Exodus 2:21
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.”Exodus 2:21
What Does Exodus 2:21 Mean?
Exodus 2:21 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 2, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Exodus 2:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Timothy 6:6“But godliness with contentment is great gain.”Hebrews 13:5“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”Numbers 12:1“And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.”Genesis 29:9“And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them.”Genesis 31:38“This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.”Exodus 18:2“Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,”Exodus 2:10“And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.”Exodus 4:20“And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.”Philippians 4:11“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.”Hebrews 11:25“Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;”James 1:10“But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.”Exodus 3:1“Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.”Exodus 18:1“When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;”
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