Exodus 8:23

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We must take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God as he commands us.

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  • Exod 8:20-22
    3 verses
    84%

    20And the LORD did as He said. Dense swarms of flies entered Pharaoh’s palace, the houses of his officials, and throughout Egypt, and the land was ruined because of the flies.

    21Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God here in the land."

    22But Moses said, "That would not be right. The sacrifices we make to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice what is detestable to them before their eyes, they would stone us.

  • Exod 9:4-6
    3 verses
    76%

    4But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.

    5The Lord set a time, saying, ‘Tomorrow the Lord will do this in the land.’

    6And the Lord did this the next day: all the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died.

  • Exod 8:24
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    24Pharaoh said, "I will let you go to offer sacrifices to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me."

  • Exod 10:4
    74%

    4If you refuse to let my people go, I will bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.

  • Exod 8:9-11
    3 verses
    73%

    9And the LORD did as Moses asked, and the frogs died in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields.

    10They were piled into heaps upon heaps, and the land reeked of them.

    11But when Pharaoh saw there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.

  • Exod 9:13-15
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    71%

    13Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Get up early in the morning, present yourself to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.’

    14For this time I will send all my plagues against your heart, your officials, and your people, so that you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth.

    15For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth.

  • Exod 9:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17You still set yourself against my people and refuse to let them go.

    18Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm that has ever fallen on Egypt since it became a nation.

  • Exod 7:3-5
    3 verses
    70%

    3But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and I will multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt.

    4Pharaoh will not listen to you, so I will stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring my armies—my people, the Israelites—out of the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment.

    5The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.

  • Ezek 14:8
    70%

    8I will set my face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among my people. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

  • Exod 3:20
    69%

    20So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among them; after that, he will let you go.

  • Exod 11:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

    7But not even a dog will bark against any of the Israelites, either man or beast, so that you may know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.

    8All these servants of yours will come down to me and bow before me, saying, ‘Leave, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will go out." And he left Pharaoh in hot anger.

  • Exod 11:4
    69%

    4Moses said, "This is what the LORD says: About midnight I will go out through the midst of Egypt.

  • Isa 19:2
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    2I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and they will fight, each against his brother, each against his neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

  • Ezek 30:23
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    23I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.

  • Ezek 30:26
    68%

    26I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

  • Exod 8:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1The LORD said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, canals, and ponds, and bring up frogs over the land of Egypt.'"

    2Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 12:12-13
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    12For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night and strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast, and I will execute judgments against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.

    13The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are. When I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will come upon you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 12:31
    68%

    31During the night, Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, 'Get up, leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested.'

  • Ezek 30:19
    68%

    19I will execute judgments on Egypt, and they will know that I am the Lord.

  • Exod 12:23
    68%

    23For the LORD will pass through to strike the Egyptians, and when He sees the blood on the lintel and the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you.

  • Exod 34:10
    67%

    10The LORD responded, "I am making a covenant with you. Before all your people I will perform wonders never before done in any nation or all the earth. All the people among whom you live will see the work of the LORD, for it is an awesome thing that I will do with you.

  • Exod 10:2
    67%

    2And so that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your grandson how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and about the signs I performed among them, so that you will know that I am the LORD.

  • Exod 14:18
    67%

    18The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.

  • Exod 13:16
    67%

    16It will be like a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead that the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

  • Exod 11:1
    67%

    1The LORD said to Moses, "I will bring one more plague upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you out completely.

  • Exod 14:3
    67%

    3Pharaoh will think of the Israelites, 'They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has trapped them.'

  • Exod 9:8-9
    2 verses
    67%

    8Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 'Take handfuls of soot from a furnace, and have Moses toss it into the air in the presence of Pharaoh.'

    9It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on people and animals throughout the land.

  • Exod 3:10
    67%

    10'So now go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.'

  • Exod 14:16
    67%

    16As for you, lift up your staff, stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it, so the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.

  • Exod 10:28
    67%

    28Pharaoh said to Moses, "Leave me! Make sure you do not appear before me again! The day you see my face, you will die."

  • Exod 13:8-9
    2 verses
    67%

    8On that day, you are to tell your son, 'It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.'

    9And it shall be for you a sign on your hand and a reminder on your forehead, so that the law of the LORD may be in your mouth; for with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.

  • Exod 7:15
    67%

    15"Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes down to the water. Wait to meet him by the riverbank, and take in your hand the staff that was turned into a snake.