The Books of the Bible

“When the LORD, your God, has brought you into the land of the Canaanites, just as he swore to you and your ancestors, and gives it to you, you will dedicate to the LORD every newborn that opens the womb; and every firstborn male of your animals will belong to the LORD.  Every firstborn of a … Read more

And so at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh sitting on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn of the animals. Pharaoh arose in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians; … Read more

Yet I will make Pharaoh so headstrong that, despite the many signs and wonders that I work in the land of Egypt, Pharaoh will not listen to you. Therefore I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment I will bring my armies, my people the Israelites, out of the land … Read more

But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I multiply my signs and wonders in the Land of Egypt, Pharaoh will not listen to you; then I will lay my hand upon Egypt and bring forth my hosts, my people, the sons of Israel, by great acts of judgement.   And the Egyptians shall know that … Read more

And Moses said to the Lord, the sons of Israel have not listened to me; how then shall Pharaoh listen to me, who am a man of uncircumcised lips.  Exodus 6:12 Up to this point Moses has been a failure, at least with regard to accomplishing great things. His first attempt as a young man … Read more