Children of Israel in Egypt (1867 painting by Edward Poynter)

The Book of Exodus (Hebrew: שְׁמוֹת, Shemot) is the second book of the Hebrew Bible. Book of Exodus is the record of Israel's birth as a nation. Within the protective "womb" of Egypt, the Jewish family of seventy rapidly multiplies. At the right time, accompanied with severe "birth pains," and infant nation, numbering between two and three million people, is brought into the world where it is divinely protected, fed, and nurtured. The Hebrew title, ‘‘We'elleh Shemoth’’, ‘‘Now These Are the Names,’’ comes from the first phrase in 1:1.

Quotes

Ten Commandments

  • Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
    • Chapter 20, Verse 3
  • Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.
    • Chapter 20, Verse 4-6
  • Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
    • Chapter 20, Verse 7
  • Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
    • Chapter 20, Verse 8-11
  • Honour thy father and thy mother.
    • Chapter 20, Verse 12
  • Thou shalt, not murder.
    • Chapter 20, Verse 13
  • Thou shalt not commit adultery.
    • Chapter 20, Verse 14
  • Thou shalt not steal.
    • Chapter 20, Verse 15
  • Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
    • Chapter 20, Verse 16
  • Thou shalt not covet (neighbour's house).
    • Chapter 20, Verse 17 (a)
  • Thou shalt not covet (neighbour's wife).
    • Chapter 20, Verse 17 (b)
  • Thou shalt not covet (neighbour's slaves, animals, or anything else).
    • Chapter 20, Verse 17 (c)

Major Quotes

  • And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'"
  • You shall not murder.
    • 20:13 NIV
  • You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Old Testament
Genesis • Exodus • Leviticus • Numbers • Deuteronomy • Joshua • Judges • Ruth • 1 Samuel • 2 Samuel • 1 Kings • 2 Kings • 1 Chronicles • 2 Chronicles • Ezra • Nehemiah • Esther • Job • Psalms • Proverbs • Ecclesiastes • Song of Solomon • Isaiah • Jeremiah • Lamentations • Ezekiel • Daniel • Hosea • Joel • Amos • Obadiah • Jonah • Micah • Nahum • Habakkuk • Zephaniah • Haggai • Zechariah • Malachi
Apocrypha
Esdras • Tobit • Judith • Additions to Esther • Wisdom of Solomon • Susanna • Baruch • Additions to Daniel • Prayer of Manassheh • 1 Maccabees • 2 Maccabees
New Testament
Matthew • Mark • Luke • John • Acts • Romans • 1 Corinthians • 2 Corinthians • Galatians • Ephesians • Philippians • Colossians • 1 Thessalonians • 2 Thessalonians • 1 Timothy • 2 Timothy • Titus • Philemon • Hebrews • James • 1 Peter • 2 Peter • 1 John • 2 John • 3 John • Jude • Revelation


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