Exodus 13:16 meaning and explanation

So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”

Exodus 13:16, Berean Standard Bible

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Moses is speaking to the Israelites as they leave Egypt, summing up the instructions about the Feast of Unleavened Bread and the consecration of firstborn sons and animals. The sign on the hand and symbol on the forehead are figurative: the deliverance from Egypt should shape what they do and how they think.

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