Exodus 12:26

Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 12

“And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?”Exodus 12:26

What Does Exodus 12:26 Mean?

Exodus 12:26 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 12, verse 26 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (19)

These passages are connected to Exodus 12:26 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Deuteronomy 6:7“And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”Exodus 13:14“And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:”Deuteronomy 6:20“And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?”Psalms 78:3“Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.”Psalms 145:4“One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.”Deuteronomy 32:7“Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.”Isaiah 38:19“The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.”Ephesians 6:4“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”Exodus 13:8“And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.”Joshua 4:6“That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?”Psalms 78:4“We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.”Psalms 111:4“He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.”Genesis 21:29“And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?”Exodus 10:2“And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.”Deuteronomy 16:3“Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.”Joshua 4:21“And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?”Ezekiel 17:12“Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;”Exodus 13:22“He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.”Deuteronomy 11:19“And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”

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