Bible verses about "moses" | NSB

²² Moses went back to Jehovah and asked: »Why have you brought this trouble on your people? Why did you send me?

³ When she could not hide him any longer, she took a basket made of papyrus reeds and coated it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in it and set it among the papyrus reeds near the bank of the Nile River.

¹¹ After Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people (his brothers) were hard at work. He saw an Egyptian beating one of them. ¹² Moses looked around to see if anyone was watching. Then he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand. ¹³ The next day when Moses went out, he saw two Hebrews fighting. So he went to the man who started the fight and asked: »Why are you beating up one of your own people?« ¹⁴ The man replied: »Who made you a prince or a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?« Moses was afraid and said: »Surely the matter has become known.« ¹⁵ When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian by a well. ¹⁶ The priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. ¹⁷ Then the shepherds came and drove them away. Moses stood up and helped them water their flock. ¹⁸ When they returned to Reuel their father, he said, »Why have you come back so soon today?« ¹⁹ They said: »An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds. He drew water for us and watered the flock.« ²⁰ He asked his daughters: »Where is he? Why have you left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.« ²¹ Moses was content to live with the man. He gave Moses his daughter Zipporah. ²² She bore a son, and he called his name Gershom. For he said: »I have been a stranger in a strange land.«

²² Moses did as Jehovah commanded him. He had Joshua stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation.

² Six days later Jesus took Peter, James and John up on a high mountain completely alone. He was transfigured in front of them. ³ His garments became brilliant white. Nothing on earth could make them this white. ⁴ Elijah and Moses appeared before them. They were talking with Jesus. ⁵ Peter said to Jesus: »Teacher it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tabernacles, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.« ⁶ Peter and the others were afraid and they did not know what to say. ⁷ A cloud hovered over them and a voice came out of the cloud: »This is my Son the beloved listen to him!« ⁸ Suddenly they saw no one near them except Jesus.

²² »Having obtained help from God, I continue to this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those that the prophets and Moses said should come.

²² »Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

²⁴ By faith Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. ²⁵ He chose to share the bad treatment with the people of God, rather than enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. ²⁶ He considered the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt. He looked intently (respectfully) for the payment of the reward.

¹⁰ Moses heard people from every family cry at the entrance to their tents. Jehovah became very angry. Moses did not like it either. ¹¹ So he asked: »Jehovah, why have you brought me this trouble? How have I displeased you that you put the burden of all these people on me? ¹² »Am I their mother? Did I give birth to them? Are you really asking me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries a baby, all the way to the land you promised their ancestors with an oath? ¹³ »Where can I get meat for all these people? They continually cry for me to give them meat to eat. ¹⁴ »I am not able to take care of all these people by myself. This is too much work for me! ¹⁵ »If you treat me like this have pity on me and kill me. That way I will not have to endure my shame any longer.«

²³ By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents. They saw he was a beautiful child and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. ²⁴ By faith Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. ²⁵ He chose to share the bad treatment with the people of God, rather than enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. ²⁶ He considered the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt. He looked intently (respectfully) for the payment of the reward. ²⁷ By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king. He endured, by seeing him who is invisible. ²⁸ By faith he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.

¹⁰ »Now go to Pharaoh! I am sending you to lead my people out of his country.« ¹¹ But Moses said: »Who am I to go to Pharaoh and lead your people out of Egypt?« ¹² God said: »I will be with you! This shall be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God at this mountain.« ¹³ Then Moses said to God: »Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel. I will say to them: ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ Now they may ask me: ‘What is His name?’ What shall I say to them?’« ¹⁴ God then said to Moses: »[I exist and] I WILL BE WHO I WILL BE.« You shall say to the sons of Israel: »I WILL BE, has sent me to you.’« (Hebrew: hayah, »I was, I am, I will be« gives evidence of God’s eternal existence) ¹⁵ God, further said to Moses: »You shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘JEHOVAH, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ (JEHOVAH) THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER! This is my memorial-name to all generations. ¹⁶ Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them: JEHOVAH, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, has appeared to me. He said: »I am indeed concerned about you and what has been done to you in Egypt.« ¹⁷ »So I said: ‘I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, to a land flowing with milk and honey.«’ ¹⁸ »They will listen to what you say. You with the elders of Israel will approach the king of Egypt. You will say to him: ‘Jehovah the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now, please, let us go a three days journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to Jehovah our God.’ ¹⁹ »I know that the king of Egypt will not permit you to go, except under compulsion. ²⁰ »So I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders that I will do in it’s midst. After that he will let you go. ²¹ »I will grant this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. When you go you will not go empty handed. ²² »But every woman shall ask of her neighbor and the woman who lives in her house, articles of silver and articles of gold, and clothing. You will put them on your sons and daughters. Thus you will plunder the Egyptians.«

²² »Moses said to the fathers, ‘Jehovah will raise up for your brothers a prophet like me. You must listen to all the things he speaks to you.’ (Deuteronomy 18:18)