Exodus 13 Background Information with Maps and Images (Picture Study Bible

Exodus 13

1 - The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

2 - "Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine."

3 - Moses said to the people, "Remember this day, in which you came out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.

4 - Today you go out in the month Abib.

5 - It shall be, when the LORD shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month.

6 - Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to The LORD.

7 - Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and no leavened bread shall be seen with you. No yeast shall be seen with you, within all your borders.

8 - You shall tell your son in that day, saying, 'It is because of that which the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.'

9 - It shall be for a sign to you on your hand, and for 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 - You shall therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.

11 - "It shall be, when the LORD shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite, as he swore to you and to your fathers, and shall give it you,

12 - that you shall set apart to the LORD all that opens the womb, and every firstborn which you have that comes from an animal. The males shall be The LORD's.

13 - 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 you shall redeem all the firstborn of man among your sons.

14 - It shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What is this?' that you shall tell him, 'By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage.

15 - When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of animal. Therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that opens the womb, being males; but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.'

16 - It shall be for a sign on your hand, and for symbols between your eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt."

17 - When Pharaoh had let the people go, God didn't lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, "Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and they return to Egypt";

18 - but God led the people around by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.

19 - Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the children of Israel swear, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones away from here with you."

20 - They took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

21 - The LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them on their way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that they might go by day and by night:

22 - the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, didn't depart from before the people.

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Exodus 13 Images and Notes

Brief Summary: The first-born of man and of the beasts are to be sanctified unto the Lord, the feast of unleavened bread is to be kept in the land of Canaan, Moses takes Joseph's bones out of Egypt, the Lord appears to Israel in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.

Outline
1 The firstborn are to be sanctified to God
3 The memorial of the Passover is commanded
11 The firstlings of beasts are to be set apart
17 The Israelites go out of Egypt, and carry Joseph's bones with them
20 They come to Etham
21 God guides them by a pillar of a cloud, and a pillar of fire.

Painting of Ancient Egyptian Landmarks by Roberts

Important Topics for Bible Study
Verse- Topic
1-2- God Commands All Firstborn Of Man And Beast To Be Consecrated
3- The Children Of Israel Are To Remember The Day They Went Forth Out Of Egypt
5-10- The Feast Of Unleavened Bread Is To Be Observed In The Land Of Canaan
12- The Firstborn Of The Beasts Are To Be Set Apart For The Lord
15- The Purpose For Setting Apart The Beasts For The Lord
18- The Way God Led Them Into The Wilderness
19- Moses Carries Joseph's Bones Out Of Egypt To Be Buried In The Land Of Canaan
20- Israel Encamps At Etham
21-22- The Lord Appears And Leads Them By A Pillar Of Cloud By Day And A Pillar Of Fire By Night

Quick Reference Map

Map of the Nile River and Egypt (Click to Enlarge)

Painting of the Ancient Nile River by Roberts

Ancient Customs
firstborn
openeth the womb
the month Abib
milk and honey
unleavened bread
memorial between thine eyes
law may be in thy mouth
ordinance
firstling
war
pillar of a cloud
pillar of fire

Ancient People
God, Moses, Joseph
the Canaanites
the Hittites
the Amorites
the Hivites
the Jebusites
the Philistines
Pharaoh

Geography
Egypt
the way of the land of the Philistines
Succoth
wilderness of the Red sea

Quick Reference Maps

The Exodus of the Hebrews

Mount Horeb

The Red Sea

The Old Testament

Exodus Resources

Moses and the Exodus
The Giving of the Law
The Tabernacle
The Wilderness Wanderings