Moses

44Moses came and said every word of this song out loud. All the people heard it. Hoshea son of Nun was there with him.

And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.

NoteHoshea son of Nun is the man we usually call Joshua. He was Moses' helper and became the next leader.

45Moses finished saying all these words to all Israel.

And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel:

46He said, "Hold on to every word I have told you today. Tell your children to obey all the words of this law."

And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.

NoteThe law means all the rules and teaching God gave the people through Moses. It told them how to live together.

47"These words are not empty. They are your life. Because of them you will live a long time in the land. You are crossing the Jordan River to take that land."

For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

NoteThe Jordan is the river the people had to cross to reach their new land. They were camped on the far side of it.

48That same day the LORD spoke to Moses.

And the LORD spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying,

49"Go up into the Abarim mountains. Climb Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab, across from Jericho. Look out at the land of Canaan. I am giving it to Israel to keep."

Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:

NoteAbarim is a line of mountains, and Nebo is one peak in it. Moab was the land east of the Jordan River. Canaan was the land on the other side, the land God had promised them.

50"You will die on that mountain. You will join your family who died before you. Your brother Aaron died the same way on Mount Hor."

And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people:

Note"Be gathered unto thy people" is an old way of saying someone died. It means joining family members who died before you. Aaron was Moses' big brother. He was the priest who led the people when they worshiped God.

51"This is because you two were not faithful to me. It happened at the waters of Meribah-kadesh, in the desert of Zin. You did not honor me as holy in front of the people."

Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of MeribahKadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.

NoteAt Meribah-kadesh the people had no water in the desert. God told Moses what to do, and Moses did it his own way instead. Holy means special, not like anything else.

52"You will see the land from far away. But you will not go into it. I am giving that land to Israel."

Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel.

NoteFrom the top of Mount Nebo you can see far across the river. Moses would see the land but never walk in it.

1Moses walked up from the flat land of Moab to Mount Nebo. He stood on the top of it, called Pisgah, across from the city of Jericho. There God showed him the whole land, from Gilead all the way to Dan.

And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,

NoteMoab was a country next to the land God had promised. The people of Israel were camped there. From the top of Mount Nebo, Moses could see very far. Gilead and Dan were places at the far edges of the land.

2God showed him all the land of Naphtali. He showed him the land of Ephraim and Manasseh. He showed him all the land of Judah, out to the sea in the west.

And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,

NoteNaphtali, Ephraim, Manasseh, and Judah were big families of Israel. Each family would get its own part of the land. The parts were named after them. The sea in the west is the one we call the Mediterranean.

3God also showed him the dry southern land. He showed him the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, all the way to Zoar.

And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.

NoteZoar was a small town far away to the south. So many palm trees grew near Jericho that people called it the city of palm trees.

4God said to him, "This is the land I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I told them I would give it to their children and grandchildren. I have let you see it with your own eyes. But you will not go across into it."

And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.

NoteAbraham, Isaac, and Jacob lived long before Moses. They were the great-grandfathers of the people of Israel. God had promised them this land many, many years earlier.

5So Moses, who served God, died there in the land of Moab. It happened just as God had said it would.

So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.

NoteThe old words call Moses "the servant of the LORD." A servant is someone who works for another person. This was a name of honor for Moses.

6God buried him in a valley in Moab, across from a place called Beth-peor. Even today, no one knows where his grave is.

And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.

NoteA grave is the place where a dead person's body is laid. Back then, people often visited the graves of famous leaders. No one could visit this one.

7Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eyes still saw clearly. He was still strong.

And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

NoteThe old words say "his eye was not dim." That means Moses could still see well. They also say his "force" was not gone. That means he was still strong.

8The people of Israel cried for Moses for thirty days. They stayed in the flat land of Moab. Then the days of crying and sadness for Moses were over.

And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

NoteCrying together for thirty days was how people showed they were sad. It was their way of saying goodbye to an important leader.

9Joshua, the son of Nun, was full of a wise spirit. This was because Moses had put his hands on him to make him the new leader. So the people of Israel listened to Joshua. They did what God had told Moses they should do.

And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.

NotePutting your hands on someone's head was a way to give them a big job. Everyone watching knew that Joshua was now the leader.

10Since then, no prophet in Israel has been like Moses. God knew Moses face to face.

