge is water. At Beer, they sing the song of the well.

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Numbers 21:1-20

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The Israelites ask King Sihon of the Amorites if they can have passage. He refuses, and Israel defeats him. They take possession of some land in Heshbon. A ballad is written. Then King Og is defeated.

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Numbers 21:21-35

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The King of Moab, Bay-lock, sees Israel enter the Jordan valley, and is afraid. He summons Bay-lom. So elders of Moab and Midian take money to Bay-lom, and ask him to curse Israel. Bay-lom tells them to lodge there while he consults with God. God tells him that Israel is blessed, and forbids him to go. Bay-lock then sends even more honorable elders to Bay-lom. He says there is no price they could pay that would make him say something God didn't give him to say. Nevertheless, he tells the nobles to stay while he consults with God. God tells him he can go, but can only do what God tells him to do. But as they headed out the next day, his donkey sees an angel three times and turns away. Each time, Bay-lom beats the donkey until the donkey finally turns around and reminds him that this is not his usual behavior. Then Balaam sees the angel. And he said, “No.” Then Bay-lom’s eyes were opened, and he too saw the angel. He fell on his face. The angel, sword in hand, said he would have killed Bay-lom if the donkey had not turned away. Bay-lom says he will turn back, but the angel tells him he can go with the men, but again reiterates that Bay-lom can only “speak the word that I tell you.” So Bay-lom continues on with the men, and when he arrives in Moab, Bay-lock asks him why he did not come sooner, and didn’t he know that he could pay him whatever he wished? Bay-lom said to Bay-lock, “Behold, I have come to you! Have I now any power of my own to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that must I speak.” The next day, Bay-lock and Bay-lom went up on a ridge, and saw the Israelite camp.

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Numbers 22

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Bay-lock sent messengers to Bay-lom the son of Bay-or at Peth-or, which is near the River in the land of the people of A-maw, to call him, saying, “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt. They cover the face of the earth, and they are dwelling opposite me. Come now, curse this people for me, since they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them from the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”

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Numbers 22:5-6

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But Bay-lom answered and said to the servants of Bay-lock, “Though Bay-lock were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the command of the LORD my God to do less, or more.

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Numbers 22:18

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“Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long to this day? Is it my habit to treat you this way?

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Numbers 22:30

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Bay-lom has Bay-lock build seven altars, and they sacrifice a bull and a ram on each. Then Bay-lom separates himself to commune with God. But he can only bless Israel. Bay-lock is angry, and Bay-lom says, (verse 15) Don’t I have to say only what Yahweh puts in my mouth? After this, they go to a second location, where they can only see a portion of the Israelite camp. Again, they build seven altars, and again Bay-lom goes off and talks to God, but again Bay-lom says he can only say the words Yahweh gives him. Bay-lock wants to try another vantage point, so they go to another place, and they built seven more altars, and made more offerings.

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Numbers 23

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How can I curse those whom God has not cursed?

How can I denounce those whom the Lord has not denounced?

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Numbers 23:8

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And Bay-lom took up his discourse and said, “Rise, Bay-lock, and hear; give ear to me, O son of Zip-por: God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? Behold, I received a command to bless: he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it. He has not beheld misfortune in Jacob, nor has he seen trouble in Israel. The LORD their God is with them, and the shout of a king is among them. God brings them out of Egypt and is for them like the horns of the wild ox. For there is no enchantment against Jacob, no divination against Israel; now it shall be said of Jacob and Israel, ‘What has God wrought!’ Behold, a people! As a lioness it rises up and as a lion it lifts itself; it does not lie down until it has devoured the prey and drunk the blood of the slain.”

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Numbers 23:18-24

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Bay-lom looked down again, and seeing the Israelite camps, the Spirit of God came upon him. He returned to Bay-lock and can say only blessings again. Bay-lock is enraged, but Bay-lom again says, (verses 12 and 13) And Bay-lom said to Bay-lock, “Did I not tell your messengers whom you sent to me, ‘If Bay-lock should give me his house full of silver and gold, I would not be able to go beyond the word of the LORD, to do either good or bad of my own will. What the LORD speaks, that, will I speak’? Then Bay-lom prophesies what Israel will do to Moab and others in the latter days. After this, Bay-lock and Bay-lom part ways.

