“It was a night of watching by the LORD, to bring them out of the land of Egypt; so this same night is a night of watching kept to the LORD by all the people of Israel throughout their generations” (Exodus 12:42 ESV). Moses wrote to the people of Israel to explain the meaning of

For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard (Matthew 20:1 ESV). Matthew recorded Jesus telling His disciples this parable to explain what the kingdom of heaven is like. Using the familiar image of a landowner hiring workers for

“So the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people of Israel go, just as the LORD had spoken through Moses” (Exodus 9:35 ESV). By the time we reach this verse, Pharaoh had seen plague after plague and still refused to let God’s people go. Moses recorded that “Pharaoh’s heart was

God spoke to Moses and said to him, I am the LORD. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself known to them.' (Exodus 6:2–3 ESV). In this passage, God spoke to Moses at a moment when Israel groaned under

At a lodging place on the way the Lord met him and sought to put him to death (Exodus 4:24 ESV). In this strange and startling scene, Moses had already been called to deliver Israel from Egypt, yet on the journey back, the LORD confronted him with a life-threatening judgment. The context seems to show

But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands (Matthew 17:12 ESV) This conversation took place as Jesus and His inner circle, Peter, James, and John, descended from the Mount

“Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom” (Matthew 16:28 ESV). Matthew recorded Jesus’ startling declaration to His followers that some would not taste death before seeing His kingdom. Writing primarily to a Jewish audience, the author

“Jesus said to them, ‘Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.’” (Matthew 16:6 ESV). Matthew recorded that Jesus spoke these words to His disciples after a confrontation with the Pharisees and Sadducees. At first, the disciples misunderstood Him, thinking He was referring to literal bread because they had forgotten to bring

“He answered, ‘Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.’” (Matthew 15:13 ESV). Matthew recorded that Jesus spoke these words after the Pharisees were offended by His teaching that true defilement comes from the heart, not from ignoring man-made traditions. The disciples had warned Jesus about the Pharisees’ reaction, likely

“For your servant became a pledge of safety for the boy to my father” (Genesis 44:32 ESV). Moses recorded Judah’s impassioned plea before Joseph on behalf of Benjamin. Standing before Egypt’s ruler, whom he did not yet recognize as his brother, Judah recalled how he had personally guaranteed the boy’s safety to their father Jacob.