And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,

NoteA prophet is someone who tells people what God says. "Face to face" means God and Moses talked the way close friends talk.

11No other prophet did all the signs and wonders that Moses did. God sent him to do them in Egypt. He did them against Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, against all his helpers, and against his whole land.

In all the signs and the wonders, which the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land,

NoteSigns and wonders are amazing things that only God can do. Egypt was the country where the people of Israel had been slaves. Pharaoh was the king there who did not want to let them go.

12No other prophet did such strong and powerful things. Moses did them where all Israel could watch.

And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.

NoteThe old words say "mighty hand" and "great terror." They mean the huge, surprising things Moses did that made people amazed.

1Moses, God's servant, had died. After that, the LORD spoke to Joshua, the son of Nun. Joshua had been Moses' helper.

Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,

NoteMoses led God's people out of Egypt, where they had been slaves. He was their leader for many years, and Joshua was his helper. The King James calls Joshua Moses' "minister." That old word just means helper. When you see LORD in big letters, it is God's own special name.

2God said, "My servant Moses is dead. Now get up. Cross the Jordan River with all these people. Go into the land I am giving to Israel."

Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.

NoteThe Jordan is a river. God's people were camped on one side of it. The land God promised them was on the other side. "Children of Israel" means the whole nation, not only kids. They all came from one family long ago.

3"Every place you walk, I have given to you. That is what I promised Moses."

Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.

4"Your land will reach from the dry desert to Lebanon. It will reach to the big river called the Euphrates. It will include all the land of the Hittites. It will reach west to the great sea."

From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.

NoteLebanon is a land of tall mountains north of Israel. The Euphrates is a very long river far to the east. The Hittites were a people who lived in that part of the world. The "great sea" is the sea we call the Mediterranean, off to the west. The King James word "coast" here means border, not a beach.

5"No one will be able to beat you as long as you live. I was with Moses, and I will be with you. I will never leave you. I will never turn away from you."

There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Note"Forsake" is an old word. It means to walk away and leave someone all alone.

6"Be strong and brave. You will divide this land among the people. It is the land I promised long ago to their grandfathers."

Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.

Note"Fathers" here means grandfathers and great-grandfathers from long, long ago. An "inheritance" is something a family is given to keep and pass down. Joshua's job was to give each family its own piece of the land.

7"Most of all, be strong and very brave. Carefully obey all the rules Moses gave you. Do not turn away from them, not even a little. Then things will go well wherever you go."

Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

NoteThe law was the whole set of rules God gave the people through Moses. "Prosper" is an old word for having things go well.

8"Keep saying the words of this book of rules. Think about them all day and all night. Do this so you will be careful to do all it says. Then you will do well and succeed."

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

NoteBooks then were scrolls, long sheets rolled up on sticks. This scroll held the rules God gave Moses. "Meditate" means to think about something slowly, again and again. People often read out loud, so the words stayed in your mouth.

9"I am the one telling you this. Be strong and brave. Do not be afraid. Do not lose hope. The LORD your God is with you wherever you go."

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Note"Dismayed" is an old word. It means scared and ready to give up.

16In the camp they were jealous of Moses. They were jealous of Aaron, the holy man of the LORD.

They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.

NoteMoses was the leader God chose for these people. Aaron was his brother and a priest. A priest helped people bring gifts to God.

17The ground opened up and swallowed Dathan. It closed over Abiram and the people with him.

The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

NoteDathan and Abiram were men in the camp. They said Moses should not be the leader.

18A fire blazed through their group. The flames burned up those who had done wrong.

And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.

19At Mount Horeb they made a calf. They bowed down to a statue made of melted metal.

They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.

NoteMount Horeb is another name for Mount Sinai. That is the mountain where God gave his rules. The calf was a young cow made out of melted gold.

20They traded the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass.

Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

Note"Glory" here means God himself, who is bright and wonderful. They swapped him for a metal animal.

21They forgot God, the one who saved them. He had done great things for them in Egypt.

They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;

22He did wonders in the land of Ham. He did awesome, powerful things at the Red Sea.

Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.

NoteThe land of Ham is another name for Egypt. Ham was a very old grandfather of the people who lived there.

23So God said he would destroy them. But Moses, the man he had chosen, stood in the gap for them. He asked God to hold back his anger, and they were not destroyed.

Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.

Note"Stood in the gap" is a picture from a broken wall. Moses stepped into the hole to protect the people.

