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CHAPTER IV
_Moses continuing to express his fear that the Israelites would not_
_credit his Divine mission_, 1;
_God, to strengthen his faith, and to assure him that his countrymen_
_would believe...
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With this chapter begins the series of miracles which resulted in the
deliverance of Israel. The first miracle was performed to remove the
first obstacle, namely, the reluctance of Moses, conscious of...
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CHAPTER 4:1-28 MOSES' OBJECTIONS, JEHOVAH'S ANSWER AND THE RETURN TO
EGYPT
_ 1. The first objection (Exodus 4:1)_
2. The two signs and Jehovah's assurance (Exodus 4:2)
3. The second objection (Exod...
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EXODUS 4:1 J (following Exodus 3:18). MOSES'S THIRD DIFFICULTY
Israel's unbelief. To overcome it, he is enabled to authenticate his
mission by three signs the rod that became a serpent and again a rod...
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BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6.
THEY WILL NOT. suppose they will not.
THE LORD (Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4....
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Exodus 3:1 TO EXODUS 4:17. Moses commissioned by Jehovah at Horeb to
deliver His people. The dialogue between Jehovah and Moses, as in
other cases (cf. Delitzsch on Genesis 12:1), must be pictured, no...
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MOSES ANSWERED—BEHOLD, THEY WILL NOT BELIEVE ME— The plain meaning
of these words, as is evident from the miracles which God immediately
wrought, and gave Moses also power to perform, is, that his bar...
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THE TEXT OF EXODUS
TRANSLATION
4 And Mo-ses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me,
nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Je-ho-vah hath not
appeared unto thee. (2) And Je-ho...
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_AND MOSES ANSWERED AND SAID, BUT, BEHOLD, THEY WILL NOT BELIEVE ME,
NOR HEARKEN UNTO MY VOICE: FOR THEY WILL SAY, THE LORD HATH NOT
APPEARED UNTO THEE._
But, behold - Hebrew, 'if,' 'perhaps,' 'they...
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SIGNS ATTESTING THE COMMISSION OF MOSES. HIS RETURN TO EGYPT
Moses still hesitates, and now objects that the péople will not
believe him when he tells them that Jehovah has sent him. He is
granted th...
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EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION
THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT
EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 4
THE *LORD GIVES GREAT POWER TO MOSES – VERSES 1-9
God shows his po...
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IV.
(1) BEHOLD. — Some render the word here used by “perhaps” (LXX.,
Aben-Ezra, Saadia, &c); but it does not appear to have anywhere this
meaning. Moses meant to express a positive conviction that he...
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וַ יַּ֤עַן מֹשֶׁה֙ וַ יֹּ֔אמֶר וְ הֵן֙
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CHAPTER IV.
_ MOSES HESITATES._
Exodus 4:1.
Holy Scripture is impartial, even towards its heroes. The sin of David
is recorded, and the failure of Peter. And so is the reluctance of
Moses to accept...
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A further difficulty was now declared. The man who first doubted
himself and then doubted because of his ignorance of God now doubted
because of the people to whom he was to be sent. God had told him...
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And Moses answered and said, a] But, behold, they will not believe me,
nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not
appeared unto thee.
(a) God bears with Moses doubting, because h...
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They, &c. Many of the common people, not of the ancients, chap. iii.
18. (Menochius) --- He knew that all ought to bring credentials from
God, when they come in his name to institute a new order of th...
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CONTENTS
In this Chapter we have the objections which Moses advanced against
executing the commission the Lord appointed him to, of undertaking the
deliverance of Israel from Egypt; in the people's un...
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There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more
decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows
it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...
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_SLOW TO OBEY_
‘And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me,
nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not
appeared unto thee.’
Exodus 4:1
Our duty to our L...
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1._And Moses answered. _Moses relates in this chapter how hesitatingly
he obeyed God, not from stubbornness, but from timidity, for he does
not shake off the yoke, as unruly beasts do, but shrinks awa...
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Moses still raises difficulties, and God gives him again signs,
remarkable signs. The two first seem to me in their character-types,
the first, of sin and of its healing; the second, of power, which,...
