Bible Commentary

And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. 1. a god ] Cf. the parallel in J, Exo 4:16. Moses is to be as it were a god unto Aaron; and Aaron, like a prophet (Deu 18:18, Jer 1:9), to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 7:1”

And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I [am] of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me? See Exo 6:12. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible And Moses said before the Lord, behold, I am of uncircumcised lips,…. As he had done, Ex 6:13, and this is only a repetition of what … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 6:30”

That the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying, I [am] the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, I am the Lord,…. See Ex 6:2: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee; that he let Israel … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 6:29”

And it came to pass on the day [when] the LORD spoke unto Moses in the land of Egypt, 28 30. The stream of the narrative here, after its interruption by v. 13, and the genealogy, vv. 14 27, is resumed, v. 29 recapitulating the beginning and end of God’s words to Moses, vv. 2 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 6:28”

These [are] they which spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these [are] that Moses and Aaron. 27. These were the men commissioned also to speak to the Pharaoh on behalf of Israel: cf. vv. 11, 13. The diffuseness, and repetitions ( vv. 26, 27), are in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 6:27”

These [are] that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies. 26. These ] The men whose genealogy has just been stated. Bring out, &c.] as vv. 6, 13. according to their hosts ] The expression hosts (i.e. armies: 2Sa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 6:26”

And Eleazar Aaron’s son took him [one] of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bore him Phinehas: these [are] the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families. 25. The family of Aaron’s son, Eleazar ( v. 23). Puiel ] not mentioned elsewhere. Seemingly ‘an Egyptian name, of a type … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 6:25”

And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these [are] the families of the Korhites. 24. Kora’s family. It is stated in Num 26:11 that the sons of Kora did not perish with their father (Num 16:32); and Koraites are mentioned in Num 26:58. In much later days the Koraites acted as gate-keepers … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 6:24”

And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bore him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 23. Aaron’s family. Aaron marries a wife of the tribe of Judah, viz. the daughter of Amminadab, and sister of Nashon, a descendant in the fifth generation from Judah ( 1Ch 2:4-5 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 6:23”

And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri. 22. The family of Kohath’s fourth son, Uzziel. The family of his third son, Hebron, is passed by; presumably, though Hebronites are mentioned elsewhere (see on v. 18), there were no separate families which traced their descent to him. Mishael and Elzaphan ] cousins of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 6:22”