Thematic Bible
Exodus 23:1 (show verse)
“You shall not give a false report; you shall not join hands with the wicked to be a malicious witness [promoting wrong and violence].
Exodus 23:2 (show verse)
You shall not follow a crowd to do [something] evil, nor shall you testify at a trial or in a dispute so as to side with a crowd in order to pervert justice;
Conspiracy » Law against
Court » Justice required of
Following » What not to follow after
Imitation » Of worldly people and customs condemned » In committing popular sins
Injustice » A bad example leads to
Judgment » How not to judge
Popular sins » Laws against
Sinful » The whole imitation of worldly people and customs condemned » In committing popular sins
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » In committing popular sins
Court » Justice required of
Following » What not to follow after
Imitation » Of worldly people and customs condemned » In committing popular sins
Injustice » A bad example leads to
Judgment » How not to judge
Popular sins » Laws against
Sinful » The whole imitation of worldly people and customs condemned » In committing popular sins
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » In committing popular sins
Exodus 23:3 (show verse)
nor shall you favor or be partial to a poor man in his dispute [simply because he is poor].
Exodus 23:4 (show verse)
“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey wandering off, you must bring it back to him.
Domestic Donkeys » Laws respecting » Astray, to be brought back to its owners
Duty » To brethren » To enemies
Enemies » Duty to enemies
Enemies » How to treat your enemies
Enemies » The goods of, to be taken care of
Help » Helping others
Love » Maternal » Of enemies
Love to man » Should be exhibited, toward » Enemies
Oxen » Laws respecting » Straying to be brought back to its owner
Social duties » Compassion » Duty to enemies
Social life » Social duties to regard all men as brothers » Duty to enemies
Stray » Straying animals to be returned
Duty » To brethren » To enemies
Enemies » Duty to enemies
Enemies » How to treat your enemies
Enemies » The goods of, to be taken care of
Help » Helping others
Love » Maternal » Of enemies
Love to man » Should be exhibited, toward » Enemies
Oxen » Laws respecting » Straying to be brought back to its owner
Social duties » Compassion » Duty to enemies
Social life » Social duties to regard all men as brothers » Duty to enemies
Stray » Straying animals to be returned
Exodus 23:5 (show verse)
If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying helpless under its load, you shall not leave the man to deal with it [alone]; you must help him release the animal [from its burden].
Animals » Laws concerning
Animals » Humaneness to (toward animals and other creatures)
Domestic Donkeys » Laws respecting » Fallen under a burden, to be assisted
Enemies » How to treat your enemies
Enemies » The goods of, to be taken care of
Good for evil » Examples of returning » Encouraged
Hatred » Saints should » Return good for
Help » Helping others
Love » Good for evil examples of returning » Encouraged
Love to man » Should be exhibited, toward » Enemies
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of returning good for evil, encouraged
Animals » Humaneness to (toward animals and other creatures)
Domestic Donkeys » Laws respecting » Fallen under a burden, to be assisted
Enemies » How to treat your enemies
Enemies » The goods of, to be taken care of
Good for evil » Examples of returning » Encouraged
Hatred » Saints should » Return good for
Help » Helping others
Love » Good for evil examples of returning » Encouraged
Love to man » Should be exhibited, toward » Enemies
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of returning good for evil, encouraged
Exodus 23:6 (show verse)
“You shall not pervert (bend) the justice due to your poor in his dispute.
Exodus 23:7 (show verse)
Keep far away from a false charge or action, and do not condemn to death the innocent or the righteous, for I will not justify and acquit the guilty.
Exodus 23:8 (show verse)
“You shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the testimony and the cause of the righteous.
Blindness » What blinds people
Bribery » Condemned
Bribery » What gifts (bribes) do
Bribery » Not taking gifts (bribes)
Court » Justice required of
Courts of justice » Judges of » Not to take bribes
Justice » Gifts impede
Magistrates » Should » Not take bribes
Perversion » What perverts
Sacrifices » Fat of, not to remain until morning
The Nation » Bribery » Condemned
Bribery » Condemned
Bribery » What gifts (bribes) do
Bribery » Not taking gifts (bribes)
Court » Justice required of
Courts of justice » Judges of » Not to take bribes
Justice » Gifts impede
Magistrates » Should » Not take bribes
Perversion » What perverts
Sacrifices » Fat of, not to remain until morning
The Nation » Bribery » Condemned
Exodus 23:9 (show verse)
“You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the soul [the feelings, thoughts, and concerns] of a stranger, for you were strangers in Egypt.
