Summary

Describes the consecration of the firstborn, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the Israelites' journey from Egypt, guided by God through a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.

Key Points

• God commands Moses to consecrate all the firstborn of Israel, both human and animal, as they belong to Him (Exodus 13:1-2).

• Moses instructs the people to remember this day of their departure from Egypt and to observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Exodus 13:3-4).

• The Feast of Unleavened Bread is to be observed for seven days, with no leavened bread to be eaten (Exodus 13:5-7).

• The observance of this feast is to be a sign on their hand and a memorial between their eyes, to remember the Lord's law (Exodus 13:8-10).

• Moses reiterates the command to consecrate the firstborn and explains the redemption of the firstborn sons and animals (Exodus 13:11-13).

• The redemption of the firstborn is to be a reminder of how the Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt with a strong hand (Exodus 13:14-16).

• God leads the Israelites through the wilderness toward the Red Sea, avoiding the land of the Philistines (Exodus 13:17-18).

• Moses takes the bones of Joseph with him, fulfilling Joseph's request made before his death (Exodus 13:19).

• The Lord guides the Israelites with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, providing direction and light (Exodus 13:20-22).