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Exodus 3:18

EXODUS—NOTE ON Exodus 3:18 The powerful king of Egypt would think it ridiculous for Moses to make a request in the name of the LORD, the God of the Hebrews. What god would choose to be identified with a nation of slaves—and then also presume to make a request from the king of the nation that has enslaved them! let us go... that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God. This demand is repeated throughout the plagues: “Let my people go, that they may serve me” (Exodus 7:16; Exodus 8:1, Exodus 8:20; Exodus 9:1, Exodus 9:13; Exodus 10:3). Israel’s relationship with their Lord supersedes any claim that Pharaoh has on them.

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THE LORD GOD OF THE HEBREWS HATH MET WITH US— _Hath called us,_ according to the reading which Dr. Kennicott proposes. They were to ask only for three days' journey, by way of proving Pharaoh, as the...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ שָׁמְע֖וּ לְ קֹלֶ֑ךָ וּ בָאתָ֡ אַתָּה֩

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    and they. Exodus 3:16 Exodus 4:31 Joshua 1:17 2 Chronicles 30:12 Psalms

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Hath met with us — Hath appeared to us, declaring his will, that we should do what follows....

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