EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 4:10 SLOW OF SPEECH AND OF TONGUE. The magicians and advisers in Pharaoh’s court were proud of their speaking abilities. Moses was fully justified in being concerned about his ability to present his case before Pharaoh. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img");... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 4:14 THE ANGER OF THE LORD WAS KINDLED AGAINST MOSES. Moses was responsible for doing what God had told him. Still, the Lord helps Moses by making Aaron his spokesman. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 4:16 HE SHALL SPEAK. A prophet is to speak _only_ what God reveals, and _all_ of what God reveals (see Exodus 7:1; Deuteronomy 18:18). When God says that Moses SHALL BE AS GOD to Aaron, he is calling both of these men to faithfulness in speaking only what he reveals. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 4:18 These verses are a transition from Moses’ exile in Midian to his return to Egypt. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 4:21 I WILL HARDEN HIS HEART. The hardening of Pharaoh’s heart is referred to throughout chs. Exodus 4:1, emphasizing Pharaoh’s responsibility for his own actions (e.g., Exodus 8:15, Exodus 8:32; Exodus 9:34). However, the Lord states here that it is _his_ sovereign hand that u... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 4:22 ISRAEL IS MY FIRSTBORN SON. God has remembered his covenant with Abraham (see Genesis 15:13). He will bring his people to the land promised to their fathers (see Genesis 15:16; Genesis 28:15). Israel’s true identity goes back to a time long before they had been in Egypt’s... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 4:24 The covenant requires circumcision (Genesis 17:9). Failure to be circumcised may lead to being “cut off” (some form of severe punishment from God; see note on Ex. 12:15). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 4:27 Aaron is to meet Moses AT THE MOUNTAIN OF GOD, which is also where Moses first received the call to lead Israel out of Egypt (see Exodus 3:1 and note). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]