Bible Commentary

And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens. 4. The Pharaoh regards the pilgrimage as merely an excuse for a holiday; and bids Moses and Aaron no longer unsettle the people. burdens ] Exo 1:11, Exo 2:11. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 5:4”

And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword. 3. The request itself, as far as ‘our God,’ is repeated almost verbatim … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 5:3”

And Pharaoh said, Who [is] the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go. 2. The Pharaoh replies contemptuously that he knows nothing of Jehovah, and need not therefore listen to His behests. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 5:2”

And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness. 1. Jehovah, the God of Israel ] elsewhere in the Pent. only Exo 32:27 (E), also with Thus saith; cf. on Exo 4:22. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 5:1”

And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped. 31. The people believe in Moses’ commission, as Jehovah had assured him that they would do (Exo 3:18 a, Exo 4:8-9); and bow … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 4:31”

And Aaron spoke all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 30a. Here Aaron appears as Moses’ spokesman, in accordance with vv. 15, 16 (J). 30b. and did ] i.e. Aaron. But the Heb. is and he did, allowing reference to Moses, which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 4:30”

And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: Exodus 29-31. Execution of the commands given in Exo 3:16, Exo 4:2-9. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges All the elders – The Israelites retained their own national organization; their affairs were administered by their own elders, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 4:29”

And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him. 28. words signs ] the commission and promises of Exo 3:10-15; and the ‘signs’ of Exo 4:17. There does not seem to be any reference to the part which Aaron is to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 4:28”

And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. 27. Aaron (cf. v. 14) coming from Egypt by Divine command to it Moses, finds him in the ‘mountain of God,’ Horeb (Exo 3:1). The verse is the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 4:27”

So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband [thou art], because of the circumcision. 26. let him alone ] Heb. relaxed from him: cf. Jdg 11:37, Deu 9:14. Then she said (viz. when she spoke the words given in v. 25b), ‘ A blood-bridegroom,’ with regard to circumcisions ] The last word … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 4:26”