Exodus 17:5

Contemporary English Version 1995

The Lord answered, “Take some of the leaders with you and go ahead of the rest of the people. Also take along the walking stick with which you struck the Nile River.

Cross References

Ezekiel 2:6

Don't be afraid of them or of anything they say. You may think you're in the middle of a thorn patch or a bunch of scorpions. But be brave

Exodus 3:16

Call together the leaders of Israel and tell them that the God who was worshiped by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob has appeared to you. Tell them I have seen how terribly they are being treated in Egypt,

Exodus 3:18

The leaders of Israel will listen to you. Then you must take them to the king of Egypt and say, “The Lord God of the Hebrews has appeared to us. Let us walk three days into the desert, where we can offer a sacrifice to him.”

Exodus 14:16

Then hold your walking stick over the sea. The water will open up and make a road where they can walk through on dry ground.

Psalm 74:15

You opened the ground for streams and springs and dried up mighty rivers.