EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 6:1 The STRONG HAND in this verse belongs to God, not to Pharaoh. The Hebrew verb translated “SEND... OUT” is translated “let... go” in Exodus 3:20 and in the repeated command, “Let my people go” (e.g., Exodus 8:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagNa [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 6:3 God APPEARED to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (e.g., Genesis 17:1; Genesis 26:2; Genesis 28:13), BUT BY MY NAME THE LORD I DID NOT MAKE MYSELF KNOWN TO THEM. This may mean that the patriarchs did not fully understand the essential character of God as represented by the name Yah... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 6:6 REDEEM. See note on 15:13. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 6:7 I WILL TAKE YOU TO BE MY PEOPLE, AND I WILL BE YOUR GOD expresses the central idea of Israel’s relationship with the Lord (see Deuteronomy 7:6). God will give them great blessing, protection, and joy. AND YOU SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD. God will reveal himself t... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 6:12 I AM OF UNCIRCUMCISED LIPS (compare v. Exodus 6:30). It is difficult to determine whether Moses means something different from being “slow of speech and of tongue” (Exodus 4:10). The phrase may echo Exodus 4:24. If so, Moses could be saying that he feels not only physicall... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 6:14 The genealogy begins as if the sons or HEADS of the household of Jacob’s sons will be listed in birth order (v. Exodus 6:14). First it names the sons of REUBEN (v. Exodus 6:14) and then SIMEON (v. Exodus 6:15). Then it stops to focus on the SONS OF LEVI (v. Exodus 6:16) an... [ Continue Reading ]