Scripture Readings - Exodus

This book speaks of the deliverance of the People of Israel from bondage in Egypt and the making of a Covenant between God and them at Mt. Sinai. It falls into two major sections: 1) Israel’s deliverance from Egyptian bondage, including the rise of Moses as leader of the people, the Ten Plagues, etc., and the march to Sinai, including the destruction of Pharaoh’s armies in the Red Sea (Ch. 1-18) and 2) Israel’s sojourn at Sinai, where the Covenant was made and laws governing life and worship were promulgated (Ten Commandments, Ark of the Covenant, Tabernacle, etc. Ch. 19-40).
At the center of these events stood Moses, who was called to be the agent of God in delivering Israel from slavery, to be the interpreter of God’s redemptive work and to be the mediator of the Covenant.

Reading Read Time Hit Count
Exodus 1:1-20 (Holy Monday Vespers) 2 mins 4371
Exodus 2:5-10 (Eve of the Theophany) 1 min 5259
Exodus 2:11-22 (Holy Wednesday – Vespers) 2 mins 3846
Exodus 3:1-8 (Vespers – Theotokos) 1 min 4161
Exodus 12:1-11 (Holy Saturday Vespers) 1 min 4618
Exodus 12:15-13:16 (Vespers – Meeting of Our Lord) 8 mins 3810
Exodus 13:20-15:19 (Holy Saturday Vespers) 7 mins 5020
Exodus 14:15-18;21-23;27-29 (Eve of the Theophany) 1 min 4556
Exodus 15:1-19 (Matins – Canticle One – The First Song of Moses) 2 mins 4168
Exodus 15:22-27 (Eve of the Theophany) 1 min 5061
Exodus 15:22-16:1 (Vespers – Exaltation of the Cross) 1 min 4699
Exodus 19:10-19 (Holy Thursday Vespers) 1 min 4915
Exodus 24:12-18 (Vespers – Transfiguration) 1 min 4610
Exodus 33:11-23 (Holy Friday Vespers) 2 mins 4091
Exodus 33:11-23; 34:4-6, 8 (Vespers – Transfiguration) 3 mins 4929
Exodus 40:1-5,9-10,16,34-35 (Vespers – Entry of the Theotokos) 1 min 5221