Exodus 13:9

And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.

Cross-references

Exodus 13:3 Historical context

Exodus 13:3 is the immediate context, commanding remembrance of the Exodus, which this verse expands with the sign command.

Exodus 13:16 repeats the same phrase about a sign on hand and frontlets between eyes, reinforcing the command for a physical memorial.

Exodus 12:14 establishes the Passover as a perpetual memorial, while Exodus 13:9 personalizes that memorial as a sign and frontlet on the person.

In Exodus 12:26, the question about the Passover ceremony reinforces the same memorial purpose as this sign on hand and forehead.

Exodus 10:2 Parallel

In Exodus 10:2, the command to tell children about God's signs directly parallels this instruction to have a sign for remembrance.

In Exodus 17:14, the command to write a memorial against Amalek shares the theme of remembrance, though for a different event.

In Exodus 28:12, the stones of remembrance on the ephod parallel the concept of a physical reminder, here applied to the priesthood.

Deuteronomy 11:18 again uses the same 'sign on hand and frontlets between eyes' imagery for keeping God's commands.

In Matthew 23:5, Jesus condemns the Pharisees for using the command here as a showy display, distorting its intended memorial purpose.

Isaiah 49:16 says God has engraved Israel on the palms of His hands—a parallel to the sign on hand as a memorial.

Proverbs 6:20-23 says bind commandments on heart and tie them around neck, echoing the 'sign on hand' memorial concept.

In Nehemiah 1:10, the redemption by God's 'strong hand' directly alludes to the Exodus event celebrated here.

Deuteronomy 6:8 repeats the command to bind God's words as a sign on hand and frontlets between eyes, directly echoing Exodus 13:9.

Numbers 15:39 uses tassels as a visual reminder of all God’s commandments, similar to the sign and frontlet in Exodus 13:9 that keep the law in mind.

Joshua 4:6 Parallel

Joshua 4:6 describes memorial stones as a 'sign' for future generations — very similar to the sign on hand and between eyes here.

Esther 9:28 Parallel

Esther 9:28 establishes Purim as a perpetual memorial of deliverance — mirroring the function of the Passover memorial here.

Psalm 78:42 Contrast

Psalm 78:42 notes Israel failed to remember the Exodus — directly contrasting the intended function of the memorial in Exodus 13:9.

Proverbs 3:3 uses similar binding imagery: 'bind them around your neck' and 'write on heart' — echoing the sign on hand and between eyes.

Deuteronomy 4:9 expands on the command to remember: diligently keep your soul and teach children — a direct application of the memorial.

Jeremiah 32:21 recalls the 'strong hand' by which God brought Israel out of Egypt, the same deliverance this verse memorializes.

In Leviticus 24:7, the showbread also has a 'memorial portion' — reinforcing the concept of physical memorials before God.

Revelation 13:16 echoes the hand/forehead imagery but as a mark of the beast — a dark mirror of God's sign of deliverance.