What is Exodus chapter 13 talking about?

The LORD tells Moses to consecrate to God all the Israelites' firstborn, among both humans and animals . Moses instructs the people to remember this day, in the month of Abib, that God brought them out of slavery in Egypt.

What is Exodus 13 vs 13 KJV?

And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.

What is the King James version of Exodus 12 12?

For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.

What is the King James version of Exodus 16 3?

and the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

What does it mean to redeem in Exodus 13?

The LORD stipulated that every first offspring of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb. To be redeemed meant that the life was preserved but ownership was transferred to the LORD .

What does consecration of the firstborn mean?

So the the first offspring whether it was a male child or an animal was to be dedicated consecrated to God belongs. To God and the Hebrew word translated sanctify or consecrate can have two meanings. One is to actually sacrifice it a literal physical sacrifice, and the other is to set it apart as belonging to God .

What does Exodus 13 vs 2 mean?

In verse Exodus 13:2, God says, “Consecrate every firstborn male to me, the firstborn from every womb among the Israelites, both man and domestic animal; it is mine.” This is the first place where God is giving that instruction to the Israelites as a whole .

What does Exodus 13 vs 16 mean?

Exodus 13:16 in Other Translations It is a reminder that the power of the LORD 's mighty hand brought us out of Egypt .” 16 The observance functions like a sign on your hands or a symbol on the middle of your forehead: God brought us out of Egypt with a powerful hand."

What lesson do we learn from Exodus 13 17 18?

2) THE DISCIPLINE OF DETOURS (EXODUS 13:17-18) a) Exodus 13:17-18 i) “God led the people about” means that God led them in circles. ii) When God led the children of Israel out of Egypt, He did not lead them the short way. (1) God did not lead them on a direct route, but He led them on a detour.

What does it mean to redeem your firstborn son in Exodus?

Pidyon Ha-Ben, 'Redemption of the Son'. The reason given in Exodus 13 for the redemption of the first-born is that when Pharaoh refused to let the people go God slew every first-born in Egypt, taking the first-born Israelites to Himself, and they have therefore to be redeemed .

Why did the Lord harden Pharaoh's heart?

Pharaoh refused to let Israel leave Egypt. He hardened his heart toward God's command . He bore responsibility for his actions. But God took that hardened heart of Pharaoh and further hardened it, ensuring that his power would be fully demonstrated to Egypt, Israel, and the nations Israel would later dispossess.

What does Exodus 13:3 mean?

Exodus 13:3 in Other Translations 3 So Moses said to the people, “ This is a day to remember forever—the day you left Egypt, the place of your slavery . Today the LORD has brought you out by the power of his mighty hand. (Remember, eat no food containing yeast.) 3 Moses said to the people, "Always remember this day.

What precedes the Hebrews on their way to the Red Sea according to Exodus 13?

The Lord was going before them in a pillar of cloud by day to lead them on the way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give them light. The one pillar changed from smoke during the day to fire during the night.

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The Firstborn Consecrated

13Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ²^(A)“Consecrate^[a] to Me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and beast; it is Mine.”

The Feast of Unleavened Bread^(B)

³And Moses said to the people: ^(C)“Remember this day in which you went out of Egypt, out of the house of ^[b]bondage; for ^(D)by strength of hand the Lord brought you out of this place. ^(E)No leavened bread shall be eaten. ⁴^(F)On this day you are going out, in the month Abib. ⁵And it shall be, when the Lord ^(G)brings you into the ^(H)land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, which He ^(I)swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, ^(J)that you shall keep this service in this month. ⁶^(K)Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the Lord. ⁷Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days. And ^(L)no leavened bread shall be seen among you, nor shall leaven be seen among you in all your quarters. ⁸And you shall ^(M)tell your son in that day, saying, ‘This is done because of what the Lord did for me when I came up from Egypt.’ ⁹It shall be as ^(N)a sign to you on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand the Lord has brought you out of Egypt. ¹⁰^(O)You shall therefore keep this ^[c]ordinance in its season from year to year.

