Bible verses about "moses" | Thomson

²² Thereupon Moses turned to the Lord and said, Lord, why hast thou afflicted this people? And why hast thou sent me?

³ But when they could not conceal him any longer, his mother provided for him a wicker basket and plaistered it with bitumenous pitch and put the child into it and placed it in the stagnant water by the side of the river.

¹¹ And after a course of many years, when Moses was become great he went out to his brethren the children of Israel. And as he was observing their distress, he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, who was one of his brethren the children of Israel. ¹² Whereupon looking about on every side and seeing no body he smote the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. ¹³ And going out the next day he saw two Hebrew men quarrelling and said to him who was in the wrong, Why dost thou beat thy neighbour? ¹⁴ To which he replied, Who made thee a ruler or a judge over us? Dost thou mean to kill me, as thou didst the Egyptian yesterday? Thereupon Moses was alarmed and said, Is the thing become so public? ¹⁵ Now when Pharao heard of this deed he sought to slay Moses, but he withdrew from the presence of Pharao and took up his abode in the land of Madiam. When he came to the land of Madiam he sat down by a well. ¹⁶ Now the priest of Madiam had seven daughters who tended the flocks of their father Jothor. And they having come to the well began to draw water to fill the troughs that they might water the flocks of their father Jothor, ¹⁷ and the shepherds came and drove them away. Upon which Moses arose and protected them and drew water for them and watered their flocks. ¹⁸ And when they came to their father Raguel, he said to them, Why have you come so soon to-day? ¹⁹ To which they replied, An Egyptian protected us from the shepherds and drew for us and watered our flocks. ²⁰ And he said to his daughters, And where is he? Why did you leave the man behind? Therefore call him that he may eat bread. ²¹ So Moses dwelt with the man; and he gave him his daughter Sepphora to be his wife. ²² And his wife conceived and bore him a son; And Moses called his name Gersam, saying, Because I am a sojourner in a strange land.

²² So Moses did as the Lord commanded him; and having taken Joshua, he set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation,

² Six days after this, Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up, privately by themselves, to a high mountain, and was transfigured in their presence. ³ And his raiment became glittering white like snow, to such a degree as no fuller on earth could whiten. ⁴ And there appeared to them Elias with Moses, who were conversing with Jesus. ⁵ Whereupon Peter, addressing Jesus, said, Rabbi, It is well that we are here. Let us make three booths, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. ⁶ For he did not know what to say; for they were terrified. ⁷ Then there came a cloud which overshadowed them, and from the cloud came a voice, saying, This is my Son, the Beloved; hearken to him. ⁸ And instantly looking about, they saw no one anymore, but only Jesus with them.

²² So Moses was instructed in all the wisdom .of the Egyptians, and became mighty in council and in actions.

²² Having therefore obtained help from God, I have continued to this day, testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets have said were to come to pass; particularly Moses,

²⁴ By faith Moses, when he was become great, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, ²⁵ chusing rather to suffer afflictions with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; ²⁶ accounting the reproach of the Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he had an eye to the reward.

¹⁰ When Moses heard them weeping in their communities, every one at his tent door, though the Lord was greatly provoked to wrath, and in the view of Moses it was evil, ¹¹ yet Moses said to the Lord, Why hast thou afflicted thy servant; and why have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou shouldst lay upon me the weight of this people? ¹² Have I conceived all this people? Or have I brought them forth, that thou sayest to me, Take them in thy bosom, and carry them, as a nurse would her sucking child, to the land which with an oath thou hast promised to their fathers? ¹³ Whence can I have flesh to give to all this people? For they weep before me, saying, Give us flesh that we may eat. ¹⁴ I am not able alone to bear this people. It is a burden too heavy for me. ¹⁵ If thou deal thus with me, kill me outright, if I have found favour in thy sight, that I may not see my wretchedness.

²³ By faith Moses, when he was born was concealed three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a comely child, and they were not terrified by the king's edict. ²⁴ By faith Moses, when he was become great, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, ²⁵ chusing rather to suffer afflictions with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; ²⁶ accounting the reproach of the Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he had an eye to the reward. ²⁷ By faith he left Egypt in defiance of the king's wrath; for he persevered as seeing Him who is invisible. ²⁸ By faith he celebrated the passover, and the pouring out of the blood, that the destroyer of the first born might not touch them.

¹⁰ now therefore come: I will send thee to Pharao king of Egypt and thou shalt bring my people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt. ¹¹ Thereupon Moses said to God, Who am I that I should go to Pharao king of Egypt, and that I should bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt? ¹² Upon which God spoke to Moses saying, That I will be with thee, even this is the sign for thee. And because I will send thee, therefore when thou hast brought my people out of Egypt you shall worship God on this mountain. ¹³ Then Moses said to God, Behold when I come to the Israelites and say to them, The God of our fathers hath sent me to you; and they shall say, What is his name? What shall I say to them? ¹⁴ On which God spoke to Moses saying, I am The I Am. Moreover he said, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel, The I Am hath sent me to you. ¹⁵ Again God said to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel, The Lord, the God of our fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaak, and the God of Jacob hath sent me to you. This is my everlasting name and memorial to all generations. ¹⁶ Go therefore and assemble the Senate of the children of Israel and say to them, The Lord, the God of our fathers hath appeared to me, even the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaak, and the God of Jacob saying, With watchfulness I have observed you and all that hath befallen you in Egypt. ¹⁷ Moreover he said, I will bring you up from the oppression of the Egyptians to the land of the Chananites and the Chettites and the Amorites and the Pherezites, and the Gergasites and the Evites and the Jebusites; to a land flowing with milk and honey, ¹⁸ and they will hearken to thy voice, and thou and the Senate of Israel shall go to Pharao king of Egypt, and thou shalt say to him, The God of the Hebrews hath called us; let us therefore go three days' journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to our God. ¹⁹ But I know that Pharao king of Egypt will not suffer you to go, but by a strong hand. ²⁰ Therefore I will stretch forth my hand and smite the Egyptians with all my wonders which I will do among them. And after these he will dismiss you. ²¹ And I will give the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that when you go, you shall not go away empty; ²² but every woman shall ask of her neighbour and of him who sojourneth in her house vessels of silver and of gold, and raiment which you shall put on your sons and your daughters and you shall spoil the Egyptians.

²² for Moses indeed said to the fathers, "The Lord your God will raise up for you from among your brethren a prophet like me. To him you must hearken according to all that he shall speak to you;