Exodus 21:1

Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.

Cross-reference

Exodus 24:3 Parallel

Exodus 24:3 records Moses telling the people 'all the ordinances' and their acceptance, forming the immediate narrative sequel to this introduction.

Exodus 24:4 Parallel

Exodus 24:4 has Moses writing down 'all the words of Yahweh', including these ordinances, as a permanent record of the covenant.

Exodus 19:7 Parallel

Exodus 19:7 shows Moses laying God's words before the elders – the same pattern of presenting divine instruction that continues here with specific ordinances.

Exodus 34:32 recounts Moses commanding all God spoke on Sinai, a later instance of delivering the same ordinances.

Nehemiah 9:13 recalls God giving 'right ordinances' from Sinai, affirming the divine origin and goodness of the laws Moses sets before Israel here.

Malachi 4:4 Allusion

Malachi 4:4 commands remembrance of 'the law of Moses' with its 'statutes and ordinances', directly referencing the same corpus Moses sets forth.

Ezekiel 20:25 contrasts by mentioning 'statutes that were not good' – a later judgment, highlighting the goodness of the ordinances Moses gives here.

Ezekiel 20:11 states God gave statutes and ordinances that bring life, reinforcing the life-giving purpose of the laws Moses presents.

Psalm 147:19 declares God gave 'statutes and ordinances' to Israel, echoing the divine source of the legal collection Moses now delivers.

Nehemiah 10:29 records the people's oath to follow God's law, including 'ordinances' – the same body of law Moses presents here.

Nehemiah 9:14 specifically mentions the Sabbath and law given through Moses, connecting these ordinances to the broader Sinai covenant.

Deuteronomy 4:45 identifies these as the testimonies and statutes Moses spoke after Egypt, directly referring to the same laws.

Deuteronomy 4:14 states God commanded Moses at that time to teach statutes and rules, reinforcing the origin of these ordinances.

Deuteronomy 4:8 praises the righteousness of the statutes and rules God set before Israel, underscoring their uniqueness.

In Deuteronomy 4:5, Moses recalls that God commanded him to teach statutes, echoing the same commissioning to set ordinances before Israel.

In Jeremiah 34:14, this same law is cited explicitly: release Hebrew servants after six years, showing the law's enduring relevance.

Nehemiah 5:5 describes enslaving fellow Jews, directly contradicting the just treatment demanded in the Exodus 21 slave laws.

Acts 7:38 Allusion

Acts 7:38 refers to the 'living oracles' Moses received, which include these judgments given at Sinai.

Psalm 19:9 Related theme

Psalm 19:9 declares the LORD's rules true and righteous, affirming the character of the ordinances set before Israel.