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Exodus 13:3 And Moses said to the people, "Remember this day in which you went out from Egypt, from the house of slavery; for by a powerful hand the LORD brought you out from this place. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.

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      Ex 13:3-10. MEMORIAL OF THE PASSOVER.

      3. Moses said unto the people, Remember this day--The day that gave them a national existence and introduced them into the privileges of independence and freedom, deserved to live in the memories of the Hebrews and their posterity; and, considering the signal interposition of God displayed in it, to be held not only in perpetual, but devout remembrance.
      house of bondage--literally, "house of slaves"--that is, a servile and degrading condition.
      for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place--The emancipation of Israel would never have been obtained except it had been wrung from the Egyptian tyrant by the appalling judgments of God, as had been at the outset of his mission announced to Moses (Ex 3:19).
      There shall no leavened bread, &c.--The words are elliptical, and the meaning of the clause may be paraphrased thus:--"For by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place, in such haste that there could or should be no leavened bread eaten."

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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 Egypt Pyramids and Sphinx by Roberts
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

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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

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The Exodus of the Hebrews

Mount Horeb

The Red Sea

The Old Testament

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Exodus Resources

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