Aliens » To be treated with justice
Experience (knowledge experimental) » Prepares men for the duties of life » Fitted israel to sympathize with strangers
Knowledge » Prepares men for the duties of life » Fitted israel to sympathize with strangers
experimental Knowledge » Prepares men for the duties of life » Fitted israel to sympathize with strangers
Oppression » Not oppressing others
Sabbatic year » Ordinances concerning
Strangers » How not to treat strangers
Strangers in israel » Laws respecting » Not to be vexed or oppressed
Strangers in israel » Motives urged on the jews for being kind to
Experience (knowledge experimental) » Prepares men for the duties of life » Fitted israel to sympathize with strangers
Knowledge » Prepares men for the duties of life » Fitted israel to sympathize with strangers
experimental Knowledge » Prepares men for the duties of life » Fitted israel to sympathize with strangers
Oppression » Not oppressing others
Sabbatic year » Ordinances concerning
Strangers » How not to treat strangers
Strangers in israel » Laws respecting » Not to be vexed or oppressed
Strangers in israel » Motives urged on the jews for being kind to
Exodus 23:10 (show verse)
“You shall sow your land six years and harvest its yield,
Exodus 23:11 (show verse)
but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie uncultivated, so that the poor among your people may eat [what the land grows naturally]; whatever they leave the animals of the field may eat. You shall do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.
Agriculture or husbandry » Not to be engaged in during the sabbatical year
Feast of sabbatical year » Enactments respecting » The fruits of the earth to be common property
Feast of sabbatical year » Kept every seventh year
Land » Land measure a cubit = 1824 ft » To rest
Land » To rest every seventh year for the benefit of the poor people
Olive » Common to the land of canaan
Olive Trees » Fruit of, during sabbatical year left for the poor, &c
The poor » Should » Provided for under the law
Sabbath » The requirements of the sabbath
Sabbatic year » Ordinances concerning
Vineyards » Laws respecting » Not to be cultivated in the sabbatical year
Year » Sabbatic
Feast of sabbatical year » Enactments respecting » The fruits of the earth to be common property
Feast of sabbatical year » Kept every seventh year
Land » Land measure a cubit = 1824 ft » To rest
Land » To rest every seventh year for the benefit of the poor people
Olive » Common to the land of canaan
Olive Trees » Fruit of, during sabbatical year left for the poor, &c
The poor » Should » Provided for under the law
Sabbath » The requirements of the sabbath
Sabbatic year » Ordinances concerning
Vineyards » Laws respecting » Not to be cultivated in the sabbatical year
Year » Sabbatic
Exodus 23:12 (show verse)
“Six days [each week] you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall stop [working] so that your ox and your donkey may settle down and rest, and the son of your female servant, as well as your stranger, may be refreshed.
Animals » Laws concerning
Ass (donkey) » Domesticated » Rest on the sabbath
Bullock (ox) » Laws concerning » Rest for
Oxen » Laws respecting » To rest on the sabbath
Rest » Days of
Sabbath » The requirements of the sabbath
The sabbath » God » Shows considerate kindness in appointing
Servant » Bond » Must have rest on the sabbath
Strangers » Required to observe the sabbath day
Strangers in israel » Laws respecting » Not to work on the sabbath
Ass (donkey) » Domesticated » Rest on the sabbath
Bullock (ox) » Laws concerning » Rest for
Oxen » Laws respecting » To rest on the sabbath
Rest » Days of
Sabbath » The requirements of the sabbath
The sabbath » God » Shows considerate kindness in appointing
Servant » Bond » Must have rest on the sabbath
Strangers » Required to observe the sabbath day
Strangers in israel » Laws respecting » Not to work on the sabbath
Exodus 23:13 (show verse)
Now concerning everything which I have said to you, be on your guard; do not mention the name of other gods [either in a blessing or in a curse]; do not let such speech be heard [coming] from your mouth.
Exodus 23:14 (show verse)
“Three times a year you shall celebrate a feast [dedicated] to Me.
Exodus 23:15 (show verse)
You shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the appointed time in the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt. No one shall appear before Me empty-handed [but you shall bring sacrificial offerings].
