Exodus 3:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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? ”

Exodus 3:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who am I - These words indicate humility (compare Numbers 12:3 ), not fear. He feared failure, owing to incompetency, especially in the power of expression.
Exodus 3:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Moses said unto God, Who [am] (l) I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? (l) He does not fully disobey God, but acknowledges his own...
Exodus 3:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 2:23 to Exodus 3:15 . The Call of Moses ( first account ). Exodus 2:23 a , J, Exodus 2:23 b - Exodus 2:25 P, Exodus 3:1 E, Exodus 3:2-4 a, J, Exodus 3:4 b , E, Exodus...
Exodus 3:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Who am I. ? Figure of speech Erotesis, in expostulation (App-6) for emphasis. Occupation with self is the cause of all distrust. Note these four instances. Compare Exodus 4:1 ; Exodus 4:10-12...
Exodus 3:11 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

11. Who am I? He cannot yet be accused of disobedience, because, conscious of his own weakness, he answers that he is not sufficient for it, and therefore refuses the commission. His compari...
Exodus 3:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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? Who am I-- that I should bring - He was so satisfied that this w...
Exodus 3:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Moses said—Who am I, &c.— Conscious of his own unworthiness and incapacity for so great a service, and apprehensive of his little influence with the court of Egypt; Moses here modestly declines...
Exodus 3:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; I have surely seen the...
Exodus 3:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Call of Moses and his Commission to be the Deliverer of Israel 1. Horeb] The names Horeb and Sinai seem to be synonymous, though it has been suggested that Horeb is the name given to the entir...
Exodus 3:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Who am I, that I should go? — The men most fit for great missions are apt to deem themselves unfit. When God called Jeremiah to be a prophet, his reply was, “O Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for...
Exodus 3:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Message from the Bush Exodus 3:1-12 The learning of Egypt was not sufficient to equip Moses for his life-work. He is taken to the solitudes of the wilderness. That is God's college. All...
Exodus 3:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

At last the actual call of God came to Moses. It found him fulfilling a daily duty, keeping the sheep of his father-in-law. There can be no doubt that in the silent solitudes of the wilderness he had...
Exodus 3:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

See Exodus 6:12 & Jeremiah 1:6
Exodus 3:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Moses said unto God, who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh ,.... A private person, an exile in a foreign country, a poor shepherd, unknown to Pharaoh, and had no interest in him; and he a grea...
Exodus 3:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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? Ver. 11. Who am I? ] Worth is modest: the proud man asketh, W...
Exodus 3:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Who am I? He thinks himself unworthy of the honour, and unable for the work. He thinks he wants courage , and therefore cannot go to Pharaoh: he thinks he wants conduct , and therefore cannot br...
Exodus 3:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE BURNING BUSH: MOSES CALLED TO EGYPT In tending Jethro's sheep Moses came to Mount Horeb, called "the mountain of God," because it signified Israel's relationship with God as under law. It is a...
Exodus 3:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Instructions Given to Moses. B. C. 1491. 11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that...
Exodus 3:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

What a mean, inconsiderable person am I! how unworthy and unfit for that employment! He was more forward in the work forty years ago, by reason of the fervours of his youth, his inexperience in affai...
Exodus 3:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

He Reveals Himself as Yahweh, the God of their Fathers With the Promise of Deliverance ( Exodus 3:6-15 ). a Yahweh declares that He is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob ( Exodus 3:6 a). b M...
Exodus 3:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 3:11-12 MINISTERIAL TIMIDITY I. It is sometimes occasioned by undue and depreciating thoughts of self. ( Exodus 3:11 .) By undue thought of our soci...
Exodus 3:11 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Exodus 3:1-14 This narrative is a chain of glorious wonders. We see here I. An old man called to go out on the great errand of his life. The education of Moses for the great mission of his life l...
Exodus 3:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This chapter tells of the appearance of God to Moses in the Wilderness. Has he removed from us brethren? He used to be seen by godly souls by mount and stream and sea; and even bushes were alive and...
Exodus 3:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 3:1 . Horeb and Sinai are the same mountain, almost surrounded by two branches of the Red sea. But it has two summits, Sinai on the east, and Horeb on the west. Justinian built a monastery...
Exodus 3:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

Who am I? Ministerial timidity I. It is sometimes occasioned by undue and depreciating thoughts of self. 1. By undue thought of our social position. 2. By undue thought of our intellectua...
Exodus 3:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

THE CALL AND MISSION OF MOSES. EXPOSITION Exodus 3:1-2 THE MISSION OF MOSES . After forty years of monotonous pastoral life, affording abundant opportunity for meditation, and fo...
Exodus 3:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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? Moses certainly had learned humility in. the school of Midian, not...
Exodus 3:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 4:10-13 Exodus 6:12 1 Samuel 18:18 2 Samuel 7:18 1 Kings 3:7 1 Kings 3:9 Isaiah 6:5-8 Jeremiah 1:6 Acts 7:23-25 2 Corinthians 2:16 2 Corinthians 3:5
Exodus 3:11 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Faith as Exemplified in Moses Selections from Exodus 3:1-22 ; Exodus 6:1-30 ; Exodus 7:1-25 ; Exodus 8:1-32 ; Exodus 14:1-31 ; Exodus 15:1-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Children of Israe...
Exodus 3:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Who am I? — He thinks himself unworthy of the honour and unable for the work. He thinks he wants courage, and therefore cannot go to Pharaoh: he thinks he wants conduct, and therefore cannot bring...

Exodus 3:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 3:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Exodus 3:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 3:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Exodus 3:11 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 3:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Exodus 3:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Exodus 3:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Exodus 3:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 3:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 3:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Exodus 3:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Exodus 3:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 3:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Exodus 3:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Exodus 3:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 3:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 3:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exodus 3:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Exodus 3:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 3:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Exodus 3:11 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Exodus 3:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Exodus 3:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 3:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

Exodus 3:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 3:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exodus 3:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 3:11 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Exodus 3:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes