Exodus 17:5

Easy To Read Version

The Lord said to Moses, “Go before the people of Israel. Take some of the elders (leaders) of the people with you. Carry your walking stick with you. This is the stick that you used when you hit the Nile River.

Cross References

Psalm 74:15

You make the springs and rivers flow.\par And you make the rivers become dry.\par

Exodus 14:16

Raise the walking stick in your hand over the Red Sea, [93] and the sea will split. Then the people can go across on dry land.

Exodus 3:16

{The Lord also said,} “Go and gather together the elders (leaders) of the people and tell them, ‘YAHWEH, [23] the God of your ancestors, [24] has appeared to me. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob spoke to me. The Lord says: I have been watching over you and I have seen the things that people did to you in Egypt.

Exodus 3:18

“The elders (leaders) will listen to you. And then you and the elders (leaders) will go to the king of Egypt. You will tell him that ‘YAHWEH [26] is the God of the Hebrew [27] people. Our God came to us and told us to travel three days into the desert. There we must offer sacrifices [28] to YAHWEH our God.’

Ezekiel 2:6

“Son of man, {\cf2\super [14]} don’t be afraid of those people. Don’t be afraid of the things they say. It is true, they will turn against you and try to hurt you. They will be like thorns. You will think you are living with scorpions. {\cf2\super [15]} But don’t be afraid of the things they say. They are a rebellious people. But don’t be afraid of them.