Exodus 13:19 meaning and explanation
Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.”
Exodus 13:19, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Moses is speaking to a newly freed people at the start of the wilderness journey. Joseph, sold into Egypt generations earlier, had made his brothers swear that when God finally visited His people, they would carry his bones out of Egypt (Genesis 50:25).
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