Exodus 6:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips? ”

Exodus 6:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Uncircumcised lips - An uncircumcised ear is one that does not hear clearly; an uncircumcised heart one slow to receive and understand warnings; uncircumcised lips, such as cannot speak fluently....
Exodus 6:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who [am] of (d) uncircumcised lips? (d) Or barbarous and rude in s...
Exodus 6:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

P's Second Account of Moses's Call. Till the method of Hebrew compilers was understood, it was natural to take this as the account of a second call. It is now seen to be the account of his call in...
Exodus 6:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips? Uncircumcised lips? - The word ערל...
Exodus 6:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Moses spake before the Lord— The phrase before the Lord, evidently denotes some visible appearance of the Deity, that divine Shechinah, in which God discovered himself to Moses. Uncircumcised...
Exodus 6:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. Moses spake. The increased severities inflicted on the Israelit...
Exodus 6:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Renewal of the Promise. Genealogies of Reuben, Simeon, and Levi 1. The strong hand is the hand of Jehovah, not of Pharaoh. So RV renders, 'by a strong hand,' i.e. under the compelling force...
Exodus 6:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

How then shall Pharaoh hear me? — This time the objection comes from Moses. His double rejection, by Pharaoh ( Exodus 5:1-4 ) and by Israel ( Exodus 6:9 ), had thrown him back into utter despondenc...
Exodus 6:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER VI. THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF MOSES. Exodus 6:1-30 . We have seen that the name Jehovah expresses not a philosophic meditation, but the most bracing and reassuring truth--viz., that an im...
Exodus 6:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Line of Descent of God's Spokesmen Exodus 6:10-27 Here is an inventory of God's jewels, in the day when He counted them up. We are reminded of Malachi 3:17 . Before He led forth the flock,...
Exodus 6:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here commences the section of Exodus devoted to the subject of national deliverance. Everything began with a solemn charge to Moses. It is first an answer to the complaint which God's servant had utt...
Exodus 6:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 4:10-13 ; Jeremiah 1:6 .
Exodus 6:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Moses spake before the Lord ,.... Who appeared in a visible form, and had spoke to him with an articulate voice, and before whom Moses stood, and made the following reply: saying, behold, the...
Exodus 6:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened to me They gave no heed to what I have said; how then shall Pharaoh hear me? If the anguish of their spirit makes them deaf to that which would...
Exodus 6:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

GOD'S FURTHER PATIENT PREPARATION (vs.1-13) The impatience of Moses and of the children of Israel could not hasten God to act out of impatience. He accomplished matters in His own wise way. He te...
Exodus 6:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

10 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, saying, 11 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. 12 And Moses spake before the L ORD , saying...
Exodus 6:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

i.e. Of polluted lips. Uncircumcision being a great defect and blemish, whereby men were rendered profane, contemptible, and unfit for many services and privileges, may note any defect, whether moral...
Exodus 6:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Yahweh's Charge to Moses and Aaron and Details of Aaron's Background ( Exodus 6:10-30 ). Here we have a further chiasmus based around genealogical information to do with Aaron as the head of Moses...
Exodus 6:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 6:10-13 THE SUCCESSIVE SERVICES OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE I. That the successive services of the Christian life are required notwithstanding the apparent...
Exodus 6:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 6:1 . With a strong hand. In a general view we do not find that heaven has recourse to miracles, except when religion is low and greatly depressed, somewhat as a fire which is burnt down ha...
Exodus 6:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Go in, speak unto Pharaoh. The successive services of the Christian life I. That the successive services of the Christian life are required not-withstanding the apparent failure of past efforts...
Exodus 6:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Exodus 6:10-2 The Israelites having shown themselves, for the time, unimpressible, God commands Moses to make his next effort upon the Pharaoh. He is to enter into his presence o...
Exodus 6:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

God's Charge to Moses and Aaron
Exodus 6:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

children Exodus 6:9 Exodus 3:13 Exodus 4:29-31 Exodus 5:19-21 am. The italics shew that this word has been supplied by our Exodus 6:30 Exodus 4:10 Leviticus 26:41 Deuteronomy 30:6 Is...
Exodus 6:12 - 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 6:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened to me; they gave no heed to what I have said, how then shall Pharaoh hear me? — If the anguish of their spirit makes them deaf to that which would...

Exodus 6:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 6:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Exodus 6:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 6:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Exodus 6:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Exodus 6:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Exodus 6:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 6:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 6:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Exodus 6:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Exodus 6:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Exodus 6:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 6:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Exodus 6:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 6:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 6:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exodus 6:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Exodus 6:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 6:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Exodus 6:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 6:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Exodus 6:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 6:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exodus 6:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 6:12 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Exodus 6:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes