“ And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. ”
Exodus 4:17 f. Moses obtains from Jethro leave of absence. For tide rod in Exodus 4:17 , cf. * Exodus 4:2 ; Exodus 4:20 b; also Judges 6:21 .
17. And thou shalt take this rod. There is no doubt that God chose this shepherd’s rod to be the instrument of his power, in order the more to confound the pride of Pharaoh. For what but sha...
And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. Thou shalt take this rod - From the story of Moses's rod the heathens have invented the fables of the thyrsus of Bacchus, an...
And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. I am not eloquent....
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...
This rod, i.e., “the rod that had been changed into a serpent,” as the LXX. paraphrase. (18) Signs. — Rather, “the signs” (τὰ σημεῖα , LXX.); i.e., the signs which thou wilt have to perform...
CHAPTER IV. MOSES HESITATES. Exodus 4:1-17 . 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 t...
God's Promises Overcome Moses' Reluctance Exodus 4:10-17 To Moses' second misgiving God made a promise of exceeding beauty, which all who speak for God should consider. Compare Exodus 4:12...
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...
1 Corinthians 1:27 .
And thou shall take this rod in thine hand ,.... Which he then had in his hand, and was no other than his shepherd's staff: wherewith thou shall do signs : wondrous things, meaning the ten plagues...
And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. Ver. 17. Wherewith thou shalt do signs. ] God, of his freewill, joining his operation thereunto; as likewise he doth to t...
Take this rod The staff or crook he carried as a shepherd, that he might not be ashamed of the mean condition out of which God called him. “This rod must be his staff of authority, and must be to h...
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 a...
10 And Moses said unto the L ORD , O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 11 And t...
Both those which I have already made thee to do, and others as I shall direct and enable thee.
Moses Continues His Resistance And Yahweh Becomes Angry ( Exodus 4:10-17 ). Moses is naturally appalled at the hugeness of the responsibility that Yahweh is seeking to place on him and desperately...
MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 4:14-17 MUTUAL AID IN RELIGIOUS WORK I. That sometimes good men are called to undertake a work, against the performance of which they imagine themselv...
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 h...
He shall be thy spokesman. Mutual aid in religious work I. That sometimes great men are called to undertake a work against the performance of which they imagine themselves to have a natural imp...
EXPOSITION Exodus 4:1-2 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 ), wa...
The Fears of Moses Reproved
Exodus 4:2 Exodus 7:9 Exodus 7:19 1 Corinthians 1:27
Slow to Obey Exodus 4:1-17 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 pa...
Take this rod — The staff or crook he carried as a shepherd, that he might not be ashamed of that mean condition out of which God called him. This rod must be his staff of authority, and must be to...