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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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GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ 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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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 HE SAID, CAST IT ON THE GROUND. AND HE CAST IT ON THE GROUND, AND
IT BECAME A SERPENT; AND MOSES FLED FROM BEFORE IT._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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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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THAT THEY MAY BELIEVE... — These are God’s words to Moses, in
continuation of those which form the first portion of the preceding
verse. The clause describing the action of Moses in Exodus 4:4 is
pare...
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לְמַ֣עַן יַאֲמִ֔ינוּ כִּֽי ־נִרְאָ֥ה
אֵלֶ֛יךָ יְהוָ֖ה...
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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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GOD'S SIGNS TO CONFIRM MOSES' WORDS
Exodus 4:1
This wonderful chapter tells us how Moses' three misgivings were
tenderly and sufficiently dealt with by his heavenly Friend. To _his
first misgiving_ G...
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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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(b) That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God
of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto
thee.
(b) This power to work miracles was to confirm his d...
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Psalms 91:13....
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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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5._That they may believe. _This spectacle, then, was not shewn to
Moses once only, but the power was imparted to him also of frequently
repeating the miracle; both to acquire credit from the Israelite...
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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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THAT THEY MAY BELIEVE,.... The elders and people of Israel; for this
miracle was wrought not for the confirmation of Moses's faith; for, as
Aben Ezra observes, the sign of the burning bush was given t...
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That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of
Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto
thee.
Ver. 5. _That they may believe._] Miracles are sufficien...
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_That they may believe_ The sentence is imperfect, but the meaning is,
_This thou shalt do before them that they may believe. His hand was
leprous as snow_ For whiteness. This signified, that Moses, b...
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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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that they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of
Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto
thee. The simple shepherd's staff, according to the will of God...
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GOD GIVES MOSES MIRACULOUS POWERS...
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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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An imperfect sentence, to be thus completed, THIS THOU SHALT DO BEFORE
THEM, THAT THEY MAY BELIEVE. See the like in 2 SAMUEL 5:8, compared
with 1 CHRONICLES 11:6; and MARK 14:49, compared with...
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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 4:5 believe H539 (H8686) LORD H3068 God H430 fathers H1 God
H430 Abraham H85 God H430 Isaac...
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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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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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_What is that in thine hand?_
A TRIVIAL POSSESSION
I. God frequently makes inquiry about the most trivial possessions of
men.
1. Have they been honourably gained?
2. Are they being put to their pr...
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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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that they. Exodus 4:1 Exodus 3:18 Exodus 4:31 Exodus 19:9 2 Chronicles
20:20
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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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That they may believe — An imperfect sentence to be thus compleated,
This thou shalt do, before them, that they may believe....