Exodus

The Book of Exodus recounts God’s deliverance of Israel from slavery and the formation of a covenant people. It continues the story begun in Genesis, moving from family history to national identity. Central to the narrative is Moses, whom God raises up to confront oppression, lead deliverance, and mediate God’s law.

Exodus opens with Israel enslaved in Egypt, oppressed by a Pharaoh who fears their growth. God hears the cries of His people and acts decisively. Through signs and wonders, culminating in the Passover and the crossing of the Red Sea, God demonstrates His power over nations, rulers, and false gods. Deliverance is shown to be an act of grace rooted in God’s faithfulness to His promises.

Following redemption, Exodus shifts from rescue to relationship. At Mount Sinai, God establishes a covenant with Israel, revealing His character and will through the law. The Ten Commandments form the heart of this instruction, outlining how a redeemed people are to live in faithful response—loving God and one another. Obedience is presented not as a means of salvation, but as a response to it.

The book also emphasizes God’s presence among His people. Detailed instructions for the tabernacle reveal a God who chooses to dwell with those He has redeemed. Holiness, worship, and order are not peripheral concerns; they are essential expressions of life with a holy God. Even after Israel’s failure with the golden calf, God’s mercy prevails, reaffirming His commitment to remain with His people.

Exodus concludes with the completion of the tabernacle and the visible glory of the LORD filling it. What began in bondage ends with God dwelling among a redeemed nation. The journey from slavery to service defines Israel’s identity and sets the foundation for all that follows in Scripture.

The Book of Exodus proclaims a timeless message: God delivers, God dwells, and God calls His redeemed people to live as a holy nation shaped by His presence and truth.

Exodus 22:16

And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

Exodus 22:17

If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

Exodus 22:18

Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

Exodus 22:19

Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

Exodus 22:2

If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

Exodus 22:20

He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

Exodus 22:21

Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 22:22

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

Exodus 22:23

If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

Exodus 22:24

And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

Exodus 22:25

If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

Exodus 22:26

If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

Exodus 22:27

For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

Exodus 22:28

Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

Exodus 22:29

Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

Exodus 22:3

If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

Exodus 22:30

Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.

Exodus 22:31

And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

Exodus 22:4

If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

Exodus 22:5

If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man’s field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

Exodus 22:6

If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

Exodus 22:7

If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.

Exodus 22:8

If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.

Exodus 22:9

For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.