The Law of the Firstborn

¹¹“And it shall be, when the Lord ^(P)brings you into the land of the ^(Q)Canaanites, as He swore to you and your fathers, and gives it to you, ¹²^(R)that you shall ^[d]set apart to the Lord all that open the womb, that is, every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have; the males shall be the Lord’s. ¹³But ^(S)every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. And all the firstborn of man among your sons ^(T)you shall redeem. ¹⁴^(U)So it shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall say to him, ^(V)‘By strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. ¹⁵And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that ^(W)the Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all males that open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’ ¹⁶It shall be as ^(X)a sign on your hand and as frontlets between your eyes, for by strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt.”

The Wilderness Way^(Y)

¹⁷Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, “Lest perhaps the people ^(Z)change their minds when they see war, and ^(AA)return to Egypt.” ¹⁸So God ^(AB)led the people around by way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt.

¹⁹And Moses took the ^(AC)bones of ^(AD)Joseph with him, for he had placed the children of Israel under solemn oath, saying, ^(AE)“God will surely ^[e]visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here with you.”

²⁰So ^(AF)they took their journey from ^(AG)Succoth and camped in Etham at the edge of the wilderness. ²¹And ^(AH)the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night. ²²He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night from before the people.

Footnotes

Exodus 13:2 Set apart
Exodus 13:3 Lit. slaves
Exodus 13:10 regulation
Exodus 13:12 Lit. cause to pass over
Exodus 13:19 give attention to

Cross references

Exodus 13:2 : Ex. 13:12, 13, 15; 22:29; Lev. 27:26; Num. 3:13; 8:16; 18:15; Deut. 15:19; Luke 2:23
Exodus 13:3 : Ex. 12:14–20
Exodus 13:3 : Ex. 12:42; Deut. 16:3
Exodus 13:3 : Ex. 3:20; 6:1
Exodus 13:3 : Ex. 12:8, 19
Exodus 13:4 : Ex. 12:2; 23:15; 34:18; Deut. 16:1
Exodus 13:5 : Ex. 3:8, 17; Josh. 24:11
Exodus 13:5 : Gen. 17:8; Deut. 30:5
Exodus 13:5 : Ex. 6:8
Exodus 13:5 : Ex. 12:25, 26
Exodus 13:6 : Ex. 12:15–20
Exodus 13:7 : Ex. 12:19
Exodus 13:8 : Ex. 10:2; 12:26; 13:14; Ps. 44:1
Exodus 13:9 : Ex. 12:14; 13:16; 31:13; Deut. 6:8; 11:18; Matt. 23:5
Exodus 13:10 : Ex. 12:14, 24
Exodus 13:11 : Ex. 13:5
Exodus 13:11 : Num. 21:3
Exodus 13:12 : Ex. 13:1, 2; 22:29; 34:19; Lev. 27:26; Num. 18:15; Ezek. 44:30; Luke 2:23
Exodus 13:13 : Ex. 34:20; Num. 18:15
Exodus 13:13 : Num. 3:46, 47; 18:15, 16
Exodus 13:14 : Ex. 10:2; 12:26, 27; 13:8; Deut. 6:20; Josh. 4:6, 21
Exodus 13:14 : Ex. 13:3, 9
Exodus 13:15 : Ex. 12:29
Exodus 13:16 : Ex. 13:9; Deut. 6:8
Exodus 13:17 : Ex. 40:34–38; Num. 9:15–23; 1 Kin. 8:10, 11
Exodus 13:17 : Ex. 14:11; Num. 14:1–4
Exodus 13:17 : Deut. 17:16
Exodus 13:18 : Ex. 14:2; Num. 33:6
Exodus 13:19 : Gen. 50:24, 25; Josh. 24:32
Exodus 13:19 : Ex. 1:6; Deut. 33:13–17
Exodus 13:19 : Ex. 4:31
Exodus 13:20 : Num. 33:6–8
Exodus 13:20 : Ex. 12:37
Exodus 13:21 : Ex. 14:19, 24; 33:9, 10; Num. 9:15; 14:14; Deut. 1:33; Neh. 9:12; Ps. 78:14; 99:7; 105:39; [Is. 4:5]; 1 Cor. 10:1