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SHARP STONE - Not “knife,” as in the margin. Zipporah used a piece
of flint, in accordance with the usage of the patriarchs. The
Egyptians never used bronze or steel in the preparation of mummies
beca...
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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 4:24 J. MOSES THREATENED WITH DEATH DECAUSE UNCIRCUMCISED. This
is an old and strange boulder of tradition. The incident here follows
Exodus 4:20 a. It appears to relate in strongly anthropomor...
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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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_THEN ZIPPORAH TOOK A SHARP STONE, AND CUT OFF THE FORESKIN OF HER
SON, AND CAST IT AT HIS FEET, AND SAID, SURELY A BLOODY HUSBAND ART
THOU TO ME._
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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4:25 feet, (e-19) Lit. 'made it touch his (Moses') feet.' husband
(f-24) Lit. 'bridegroom,' as Psalms 19:5 ; 'son-in-law,' as 1 Samuel
18:18 ....
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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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A SHARP STONE] Even in later times than this flint knives were
employed in circumcision, being regarded as purer than knives of
metal: see Joshua 5:2, where 'sharp knives' should be 'knives of
flint,'...
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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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A SHARP STONE. — On the use of stone knives by the Egyptian
_paraschistœ_ see Herod. ii. 86. They were regarded as more pure than
metal knives. From Joshua 5:2 it would seem that stone knives were in...
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וַ תִּקַּ֨ח צִפֹּרָ֜ה צֹ֗ר וַ
תִּכְרֹת֙ אֶת
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MOSES OBEYS _._
Exodus 4:18.
Moses is now commissioned: he is to go to Egypt, and Aaron is coming
thence to meet him. Yet he first returns to Midian, to Jethro, who is
both his employer and the head...
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MOSES AND AARON ANNOUNCE GOD'S PURPOSE TO ISRAEL
Exodus 4:18
So often the keenest tests of a man's fitness for his life-work are
furnished by his behavior in his home. It may be that Zipporah had
res...
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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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Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and (m) cut off the foreskin of her
son, and cast [it] at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband
[art] thou to me.
(m) This act was extraordinary: for Moses was...
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Stone, like a flint. Such stones are very common in Egypt, and are
used by the embalmers to open the side of the deceased. The Galli
priests make themselves eunuchs without danger, by means of sharp
s...
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Exodus 18:2; Joshua 5:2. It is difficult to determine whether Zipporah
meant this in anger, or whether it were an instance of faith. If the
latter, it carries with it a sweet testimony of the holy joy...
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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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25._Then Zipporah took a sharp stone. _Because the wife here
improperly assumed this office, some of the Rabbins conjecture that
this was done in the absence of her husband; but the context
contradict...
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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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THEN ZIPPORAH TOOK A SHARP STONE, AND CUT OFF THE FORESKIN OF HER
SON,.... Perceiving that it was the neglect of circumcising her son
was the cause of the divine displeasure against her husband; and h...
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Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son,
and cast [it] at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband [art]
thou to me.
Ver. 25. _Surely a bloody husband._] A peevish wi...
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_Zipporah took a sharp stone_ Or a knife made of flint, a species of
knives commonly used, as ancient writers assure us, in those days; and
_cut off the foreskin of her son_ She perceived, it seems, t...
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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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Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, a stone knife, AND CUT OFF THE
FORESKIN OF HER SON, AND CAST IT AT HIS FEET, laid it down so that it
touched the feet of Moses, AND SAID, SURELY A BLOODY HUSBAND ART...
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MOSES DISMISSED BY JETHRO...
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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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STONE:
Or, knife
CAST IT:
_ Heb._ made it touch...
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24-31 God met Moses in anger. The Lord threatened him with death or
sent sickness upon him, as the punishment of his having neglected to
circumcise his son. When God discovers to us what is amiss in...
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Perceiving the danger of her husband, and the cause of it, and her
husband being disenabled from performing that work, whether by some
stroke or sickness, or by the terror of so dismal and unexpected...
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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 4:25 Zipporah H6855 took H3947 (H8799) stone H6864 cut H3772
(H8799) foreskin H6190 son H1121 cast...
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THE THREE SONS (EXODUS 4:21).
This section could be described as being at the heart of the book of
Exodus, for it deals with three attitudes that lie at the heart of
God's dealings with the world: His...
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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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_Zipporah took a sharp stone._
NEGLECTED DUTY A HINDRANCE TO THE PERFORMANCE OF RELIGIOUS WORK
I. Moses had neglected the duty of circumcising his son.
II. That this neglect of duty introduced an e...
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EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 4:18 These verses are a transition from
Moses’ exile in Midian to his return to Egypt.
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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...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Exodus 4:25. A bloody husband.] An unfortunate rendering, bearing an
opprobrious tone foreign to the Hebrew which is more exactly (with
Benisch, Keil. Young, and others), “A bridegroo...
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EXPOSITION
EXODUS 4:24-2
The transition is abrupt from the promise of triumph over Pharaoh to
the threat of instant death. But we must bear in mind that some days
may have elapsed between the two, an...
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EXPOSITION
EXODUS 4:18-2
If Moses had, as we have supposed, been accepted into the Midianitish
nation, he would need permission to withdraw himself from the tribal
head. This head was now Jether, or...
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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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a sharp stone. or, knife. Joshua 5:2 Joshua 5:3 cast it. Heb made it
touch. bloody. 2 Samuel 16:7...