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Numbers 24

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Balaam took up his discourse and said, “The oracle of Bay-lom the son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened, the oracle of him who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down with his eyes uncovered: How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your encampments, O Israel! Like palm groves that stretch afar, like gardens beside a river, like aloes that the LORD has planted, like cedar trees beside the waters. Water shall flow from his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters; his king shall be higher than A-gag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. God brings him out of Egypt and is for him like the horns of the wild ox; he shall eat up the nations, his adversaries, and shall break their bones in pieces and pierce them through with his arrows. He crouched, he lay down like a lion and like a lioness; who will rouse him up? Blessed are those who bless you, and cursed are those who curse you.

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Numbers 24:3-9

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“The oracle of Bay-lom the son of Bey-or, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened, the oracle of him who hears the words of God, and knows the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down with his eyes uncovered: I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the forehead of Moab and break down all the sons of Sheth.

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Numbers 24:15-17

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Some Israelites began having relations with the Moab-ites, and also began worshiping bay-all. The Lord has Moses bring forth all the tribal chiefs in a mid-day, public assembly. He commands capital punishment for those Israelites that are intermixing with non-Jews, or who are worshiping bay-all. Aaron’s grandson (Ellie-ay-zar’s son) Phinny-ess, kills a Jewish man and his Midianite wife with a spear. This single act stemmed Gods wrath, but still, a plague went through the people that killed 24,000. God awards Phinny-ess’ family with a perpetual priesthood, because (verse 11) He was jealous with My jealousy. God commands Moses to strike the Midian-ites.

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Numbers 25

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Another census is taken, and still, the fighting males number around 600,000.

The daughters of Zelophehad plead for their father's inheritance and are given it. God commands Moses to go up a mountain, see the promised land, and die. He reminds him of his arrogance at Meribah. Moses asks for a successor. He consecrates Joshua, son of Nun, who is in the Spirit, before Eliazar and the congregation.

Instructions about offerings. Instructions for the various feasts Instruction concerning vows.

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Numbers 26-30

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1000 from each tribe go out and make war with Midian. They killed their kings, and even killed Bay-lom. They took females and children prisoners and livestock. They brought the prisoners to Moses. He was angry because he said the women had seduced jewish men, which had caused the aforementioned plague. He commands that all the non-virgin women, and all the male children be killed. The virgins they kept as servants and wives. He then commands those who have killed or have touched a dead body to remain outside the camp for a week to purify themselves. Then the spoils were divided up with half going to the 12,000 soldiers, and half going to the rest of Israel. A part of each would be given as offerings to the priests.

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Numbers 31

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The tribes of Reuben and Gad and 1/2 of Manasseh asked Moses if they could dwell in Gilly-ad. He agreed as longs as they were willing to fight on the other side of the Jordan for their brothers in Canaan. They agreed to this.

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Numbers 32

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The 40 years of wilderness wanderings are recapped. The Lord told Moses to tell the Israelites that they must drive out the Canaanites from the land. Otherwise, they will be a thorn in Israel’s side. Border lines established and the names of the tribal chiefs are listed. The Lord told Moses that the people must set aside land for the Lee-vites. Laws around various punishments for different degrees of murder are explained. Laws around the inheritance of female heirs are explained.

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Numbers 33-36

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A recap of the leaving from Mt. Sigh-nye (Horeb), the selecting of leaders, the refusal to enter the promised land, and the rebellion that followed.

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Deuteronomy 1

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Wandering in the wilderness and the defeat of king Sion.

The defeat of King Og. God refuses to let Moses go into the promised land.

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Deuteronomy 2 and 3

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And you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, while the mountain burned with fire to the heart of heaven, wrapped in darkness, cloud, and gloom. Then the LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of words, but saw no form; there was only a voice. And he declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, that is, the Ten Commandments, and he wrote them on two tablets of stone. And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and rules, that you might do them in the land that you are going over to possess.

