Family Verses
God's design for family — love, honor, and commitment that reflect His covenant love.
And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
That ye shall say, It {is} the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, {and} get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.
And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:
And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot {that were} men, beside children.
Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, {was} four hundred and thirty years.
It {is} a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this {is} that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations. {a night...: Heb. a night of observations}
And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
And it came to pass the selfsame day, {that} the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.