Exodus 3:18

And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.

Cross-reference

Exodus 3:16 Parallel

Exodus 3:16 gives the initial instruction to elders, which Exodus 3:18 expands with the request to Pharaoh. Both are part of the same commission.

Exodus 3:12 Parallel

Exodus 3:12 promises worship on this mountain, the same goal as the three-day journey request in 3:18.

In Exodus 8:25-28, Moses repeats the same three-day journey demand to Pharaoh, reinforcing the request from 3:18.

Exodus 10:24-26 shows Moses insisting on taking all livestock for sacrifice, echoing the full worship demand from 3:18.

Exodus 10:3 Parallel

Exodus 10:3 again delivers the same 'let my people go' message, now before locusts, continuing the pattern.

Exodus 9:13 Parallel

Exodus 9:13 repeats the command to let Israel go serve God, echoing the initial request before the hail plague.

Exodus 9:1 Parallel

Exodus 9:1 again repeats the demand from Exodus 3:18, emphasizing the command to let Israel go to serve God.

Exodus 8:27 Parallel

In Exodus 8:27, Moses repeats the exact request to go three days into the wilderness — a direct parallel of the same event.

Exodus 7:16 Parallel

Exodus 7:16 repeats the same request from Exodus 3:18—'Let my people go to serve me in the wilderness'—as part of the plague narrative.

Exodus 5:3 Parallel

Exodus 5:3 quotes the exact request to sacrifice in the wilderness, directly implementing the command from 3:18.

Exodus 5:1-3 is the direct execution of the command from Exodus 3:18—Moses and Aaron ask Pharaoh for the three-day journey.

Exodus 4:31 Parallel

Exodus 4:31 records the elders' belief and worship, fulfilling the expected response to the message in Exodus 3:18.

Exodus 8:1 Parallel

In Exodus 8:1, the same demand to let Israel go worship God is repeated, continuing the request made in 3:18.

Exodus 8:26 Parallel

Exodus 8:26 explains why the three-day journey is necessary: their sacrifices are abominable to Egyptians, so they must go into the wilderness.

Exodus 4:5 Parallel

Exodus 4:5 states the signs are for believing the message God gave Moses in 3:18, linking the miracle to the earlier command.

Exodus 10:9 Parallel

In Exodus 10:9, Moses insists all Israelites—young, old, flocks—must go to worship, expanding the original three-day request.

Exodus 4:1 Parallel

In Exodus 4:1, Moses doubts the people will believe the message from 3:18, showing his immediate reaction to God's command.

Exodus 15:22 Prophetic fulfillment

Exodus 15:22 records Israel actually traveling three days into the wilderness, fulfilling the journey mentioned in the request.

Exodus 19:1 Prophetic fulfillment

Exodus 19:1 records Israel's arrival at Sinai, the mountain of worship anticipated by the request in 3:18.