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• Exodus 3:14

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  Exodus 3:14 is the verse in which God, speaking from the flame of the burning bush, answers Moses' question about his name with "I AM THAT I AM." The text is closely tied to the meaning of the divine name Jehovah (Yahweh). Interpreters variously read it as a statement about God's being or as a promise of his presence.

• Joshua 1:8-9

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  After the death of Moses, God told Joshua to meditate on the book of the law day and night and to observe it, encouraging him to "be strong and of a good courage." It is among the passages most often cited at times of new beginnings and challenges.

• Deuteronomy 30:11–14

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  A passage in which Moses, on the plains of Moab, declares that God's commandment is not far off but is "in thy mouth, and in thy heart." Because Paul quotes it in Romans 10 to explain the word of faith, it is frequently discussed in connection with the relationship between law and gospel.

• Deuteronomy 4:2

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  A verse in which Moses instructs the people of Israel to keep God's commandments without adding to them or taking away from them. It is frequently cited in discussions of the authority and sufficiency of Scripture and of claims to new revelation.

• Numbers 11:29

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  Numbers 11:29 records Moses' reply to Joshua, who had urged him to stop Eldad and Medad from prophesying in the camp. Moses answers that he wishes the LORD would put his Spirit on all the people so that all might be prophets. The verse is frequently cited in discussions of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, spiritual gifts, and lay ministry.

• Deuteronomy 30:15-20

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  In this passage Moses, making a covenant on the plains of Moab, sets before Israel life and good, death and evil, and urges the people to choose life. It is the conclusion of the sermons in Deuteronomy and is often cited in discussions of human choice and responsibility.

• Exodus 24:8

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  The verse in which Moses, at Mount Sinai, sprinkles the blood of the sacrifices on the people and declares it "the blood of the covenant," completing the ratification of the covenant between God and Israel. Because Jesus' words instituting the Lord's Supper and the Epistle to the Hebrews take up this expression, these passages are frequently read together.

• Exodus 17

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  Exodus 17 records how Moses struck the rock to bring forth water for the people, who quarreled with him at Rephidim because there was no water, and how Israel defeated Amalek in its first battle while Moses held up his hands.

• Exodus 35

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  In this chapter Moses restates the Sabbath ordinance and gathers offerings and workers for building the tabernacle. The people bring their offerings willingly, and Bezalel and Oholiab are introduced as the men appointed to carry out the work.

• Numbers 13

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  Numbers 13 recounts how Moses sent twelve men, a leader from each tribe, to spy out the land of Canaan for forty days. Caleb urged the people to take the land, but the other spies brought up an evil report of it.

• Numbers 31

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  Numbers 31 records how Moses, at God's command, sent the Israelite army against Midian. It also sets out the purification regulations for the returning soldiers and captives, the division of the spoils, and the dedication of offerings.

• Deuteronomy 3

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  Deuteronomy 3 recounts Moses' recollection of the defeat of Og king of Bashan and the distribution of the land east of the Jordan among the tribes, and it relates how his prayer to enter the Promised Land was refused.

• Deuteronomy 4

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  Deuteronomy 4 concludes Moses' first address. It urges Israel to keep the law without adding to it or taking from it, warns against making idols, records the setting apart of three cities of refuge east of the Jordan, and introduces the setting of the second address.

• Deuteronomy 8

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  Deuteronomy 8 is the chapter in which Moses urges Israel to remember the Lord's guidance during the forty years in the wilderness and warns them not to grow proud and forget the Lord once they enjoy abundance in the Promised Land.

• Deuteronomy 10

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  Deuteronomy 10 recounts Moses' receiving of the second tablets of stone and the ark, and exhorts Israel to fear and love the LORD, to circumcise their hearts, and to love the stranger.

• Deuteronomy 27

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  Deuteronomy 27 records Moses' instructions that, after entering Canaan, Israel is to set up on Mount Ebal stones inscribed with the law, together with an altar. It then directs six tribes to stand on Mount Gerizim and six on Mount Ebal, and commands the people to answer "Amen" to each of twelve curses proclaimed by the Levites.

• Numbers 21:8–9

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  This passage records how God commanded Moses to set a bronze serpent on a pole for the Israelites who had been bitten by fiery serpents in the wilderness; whoever looked at it lived. It is frequently cited because in John 3:14 Jesus compared his own crucifixion to this event.

• Mount Sinai

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  Mount Sinai is the mountain where Moses received God's call and where Israel received the Ten Commandments and the law and entered into covenant with God. Scripture also calls it Mount Horeb.

• Exodus 14:13–14

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  Exodus 14:13–14 records the words Moses spoke at the Red Sea to the people of Israel, who were terrified by the pursuing Egyptian army. He told them not to fear but to stand still and see, because God would fight for them and save them. The passage is often cited as an exhortation to trust God in times of crisis.

• Jehovah-nissi

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  Jehovah-nissi is the name Moses gave to the altar he built after Israel's victory over Amalek in Exodus 17. It means "The LORD is my banner."