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Deuteronomy 4:11-14

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For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, and is a jealous God.

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Deuteronomy 4:24

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I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that you will soon utterly perish from the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess. You will not live long in it, but will be utterly destroyed. And the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the LORD will drive you. And there you will serve gods of wood and stone, the work of human hands, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. But from there you will seek the LORD your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, you will return to the LORD your God and obey his voice. For the LORD your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that he swore to them.

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Deuteronomy 4:26-31

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Moses commands obedience to the law. He reminds them where the law was given, and in what manner it was given. Then he warns them against idolatry, for God is a consuming fire. He then curses them if they do start worshipping idols. He wants them to meditate on what they have witnessed. From the signs of terror in Egypt, to the fiery words billowing from Mt. Sinai, to the driving out of nations from their homeland in Canaan. Then cities of refuge are described. A man who unintentionally kills another, can run to Gilly-ad, and can dwell among Reuben-ites, the Gad-ites, and Manass-ites.

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Deuteronomy 4

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Now therefore why should we die? For this great fire will consume us. If we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, we shall die. For who is there of all flesh, that has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of fire, as we have, and has still lived? Go near and hear all that the LORD our God will say, and speak to us all, that the LORD our God will speak to you, and we will hear and do it.’

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Deuteronomy 5:25-27

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The 10 commandments are reiterated. Moses reminds them they did not want to approach God at Mt. Sainai. God approved when they tell Moses to relay God's instructions to them, and they will obey. God told Moses he would give him the statutes to teach to the people, and so he did. So now they must obey these statutes.

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Deuteronomy 5

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Oh that they had such a heart as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their descendants forever!

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Deuteronomy 5:29 (also Exodus 20:19)

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“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart."

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Deuteronomy 6:4-6

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Do not put the Lord to the test.

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Deuteronomy 6:16

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When your son asks you in a time to come, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the rules that the LORD our God has commanded you?’ then you shall say to your son, ‘We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt. And the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. And the LORD showed signs and wonders, great and grievous, against Egypt and against Pharaoh and all his household, before our eyes. And he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in and give us the land that he swore to give to our fathers. And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as we are this day. And it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.’

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Deuteronomy 6:20-25

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Moses is about to reiterate the Law. He says that when you go into cities you did not build, into vineyards you did not plant, and houses you did not fill, be careful to not forget the Lord. He urges them to teach future generations amount the deliverance out of Egypt.

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Deuteronomy 6

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He says that when you go into cities you did not build, into vineyards you did not plant, and houses you did not fill, be careful to not forget the Lord.

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Deuteronomy 7:2-4

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God emphasizes how Israel is set apart; a chosen people, and this is why He does not want any mercy toward the peoples they conquer.

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Deuteronomy 7

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Circumcise your heart.

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Deuteronomy 10

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Remember God.

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Deuteronomy 8

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Moses makes the point that it is not Israels righteousness that allows them to conquer their enemies, but it is the unrighteousness of the Canaanites that God is destroying them. Moses reminds them of the times he had to intercede for them.

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Deuteronomy 9

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“See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: the blessing is this, if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, you will be blessed. And the curse, however, is this, if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way that I am commanding you today, to go after other gods that you have not known, you will be cursed.

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Deuteronomy 11:26-28

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Rules around worship. More warnings against idol worship.

Dietary rules and tithing. Rules around the sabbatical year. Rules around Passover, Weeks, and Booths. Appointing judges, and a prohibition against taking bribes. Rules around priests, judges, and kings. Laws concerning cities of refuge.

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Deuteronomy 12-17

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The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them, all that I command him. And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will punish him.

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Deuteronomy 18:15, 18-19

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Laws concerning cities of refuge. Laws concerning witnesses. Laws concerning warfare.

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Deuteronomy 19-20

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Unsolved murders, female captives, inheritance rights, and rebellious sons. (verses 22 - 23) “And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God. You shall not defile your land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance.