Exodus 23:16 (show verse)
Also [you shall observe] the Feast of Harvest (Weeks, Pentecost, or First Fruits), acknowledging the first fruits of your labor, of what you sow in the field. And [third] the Feast of Ingathering (Booths or Tabernacles) at the end of the year when you gather in [the fruit of] your labors from the field.
Feast » Of pentecost » Of pentecost, or weeks, held at the end of wheat harvest, 6th of sivan (june) to commemorate the giving of the law
Feast of pentecost » All males to attend
Feast of pentecost » Called the » Feast of harvest
Feast of Tabernacles » All males obliged to appear at
Feasts » Jewish » Of pentecost, or weeks, held at the end of wheat harvest, 6th of sivan (june) to commemorate the giving of the law
the anniversary Feasts » Enumerated
First fruits » Different kinds of » Wheat harvest
Hebrew » Feasts » Of pentecost, or weeks, held at the end of wheat harvest, 6th of sivan (june) to commemorate the giving of the law
Passover » Institution of
Pentecost » Institution of
Pentecost » Called » Feast of harvest
Day of pentecost » Feast of » Of pentecost, or weeks, held at the end of wheat harvest, 6th of sivan (june) to commemorate the giving of the law
Feast of Tabernacles » Instituted
Feast of pentecost » All males to attend
Feast of pentecost » Called the » Feast of harvest
Feast of Tabernacles » All males obliged to appear at
Feasts » Jewish » Of pentecost, or weeks, held at the end of wheat harvest, 6th of sivan (june) to commemorate the giving of the law
the anniversary Feasts » Enumerated
First fruits » Different kinds of » Wheat harvest
Hebrew » Feasts » Of pentecost, or weeks, held at the end of wheat harvest, 6th of sivan (june) to commemorate the giving of the law
Passover » Institution of
Pentecost » Institution of
Pentecost » Called » Feast of harvest
Day of pentecost » Feast of » Of pentecost, or weeks, held at the end of wheat harvest, 6th of sivan (june) to commemorate the giving of the law
Feast of Tabernacles » Instituted
Exodus 23:17 (show verse)
Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord God.
Church of israel » Members of » Required to attend its worship
Feast of pentecost » All males to attend
Feast of Tabernacles » All males obliged to appear at
Feast of the passover » All males to appear at
Feasts » Instituted by moses » All males were required to attend
the anniversary Feasts » All males to attend
Passover » Institution of
Tabernacle » All males required to appear before, three times each year
Feast of pentecost » All males to attend
Feast of Tabernacles » All males obliged to appear at
Feast of the passover » All males to appear at
Feasts » Instituted by moses » All males were required to attend
the anniversary Feasts » All males to attend
Passover » Institution of
Tabernacle » All males required to appear before, three times each year
Exodus 23:18 (show verse)
“You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; and the fat of My feast is not to be left overnight until morning.
Blood » Of legal sacrifices » Not offered with leaven
Fat » Offered in sacrifice
Leaven (yeast) » Leavened bread forbidden » With meat offerings
Leaven (yeast) » Leavened bread forbidden » At the passover meal
Leaven (yeast) » Leavened bread forbidden » With blood
Offerings » Must be » Without leaven (yeast)
Passover » Institution of
Sacrifices » No leaven » Offered
Fat » Offered in sacrifice
Leaven (yeast) » Leavened bread forbidden » With meat offerings
Leaven (yeast) » Leavened bread forbidden » At the passover meal
Leaven (yeast) » Leavened bread forbidden » With blood
Offerings » Must be » Without leaven (yeast)
Passover » Institution of
Sacrifices » No leaven » Offered
Exodus 23:19 (show verse)
“You shall bring the choice first fruits of your ground into the house of the Lord your God.
“You shall notboil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
“You shall not
First fruits » Presented at the tabernacle
Goat » Nor seethed in its mother's milk
Goat » The young of » Not to be seethed in milk of mother
Lamb » Not to be seethed (boiled) in its own mother's milk
Milk » Kid (a baby goat) not to be seethed (boiled) in its own mother's
Milk » Young animals not to be seethed in that of the mother
Goat » Nor seethed in its mother's milk
Goat » The young of » Not to be seethed in milk of mother
Lamb » Not to be seethed (boiled) in its own mother's milk
Milk » Kid (a baby goat) not to be seethed (boiled) in its own mother's
Milk » Young animals not to be seethed in that of the mother
Exodus 23:20 (show verse)
“Behold, I am going to send an Angel before you to keep and guard you on the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.
