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What the Bible Says About Moses

Overview

The Bible addresses moses across 30 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Exodus, Deuteronomy and Numbers. Closely related themes include Prophets, Quotations and Allusions, Theocracy, The, or Immediate Government By God and Miracles. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Moses, Aaron, Abraham and Isaac.

Key Bible verses about moses

Old Testament

Exodus

Exodus 3:10

Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

Exodus 4:5

That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.

Exodus 4:11

And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

Exodus 4:12

Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

Exodus 6:13

And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 7:2

Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.

Exodus 17:16

For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation. Because: or, Because the hand of Amalek is against the throne of the LORD, therefore, etc the LORD hath: Heb. the hand upon the throne of the LORD

Exodus 19:3

And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;

Exodus 19:4

Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.

Exodus 19:5

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:

Exodus 19:6

And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

Exodus 19:7

And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.

Exodus 19:8

And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.

Exodus 19:9

And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.

Exodus 33:11

And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 1:3

And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;

Deuteronomy 5:31

But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.

Deuteronomy 18:15

The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

Deuteronomy 18:18

I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

Deuteronomy 34:10

And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,

Deuteronomy 34:12

And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.

People in the Bible and moses

Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.

In the Bible dictionary

Studying moses for yourself

  • Begin with Exodus 3:10, then read the passages below in canonical order.
  • Compare how Exodus, Deuteronomy and Numbers each treat the theme.
  • Consider the lives of Moses, Aaron and Abraham and how their stories intersect with it.
  • Widen the study to related themes: Prophets, Quotations and Allusions, Theocracy, The, or Immediate Government By God and Miracles.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about moses?

The Bible addresses moses across 30 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Exodus, Deuteronomy and Numbers. Closely related themes include Prophets, Quotations and Allusions, Theocracy, The, or Immediate Government By God and Miracles. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Moses, Aaron, Abraham and Isaac.

How many Bible verses are about moses?

The Bible references moses in 30 verses (King James Version).

Where does the Bible first mention moses?

In canonical order, the first of these passages is Exodus 3:10: “Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.”

Which people in the Bible are associated with moses?

Moses, Aaron, Abraham, Isaac and Joshua.

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