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AND MOSES ANSWERED AND SAID,.... In reference to what Jehovah had
declared to him in the latter end of the preceding chapter:
BUT, BEHOLD, THEY WILL NOT BELIEVE ME, NOR HEARKEN TO MY VOICE; this
seem...
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And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me,
nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not
appeared unto thee.
Ver. 1. _They will not believe me._] They had f...
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_They will not believe me_ He means, they would not take his bare
word, unless he showed them some sign. He remembered how they had once
rejected him, and feared it would be so again....
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1 Moses rod is turned into a Serpent.
6 His hand is leprous.
10 He is loath to bee sent.
14 Aaron is appointed to assist him.
18 Moses departeth from Iethro.
21 Gods message to Pharaoh.
24 Zippo...
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GOD GIVES MOSES MIRACULOUS POWERS...
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And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me,
nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, The Lord hath not
appeared unto thee. The fear and anxiety of Moses here discovered
an...
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Exodus 4:1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not
believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah hath
not appeared unto 2thee. And Jehovah said unto him, What _is_...
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God's message to Moses has been so clear that it cannot be mistaken.
He has made no secret of the opposition of Pharaoh, but has declared
positively that He would enable Israel to triumph over this an...
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1-9 Moses objects, that the people would not take his word, unless he
showed them some sign. God gives him power to work miracles. But those
who are now employed to deliver God's messages to men, nee...
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EXODUS CHAPTER 4 Moses's objection, EXODUS 4:1. The answer, EXODUS
4:2. God turns his rod into a serpent, EXODUS 4:3. He adds another
sign, Exodus 4:6
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We are still called to linger at the foot of Mount Horeb, at "the
backside of the desert;" and, truly, the air of this place is most
healthful for the spiritual constitution. Man's unbelief and God's...
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Exodus 4:1 Moses H4872 answered H6030 (H8799) said H559 (H8799)
believe H539 (H8686) listen H8085 ...
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MOSES CONTINUES TO OBJECT TO GOD'S REQUEST AND GOD GIVES HIM THREE
SIGNS (EXODUS 4:1).
Moses continued to express his doubts so God told him of three signs
which he would be able to use in order to d...
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Exodus 4:1
Our duty to our Lord in this world requires that we should do somewhat
more than live a life of obedience to Him. Our obedience must be
acknowledged obedience. We must never be loth to say,...
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CONTENTS: Moses' objections. Unbelief of the people and Moses' lack of
eloquence. Return to Egypt. Message delivered to elders.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Jethro, Zipporah, elders.
CONCLUSION: U...
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Exodus 4:1. _They will not believe me._ Then the Lord directed him to
work a miracle, the most convincing evidence of divine authority, for
the removal of unbelief.
Exodus 4:2. _A rod._ Milton has dis...
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_But, behold, they will not believe me._
MOSES’ TEMPTATION TO SHRINK FROM, THE CONTEST
Our duty to our Lord in this world requires that we should do somewhat
more than live a life of obedience to Him...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Exodus 4:1. Kept] Not merely once upon a time; but statedly, as his
usual occupation: _lit_., “he had come to be shepherding,” the
participle denoting continuance. Backside] That is,...
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EXPOSITION
EXODUS 4:1
The reluctance of Moses to undertake the part of leader, indicated by
his first reply at his first calling, "Who am I that I should go?"
etc. (Exodus 3:11), was not yet overcome...
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And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me
(Exodus 4:1),
Now he's not convinced. They're gonna say, "Who sent you?" "All
right", God said, "Tell them Jehovah God, the God of y...
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Exodus 4:31 Exodus 2:14 Exodus 3:1 Jeremiah 1:6 Ezekiel 3:14...
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SLOW TO OBEY
Exodus 4:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Not for one moment would we take from Moses the honor which is his. He
was a great man and a man faithful unto God. However, the Word of God
in painting a...
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They will not hearken to my voice — That is, they would not take his
bare word, unless he shewed them some sign. He remembered how they had
once rejected him, and feared it would be so again....