Exodus 23:21 (show verse)
Be on your guard before Him, listen to and obey His voice; do not be rebellious toward Him or provoke Him, for He will not pardon your transgression, since My Name (authority) is in Him.
Exodus 23:22 (show verse)
But if you will indeed listen to and truly obey His voice and do everything that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.
Exodus 23:23 (show verse)
When My Angel goes before you and brings you to [the land of] the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, I will reject them and completely destroy them.
Canaanites » Given to the israelites
Canaanites » To be destroyed
Hivites » Their land given to the israelites
Hivites » Land of, promised to israel
Holy land » Inhabitants of, expelled for wickedness
Jebusites » Land of, given to abraham and his descendants
Perizzites » Territory of, given to abraham
Canaanites » To be destroyed
Hivites » Their land given to the israelites
Hivites » Land of, promised to israel
Holy land » Inhabitants of, expelled for wickedness
Jebusites » Land of, given to abraham and his descendants
Perizzites » Territory of, given to abraham
Exodus 23:24 (show verse)
You shall not bow down to worship their gods, nor serve them, nor do [anything] in accordance with their practices. You shall completely overthrow them and break down their [sacred] pillars and images [of pagan worship].
Amorites » Judgments denounced against
Awakenings and religious reforms » Iconoclasm accompanying reforms » Idols to be destroyed
Bowing » What not to bow down before
Canaanites » To be destroyed
the Canaanites » Israel commanded » To destroy all vestiges of their idolatry
the Canaanites » Israel commanded » Not to follow idols of
Iconoclasm » Idols to be destroyed
Idolatry » What should be done to idols
Idolatry » The jews » Forbidden to practice
Jebusites » Land of, given to abraham and his descendants
Service » What not to serve
Awakenings and religious reforms » Iconoclasm accompanying reforms » Idols to be destroyed
Bowing » What not to bow down before
Canaanites » To be destroyed
the Canaanites » Israel commanded » To destroy all vestiges of their idolatry
the Canaanites » Israel commanded » Not to follow idols of
Iconoclasm » Idols to be destroyed
Idolatry » What should be done to idols
Idolatry » The jews » Forbidden to practice
Jebusites » Land of, given to abraham and his descendants
Service » What not to serve
Exodus 23:25 (show verse)
You shall serve [only] the Lord your God, and He shall bless your bread and water. I will also remove sickness from among you.
Exodus 23:26 (show verse)
No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.
Exodus 23:27 (show verse)
I will send My terror ahead of you, and I will throw into confusion all the people among whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you [in flight].
Exodus 23:28 (show verse)
I will send hornets ahead of you which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite before you.
Exodus 23:29 (show verse)
I will not drive them out before you in a single year, so that the land does not become desolate [due to lack of attention] and the [wild] animals of the field do not become too numerous for you.
No Themes for this verse.
Exodus 23:30 (show verse)
I will drive them out before you little by little, until you have increased and are strong enough to take possession of the land.
No Themes for this verse.
Exodus 23:31 (show verse)
I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines (the Mediterranean), and from the wilderness to the River Euphrates; for I will hand over the residents of the land to you, and you shall drive them out before you.
Canaan » Land of » Extent of » According to the promise
Canaanites » Territory of
Covenant » Who not to make a covenant with
Deserts » Notable
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Arabian or great desert
Euphrates » The eastern limit of the kingdom of israel
Euphrates, the » Called » The river
Land » Original title to, from God
Mediterranean sea » Sea of the philistines
Philistines » Territory of
Red sea » The boundary of the promised land
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Red sea
Snares » What is a snare
Canaanites » Territory of
Covenant » Who not to make a covenant with
Deserts » Notable
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Arabian or great desert
Euphrates » The eastern limit of the kingdom of israel
Euphrates, the » Called » The river
Land » Original title to, from God
Mediterranean sea » Sea of the philistines
Philistines » Territory of
Red sea » The boundary of the promised land
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » Red sea
Snares » What is a snare
Exodus 23:32 (show verse)
You shall not make a covenant with them or with their gods.
Exodus 23:33 (show verse)
They shall not live in your land, because they will make you sin against Me; for if you serve their gods, it is certain to be a trap for you [resulting in judgment].”