Bible Commentary

And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. 17. said ] i.e. as often, said mentally = resolved. bring … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 3:17”

Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and [seen] that which is done to you in Egypt: 16. the elders ] the older and leading men … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 3:16”

And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this [is] my name forever, and this [is] my memorial unto all generations. 15. Yahweh, the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 3:15”

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 14. I will be that I will be (3rd marg.)] The words are evidently intended as an interpretation of the name Yahweh, the name, which in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 3:14”

And Moses said unto God, Behold, [when] I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What [is] his name? what shall I say unto them? 13. The God of your fathers ] Cf. v. 6. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 3:13”

And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this [shall be] a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. 12. In reply God assures him that He will be with him and support him: cf. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 3:12”

And Moses said unto God, Who [am] I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? 11 12. Moses’ first difficulty: he is unsuited either to treat with Pharaoh, or to become the leader of his people. Cf. Jdg 6:15. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 3:11”

Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. 10. Now therefore [Heb. And now = Quae quum ita sint ] come. Gen 31:44; Gen 37:20; Num 22:6 al. 11 ff. In his youth (ch. 2) Moses was confident and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 3:10”

Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. 9. is come unto me ] Gen 18:21. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The cry of the children of Israel; either in prayer, or rather forced … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 3:9”

And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 3:8”