Moses appoints Joshua as leader (Numbers 27:12-23)
Moses appointed Joshua as his successor, to lead the people and to oversee the conquest the Promised Land.
The Passover (Exodus 12:1-36)
In the Book of Exodus, the Israelites marked their doors with lamb's blood to save their firstborn sons from a plague. This led to an annual ritual meal known as the Passover.
Moses sends out Twelve Spies (Numbers 13:1-14:38)
Moses sent out twelve spies to explore the Promised Land - and told them to bring back examples of its fruit.
The Crossing of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:1-21)
In the book of Exodus, Moses miraculously parts the Red Sea, enabling the Hebrews to flee from the Egyptians and cross over to safety on the other side.
+ Fourth Luminous Mystery: The Transfiguration of Christ
The Fourth Luminous Mystery of the Rosary is the Transfiguration of Christ. It's a meditation on Christ's heavenly encounter with Moses and Elijah in the presence of three of the apostles.
The Arrival of a Great Prophet (Deuteronomy 18:13-22)
The book of Deuteronomy tells the story of the Israelites' time in the desert. It contains a reference to a future prophet who would be a lawgiver, leader, liberator, and miracle-worker. Christ later claimed to be that promised prophet.
Moses receives the Law (Exodus 19:1–20:21)
According to the Book of Exodus, God revealed the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai. He spent forty days and nights on the mountain, where God gave him a physical version of the Ten Commandments on two tablets of stone.
The Early Life of Moses (Exodus 1:1-2:25)
Moses was born to Hebrew parents in Egypt during a time when the Pharaoh had ordered the drowning of all male Hebrew infants. His mother placed him in a basket on the Nile River, where he was found and adopted by Pharaoh's daughter, and raised as an
The Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-8)
The story of the Transfiguration describes how those closest to Jesus got a glimpse of him in heavenly glory while he prayed upon a mountain.
Moses raises the Bronze Serpent (Numbers 21:4-9)
In the story of Moses raising the Bronze Serpent, the Israelites were bitten by venomous snakes in the wilderness. God commanded Moses to make a bronze serpent and raise it up on a pole, and anyone who looked at it would be healed from their snake bi