Thematic Bible
Exodus 23:1 (show verse)
“You must not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked to be a malicious witness.
Exodus 23:2 (show verse)
“You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd 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)
Do not show favoritism to a poor person in his lawsuit.
Exodus 23:4 (show verse)
“If you come across your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it 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 someone who hates you lying helpless under its load, and you want to refrain from helping it, you must help with it.
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 must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.
Exodus 23:7 (show verse)
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.
Exodus 23:8 (show verse)
You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words 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 must not oppress a foreign resident; you yourselves know how it feels to be a foreigner because you were foreigners in the land of 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)
“Sow your land for six years and gather its produce.
Exodus 23:11 (show verse)
But during the seventh year you are to let it rest and leave it uncultivated, so that the poor among your people may eat from it and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and your 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)
“Do your work for six days but rest on the seventh day so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave as well as the foreign resident 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)
“Pay strict attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.
Exodus 23:14 (show verse)
“Celebrate a festival in My honor three times a year.
Exodus 23:15 (show verse)
Observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread. As I commanded you, you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, because you came out of Egypt in that month. No one is to appear before Me empty-handed.
Exodus 23:16 (show verse)
Also observe the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruits of your produce from what you sow in the field, and observe the Festival of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce 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 are to 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 must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened. The fat of My festival offering must not remain 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)
“Bring the best of the firstfruits of your land to the house of the Lord your God.
“You must not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
“You must not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
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)
“I am going to send an angel before you to protect you on the way and bring you to the place I have prepared.
Exodus 23:21 (show verse)
Be attentive to him and listen to his voice. Do not defy him, because he will not forgive your acts of rebellion, for My name is in him.
Exodus 23:22 (show verse)
But if you will carefully obey him and do everything I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.
Exodus 23:23 (show verse)
For My angel will go before you and bring you to the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out.
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 must not bow down to their gods or worship them. Do not imitate their practices. Instead, demolish them and smash their sacred pillars to pieces.
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)
Worship the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. I will remove illnesses from you.
Exodus 23:26 (show verse)
No woman will miscarry or be childless in your land. I will give you the full number of your days.
Exodus 23:27 (show verse)
“I will cause the people ahead of you to feel terror and throw into confusion all the nations you come to. I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you in retreat.
Exodus 23:28 (show verse)
I will send the hornet in front of you, and it will drive the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites away from you.
Exodus 23:29 (show verse)
I will not drive them out ahead of you in a single year; otherwise, the land would become desolate, and wild animals would multiply against you.
No Themes for this verse.
Exodus 23:30 (show verse)
I will drive them out little by little ahead of you until you have become numerous and take possession of the land.
No Themes for this verse.
Exodus 23:31 (show verse)
I will set your borders from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates River. For I will place the inhabitants of the land under your control, and you will drive them out ahead of 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 must not make a covenant with them or their gods.
Exodus 23:33 (show verse)
They must not remain in your land, or else they will make you sin against Me. If you worship their gods, it will be a snare for you.”