24They looked down on the good land God promised. They did not believe what he told them.

Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:

NoteThe good land is Canaan. God had promised to give it to them as their home.

25They grumbled inside their tents. They would not listen to the voice of the LORD.

But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.

26So he raised his hand and made a promise. They would fall in the desert.

Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:

NoteRaising your hand was how people made a serious promise. It was like saying, "I really mean this."

27Their children after them would fall among other nations. They would be scattered in far lands.

To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.

28They joined themselves to Baal at Peor. They ate food offered to gods that are not alive.

They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

NoteBaal was a god that other people prayed to. Peor was the name of a place. The food had been given to those gods first.

29The things they did made the LORD angry. A deadly sickness broke out among them.

Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.

30Then Phinehas stood up and stepped in to stop it. The sickness was held back.

Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.

NotePhinehas was a priest. He was Aaron's grandson.

31God counted that as the right thing to do. He will count it so for all time to come.

And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.

Note"Counted as right" means God said, "That was a good thing to do." God would remember it always.

32At the waters of Meribah they made God angry. Because of them, trouble came to Moses.

They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

NoteMeribah is a place name. It means "arguing." The people argued there because they had no water.

33They turned against God's Spirit. Then Moses spoke words he should not have said.

Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

NoteGod had told Moses to speak to a rock. Instead Moses got angry and hit it.

1Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him. John was James's brother. Jesus led them up a high mountain, away from other people.

And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

NotePeter, James, and John were three of Jesus's closest friends. They traveled with him and learned from him every day.

2There Jesus changed right in front of them. His face shone like the sun. His clothes turned as white as light.

And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

NoteThe King James says Jesus was "transfigured." That means his whole look changed. It also says "raiment," which is an old word for clothes.

3All at once, Moses and Elijah were there. They were talking with Jesus.

And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.

NoteMoses and Elijah lived long, long before Jesus. Moses led God's people out of Egypt. Elijah was a prophet, someone who told people what God said. The King James spells his name "Elias."

4Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good that we are here. If you want, I will build three shelters. One for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

NoteShelters were little huts made of branches and leaves. People built them to stay in when they slept outside. The King James calls them "tabernacles."

5While Peter was still talking, a bright cloud covered them. A voice came out of the cloud. It said, "This is my Son, and I love him. He makes me very glad. Listen to him!"

While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

NoteFor the people back then, a bright cloud meant God was very near. In their old stories, God spoke from a cloud like this one.

6When his followers, called disciples, heard the voice, they fell with their faces to the ground. They were very afraid.

And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

NoteLying face down on the ground was a way to show great respect. People did it in front of a king.

7Jesus came over and touched them. He said, "Get up. Do not be afraid."

And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.

8They looked up. They saw no one there but Jesus.

And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.

20Moses was born at that time. He was a lovely child in God's sight. For three months he was cared for in his father's house.

In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:

21Then he was put outside. Pharaoh's daughter took him and raised him as her own son.

And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.

NotePharaoh's daughter was a princess. So Moses grew up in the king's palace, like a rich Egyptian boy.

22Moses was taught everything the Egyptians knew. He was strong in what he said and in what he did.

And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

23When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his own people, the people of Israel.

And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

NoteThe people of Israel were all the children and grandchildren of Jacob. They are also called Israelites or Hebrews. Moses was born into that family, even though he grew up in the palace.

24He saw an Egyptian hurting one of them. Moses stood up for the man. He paid the Egyptian back by killing him.

And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:

25Moses thought his people would understand that God was using him to save them. But they did not understand.

For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.

26The next day he found two of them fighting. He tried to make peace between them. He said, "Men, you are brothers. Why are you hurting each other?"

And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

27But the man who was hurting his neighbor pushed Moses away. He said, "Who made you our ruler and our judge?"

But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

28"Do you want to kill me too, the way you killed the Egyptian yesterday?"

Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?

29When Moses heard this, he ran away. He lived as a stranger in the land of Midian. There he had two sons.

Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.

NoteMidian was a dry land far away from Egypt. A stranger here means someone living in a country that is not his own.

30Forty years later, an angel of the Lord came to Moses. The angel was in a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.

And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

NoteAn angel is a messenger who comes from God. The bush was on fire, but it never burned up. Mount Sinai is a mountain in the desert, far south of Egypt.

