“You shall command the people of Israel that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, that a lamp may regularly be set up to burn” (Exodus 27:20 ESV). Moses recorded that the LORD instructed him to command the people of Israel to bring pure beaten olive oil for the tabernacle lamp.
“Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. Pay careful attention to him and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression, for my name is in him” (Exodus 23:20–21 ESV). Moses
“So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.” (Matthew 24:15–16 ESV). Matthew recorded Jesus speaking to His disciples on the Mount of Olives about future events surrounding Jerusalem, the
“You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, lest we die” (Exodus 20:19 ESV). In Exodus 20:19, Moses recorded Israel’s response to the LORD’s terrifying display of power at Mount Sinai. Writing to the covenant people, he described how God’s thunder, lightning, trumpet blast, and smoking mountain
“Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens” (Exodus 18:21 ESV). Moses wrote this passage to Israel to describe how the LORD used Jethro’s counsel
“But Jesus answered them, ‘You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.’” (Matthew 22:29 ESV). Matthew wrote to show that Jesus is the promised Messiah and authoritative teacher of God’s truth. In this passage, he recorded a confrontation between Jesus and the Sadducees, a Jewish religious sect that was
“Jesus said to them, ‘Have you never read in the Scriptures: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes”?’” (Matthew 21:42 ESV). Matthew wrote to a primarily Jewish audience to present Jesus as the promised Messiah and rightful King. In this
“It was a night of watching by the LORD, to bring them out of the land of Egypt; so this same night is a night of watching kept to the LORD by all the people of Israel throughout their generations” (Exodus 12:42 ESV). Moses wrote to the people of Israel to explain the meaning of
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard” (Matthew 20:1 ESV). Matthew recorded Jesus telling His disciples this parable to explain what the kingdom of heaven is like. Using the familiar image of a landowner hiring workers for
“So the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people of Israel go, just as the LORD had spoken through Moses” (Exodus 9:35 ESV). By the time we reach this verse, Pharaoh had seen plague after plague and still refused to let God’s people go. Moses recorded that “Pharaoh’s heart was