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Deuteronomy 21

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Various statutes and sexual immorality statutes. Forbidden from the assembly, uncleanness, and miscellaneous laws. Divorce and other laws. Laws around marrying your brother's widow.

Offerings of first fruits and tithes. The altar on Mt. E-ball, and curses recited from Mt. E-ball. Blessings for obedience, cursings for disobedience. The covenant renewed at Moab.

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Deuteronomy 22-29

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“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you today, by loving the LORD your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them, I declare to you today, that you shall surely perish. You shall not live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to enter and possess. I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, loving the LORD your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”

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Deuteronomy 30:15-20

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Prosperity follows repentance. These commandments are not too hard. They are neither in the heavens nor over the sea. Moses urges them to choose life.

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Deuteronomy 30

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And the LORD commissioned Joshua the son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall bring the people of Israel into the land that I swore to give them. I will be with you.

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Deuteronomy 31:23

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The mantle is passed to Joshua. The law is to be read every 7th year at the Feast of Booths. God calls Moses to bring Joshua to commission him. They go to the tent, and God appears as a pillar above the entrance. God tells them that they will worship foreign gods, and will be scattered. God gives Moses a song, to teach to the people. God tells Joshua to be courageous. Moses writes down the law, and it is to be kept at the side of the ark.

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Deuteronomy 31

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The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he. They have dealt corruptly with him; they are no longer his children because they are blemished; they are a crooked and twisted generation. Do you thus repay the LORD, you foolish and senseless people? Is not he your father, who created you, who made you and established you? Remember the days of old; consider the years of many generations; ask your father, and he will show you, your elders, and they will tell you.

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Deuteronomy 32:4-8

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He found him in a desert land, and in the howling waste of the wilderness; he encircled him, he cared for him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.

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Deuteronomy 32:10

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The song of Moses: A lament that Israel turned away from God. Then the ramifications for rejecting God are described. God directs Moses to go up Mount Neebo, view Canaan, and die. This was his punishment for the Meri-bah incident.

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Deuteronomy 32

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Final blessings on the 12 tribes

Moses died at 120. He was buried in Moab, but no one knows where. (verses 10 - 12) And there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face, none like him for all the signs and the wonders that the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land, and for all the mighty power and all the great deeds of terror that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.

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Deuteronomy 33-34

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Moses explains more rules around Passover. Starts with selecting a 1 year old goat or lamb on the 10th day of the first month. Must be roasted, not boiled. Must be eaten in haste, with bitter herbs. Slaughtered in the 14th day. 1st day and 7th day are special Sabbaths; only cook those days. No yeast at all in the house. Must be circumcised. Blood with hyssop on the door frames. Then the Passover occurred that night. During the night, Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron, and told them they could take all their women, children, and animals, and go have their sacrifice. The Egyptian people gift them gold and silver, and urge them all to leave quickly, so that the Egyptians don't die. They

The Lord led them toward the Red Sea, rather than through the land of the Philistines, for although they were equipped for war, they might turn around and go back to Egypt if they met war so soon. They carried Joseph’s bones with them. And there was a pillar of cloud by day, and a pillar of fire by night to guide them.

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Exodus 13

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Moses had married a Cush-ite woman, and this caused Aaron and Miriam to criticize him. (verses 2 – 9) And they said, “Has the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?” And the LORD heard it. Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth. And suddenly the LORD said to Moses and to Aaron and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tent of meeting.” And the three of them came out. And the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the tent and called Aaron and Miriam, and they both came forward. And he said, “Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream. Not so with my servant Moses. He is faithful in all my house. With him I speak mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in riddles, and he beholds the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them, and he departed. Miriam is then stricken with Leprosy. Moses and Aaron immediately pray for her, but God said, should she not be shamed for 7 days? So Miriam was shut outside the camp seven days, and the people did not set out on the march till Miriam was brought in again. After that the people set out from Hazer-oth, and camped in the wilderness of Par-on.

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Numbers 12

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Moses sends spies into Canaan. All of them said Canaan was too strong except for Joshua and Caleb, who said they would be well able to overcome it.

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Numbers 13