Timeline of Moses' Life


Birth 40 years 80 years 120 years
Early life Ex. 2:1-22; Acts 7:20-29

Moses is adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter and educated in Egyptian wisdom;

at age 40 he slays an Egyptian and flees to Midian.

There he marries Zipporah the daughter of Jethro.

Ex. 2:23-25

Moses tends sheep for Jethro for 40 years;

his life during this time is obscure.

Ex. 3-Nu. 36; Acts 7:30-41

God talks to Moses from a burning bush Ex. 3:1-9;

he is sent to deliver Israel from the Egyptians;

he shows signs from God, and eventually the Israelites are free to go Ex. 7-12.

He brings them God’s Law; they wander in the wilderness for 40 years Ex. 20-Nu.36.

De. 1-34

Moses leads Israel to the promised land;

he gives them a final address and blessing De. 32-33;

he dies De. 34.

Chronology of the Book of Exodus

The 10 Plagues that God sent to Egypt by the hand of Moses

Ex. 7:14-25 The water is changed to blood.
Ex. 8:1-15 Frogs
Ex. 8:16-19 Lice
Ex. 8:20-32 Flies
Ex. 9:1-7 The Murrain upon the Beasts
Ex. 9:8-12 Boils
Ex. 9:13-25 Hail
Ex. 10:1-20 Locusts
Ex. 10:21-29 Darkness
Ex. 12:29 Death of the firstborn of Egypt

23 Miracles Associated with Moses (Excluding the 10 Plagues of Egypt) from Meredith's Book of Bible Lists

Ex. 4:2-4 Moses' rod turned into a serpent and back into a rod
Ex, 4:7 Moses' hand became leprous and then returned to normal
Ex. 7:10-12 Aaron's rod became a serpent and swallowed up the sorcerers' serpents
Ex. 14:19-20 The Lord hid the Hebrews with a cloud
Ex. 14:21 The Red Sea was parted
Ex. 14:21 The sea bottom was made dry land
Ex. 14:23-25 The wheels were taken off the Egyptian chariots when they tried to cross over the dry sea bottom
Ex. 14:27-28 The waters of the Red Sea returned and drowned the Egyptian army
Ex. 15:23-25 Moses cast a tree into the bitter waters at Marah and made the water sweet
Ex. 16:11-13 The Hebrews were fed with quail
Ex. 16:14-15 The Hebrews were fed with manna
Ex. 16:19-24 The manna wouldn't store until morning except on the Sabbath
Ex. 17:1-6 Moses struck the rock in Horeb to produce water for the Hebrews
Lev. 9:22-24 Fire from the Lord consumed the burnt offering
Num. 12 Miriam was made leprous and then healed
Num. 11:1-2 Complaining Hebrews were burned up by fire from the Lord until Moses intervened by prayer
Num. 16:16-18,35 Fire came out from the Lord and consumed 250 men who offered incense
Num. 16:28-33 The earth opened up and swallowed Korah and his men
Num. 16:46-50 A plague that killed 14,700 was stayed by making an offering of incense
Num. 17 Aaron's rod budded
Num. 20:1-11 Moses struck the rock twice to bring forth water
Num. 21:5-9 Moses made a brass serpent and put it on a pole. If anyone was bitten by a fiery serpent and then looked upon the brass serpent, his life was saved.
Luke 9:28-36 Moses appeared on the mount of transfiguration with Jesus.
The 10 Commandments
1 Thou shalt have no other gods before me
2 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water uner the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them
3 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain
4 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates
5 Honour thy father and thy mother
6 Thou shalt not kill
7 Thou shalt not commit adultery
8 Thou shalt not steal
9 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor
10 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's

Chronology of the Book of Exodus