Memorize Exodus 33:14

King James (Authorized) Version

And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.

Exodus 33:14, King James (Authorized) Version

15 words · about five minutes a day for five days ·

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The five steps

  1. Meet the verse. Hear it read aloud, then echo it phrase by phrase, with a small hand motion for each phrase.
  2. Fill the gaps. About a third of the words become blanks. Say it out loud, supplying them; peek if you need to, trying is the point.
  3. Half hidden. Most of the words are gone now. Say it once more at bedtime; sleep locks it in overnight.
  4. First letters. Every word reduced to its first letter. Recite it with only those to guide you.
  5. All by yourself. Nothing but the reference. One confident recite, then it goes into your Verse Book to come back for review.

Each step makes a fine "tonight's step" spread over five days, and nothing is locked: the numbered dots jump anywhere. How to memorize Bible verses walks through the whole method.

Why it works

Three of the most replicated findings in learning science: retrieval practice (pulling a word from memory strengthens it more than rereading it), spacing (short tries on separate days beat one long one), and sleep (a verse said at bedtime is consolidated overnight). The blanks grow in stages so that every try is hard enough to count and never so hard that you give up.

Exodus 33:14 in context

Exodus 33 follows the golden calf crisis as Israel mourns and Moses meets with God at a tent outside the camp. Moses asks for assurance that God’s presence will accompany the people and requests a deeper vision of divine glory.

Read Exodus 33:14 in its chapter · Exodus 33, in the King James (Authorized) Version.

Verses that keep it company

Exodus 33:14 is on Bible verses about rest.

In other translations

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