Exodus (KJV)
40 chapters · 1,213 verses. Choose a chapter to read it in the King James Version.
About the Book of Exodus
Exodus recounts God's deliverance of Israel from slavery in Egypt and the giving of his covenant and law at Sinai. It shows God forming a redeemed people for himself and coming to dwell among them in the tabernacle.
- Genre
- Narrative & law
- Author
- Traditionally attributed to Moses
- First audience
- Israel after the Exodus
How to read it: Read the narrative for God's saving acts, and read the law within its covenant context rather than as detached rules.
It opens: “Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.” (Exodus 1:1)
Chapters
Key verses in Exodus
The verses of Exodus that the rest of Scripture cross-references most often.
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.
Read Exodus with a guide
- Exodus: The God Who Rescues14 days through the story of rescue and covenantAll 14 days in Exodus
- Moses: Called and Equipped7 days with the reluctant leader6 of 7 days in Exodus
- The Big Story: Genesis to Revelation30 days on the one story the whole Bible tells5 of 30 days in Exodus
- The Ten Commandments10 days on God's ten words, read in the light of Jesus3 of 10 days in Exodus
- Anger & Gentleness7 days on handling anger God's way1 of 7 days in Exodus
- Caring for Ageing Parents7 days on honouring and caring for parents in old age1 of 7 days in Exodus