31Moses was amazed at what he saw. He came closer to look. Then the voice of the Lord spoke to him.

When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the LORD came unto him,

32The voice said, "I am the God of your fathers. I am the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." Moses shook with fear. He did not dare to look.

Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.

33Then the Lord said to him, "Take your shoes off your feet. The ground where you are standing is holy."

Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

NoteTaking off your shoes showed respect, the way we might be quiet in a special place. Holy means set apart because it belongs to God.

34"I have seen my people suffering in Egypt. I have heard them crying. I have come down to save them. Now come. I am sending you to Egypt."

I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

35This was the same Moses the people had pushed away. They had said, "Who made you our ruler and judge?" But God sent him to lead them and save them. God sent him through the angel who appeared in the bush.

This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.

36Moses led them out. He did wonders and signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the desert.

He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.

NoteWonders and signs are amazing things that show God's power. At the Red Sea, God opened a path through the water so the people could walk across.

37This is the Moses who said to the people of Israel, "God will send you a prophet like me from your own people."

This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.

NoteA prophet is a person who tells others what God says. Moses said God would send another one like him someday. A prophet is someone who tells people what God says.

38Moses was with the people gathered in the desert. He was with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai. He was with our fathers too. He received God's living words to pass on to us.

This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:

NoteThe people were camped together in the desert after leaving Egypt. God's living words are the rules and promises God gave Moses there. The Ten Commandments were part of them.

39But our fathers would not obey him. They pushed him away. In their hearts they turned back toward Egypt.

To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,

40They said to Aaron, "Make us gods to walk ahead of us. We do not know what happened to Moses, who led us out of Egypt."

Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

NoteAaron was Moses' older brother. He helped Moses talk to the people. Gods to go ahead of them means statues to lead them, like a flag in front of a parade.

41In those days they made a statue of a calf. They offered a gift to that false god. They were happy about what their own hands had made.

And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

NoteA calf is a baby cow. This one was a statue, not a real animal. An idol is a statue that people pray to. Offering a gift meant killing an animal and burning it for the statue.

42So God turned away from them. He let them worship the sun, moon, and stars. The book of the prophets says this: "People of Israel, did you bring me animals and gifts for forty years in the desert?"

Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?

NoteWorshiping the host of heaven means praying to the sun, moon, and stars. The book of the prophets is a collection of writings by God's messengers.

43"You carried the tent of the god Molech. You carried the star of your god Rephan. You made these statues to worship them. So I will send you far away, past Babylon."

Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

NoteMolech and Rephan were false gods that other nations prayed to. People carried little tents and statues for them from place to place. Babylon was a huge city very far to the east. Being carried past it meant being taken away from home.

44Our fathers had the tent of the Testimony with them in the desert. God told Moses how to build it. Moses built it just like the pattern God showed him.

Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.

NoteThe tent of the Testimony was a special tent for worshiping God. It could be taken apart and carried when the people moved. God showed Moses exactly how to make it.

23Moses' parents trusted God. After he was born, they hid him for three months. They saw he was a fine child. They were not afraid of the king's order.

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.

NoteThe king of Egypt had ordered that baby boys of Israel be killed. That is why Moses' parents hid him.

24Moses trusted God. When he grew up, he said no to being called the son of Pharaoh's daughter. Pharaoh was the king of Egypt.

By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;

NoteMoses was born to Israel's people. But the king's daughter took him in. He grew up in the king's palace like a prince.

25He chose to suffer hard things along with God's people. He said no to the fun of sin, which does not last.

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

26He believed that being shamed for Christ was worth more than all the riches of Egypt. He was looking ahead to the reward God would give him.

Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

NoteChrist means the special king God promised to send. Christians believe that king is Jesus.

27Moses trusted God and left Egypt. He was not afraid of the king's anger. He kept going, because he saw God, who cannot be seen.

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

28Moses trusted God and kept the Passover. He had the blood sprinkled. Then the one who killed the oldest sons did not touch Israel's sons.

Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

NotePassover was the night God set Israel free from Egypt. Each family put lamb's blood on their doorway. Then the oldest son inside was kept safe.

29The people trusted God and walked through the Red Sea on dry ground. The Egyptians tried to do the same thing, and they drowned.

By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.

NoteIsrael's people were running away from Egypt's army. God opened a dry path right through the sea.