Commentary Critical and Explanatory
Exodus 4:25
Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
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Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
No JFB commentary on this verse.
SHARP STONE - Not “knife,” as in the margin. Zipporah used a piece of flint, in accordance with the usage of the patriarchs. The Egyptians never used bronze or steel in the preparation of mummies beca...
CHAPTER 4:1-28 MOSES' OBJECTIONS, JEHOVAH'S ANSWER AND THE RETURN TO EGYPT _ 1. The first objection (Exodus 4:1)_ 2. The two signs and Jehovah's assurance (Exodus 4:2) 3. The second objection (Exod...
EXODUS 4:24 J. MOSES THREATENED WITH DEATH DECAUSE UNCIRCUMCISED. This is an old and strange boulder of tradition. The incident here follows Exodus 4:20 a. It appears to relate in strongly anthropomor...
STONE, or knife. SON. Eliezer. Compare Exodus 4:20. BLOODY HUSBAND. Hebrew "a husband of bloods". Genitive of relation, i.e. with rites of blood; alluding to circumcision, which she had tried to eva...
THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 4 And Mo-ses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Je-ho-vah hath not appeared unto thee. (2) And Je-ho...
4:25 feet, (e-19) Lit. 'made it touch his (Moses') feet.' husband (f-24) Lit. 'bridegroom,' as Psalms 19:5 ; 'son-in-law,' as 1 Samuel 18:18 ....
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 th...
A SHARP STONE] Even in later times than this flint knives were employed in circumcision, being regarded as purer than knives of metal: see Joshua 5:2, where 'sharp knives' should be 'knives of flint,'...
EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 4 THE *LORD GIVES GREAT POWER TO MOSES – VERSES 1-9 God shows his po...
A SHARP STONE. — On the use of stone knives by the Egyptian _paraschistœ_ see Herod. ii. 86. They were regarded as more pure than metal knives. From Joshua 5:2 it would seem that stone knives were in...
וַ תִּקַּ֨ח צִפֹּרָ֜ה צֹ֗ר וַ תִּכְרֹת֙ אֶת
MOSES OBEYS _._ Exodus 4:18. Moses is now commissioned: he is to go to Egypt, and Aaron is coming thence to meet him. Yet he first returns to Midian, to Jethro, who is both his employer and the head...
MOSES AND AARON ANNOUNCE GOD'S PURPOSE TO ISRAEL Exodus 4:18 So often the keenest tests of a man's fitness for his life-work are furnished by his behavior in his home. It may be that Zipporah had res...
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...
Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and (m) cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast [it] at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband [art] thou to me. (m) This act was extraordinary: for Moses was...
Stone, like a flint. Such stones are very common in Egypt, and are used by the embalmers to open the side of the deceased. The Galli priests make themselves eunuchs without danger, by means of sharp s...
Exodus 18:2; Joshua 5:2. It is difficult to determine whether Zipporah meant this in anger, or whether it were an instance of faith. If the latter, it carries with it a sweet testimony of the holy joy...
There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...
25._Then Zipporah took a sharp stone. _Because the wife here improperly assumed this office, some of the Rabbins conjecture that this was done in the absence of her husband; but the context contradict...
Moses still raises difficulties, and God gives him again signs, remarkable signs. The two first seem to me in their character-types, the first, of sin and of its healing; the second, of power, which,...
THEN ZIPPORAH TOOK A SHARP STONE, AND CUT OFF THE FORESKIN OF HER SON,.... Perceiving that it was the neglect of circumcising her son was the cause of the divine displeasure against her husband; and h...
Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast [it] at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband [art] thou to me. Ver. 25. _Surely a bloody husband._] A peevish wi...
_Zipporah took a sharp stone_ Or a knife made of flint, a species of knives commonly used, as ancient writers assure us, in those days; and _cut off the foreskin of her son_ She perceived, it seems, t...
1 Moses rod is turned into a Serpent. 6 His hand is leprous. 10 He is loath to bee sent. 14 Aaron is appointed to assist him. 18 Moses departeth from Iethro. 21 Gods message to Pharaoh. 24 Zippo...
MOSES DISMISSED BY JETHRO...
Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, a stone knife, AND CUT OFF THE FORESKIN OF HER SON, AND CAST IT AT HIS FEET, laid it down so that it touched the feet of Moses, AND SAID, SURELY A BLOODY HUSBAND ART...
Exodus 4:1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto 2thee. And Jehovah said unto him, What _is_...
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 an...
STONE: Or, knife CAST IT: _ Heb._ made it touch...
24-31 God met Moses in anger. The Lord threatened him with death or sent sickness upon him, as the punishment of his having neglected to circumcise his son. When God discovers to us what is amiss in...
Perceiving the danger of her husband, and the cause of it, and her husband being disenabled from performing that work, whether by some stroke or sickness, or by the terror of so dismal and unexpected...
We are still called to linger at the foot of Mount Horeb, at "the backside of the desert;" and, truly, the air of this place is most healthful for the spiritual constitution. Man's unbelief and God's...
Exodus 4:25 Zipporah H6855 took H3947 (H8799) stone H6864 cut H3772 (H8799) foreskin H6190 son H1121 cast...
THE THREE SONS (EXODUS 4:21). This section could be described as being at the heart of the book of Exodus, for it deals with three attitudes that lie at the heart of God's dealings with the world: His...
CONTENTS: Moses' objections. Unbelief of the people and Moses' lack of eloquence. Return to Egypt. Message delivered to elders. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Jethro, Zipporah, elders. CONCLUSION: U...
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 has dis...
_Zipporah took a sharp stone._ NEGLECTED DUTY A HINDRANCE TO THE PERFORMANCE OF RELIGIOUS WORK I. Moses had neglected the duty of circumcising his son. II. That this neglect of duty introduced an e...
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 4:24 The covenant requires circumcision (Genesis 17:9). Failure to be circumcised may lead to being “cut off” (some form of severe punishment from God; see note on...
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 4:18 These verses are a transition from Moses’ exile in Midian to his return to Egypt. ⇐ ⇔
CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 4:25. A bloody husband.] An unfortunate rendering, bearing an opprobrious tone foreign to the Hebrew which is more exactly (with Benisch, Keil. Young, and others), “A bridegroo...
EXPOSITION EXODUS 4:18-2 If Moses had, as we have supposed, been accepted into the Midianitish nation, he would need permission to withdraw himself from the tribal head. This head was now Jether, or...
EXPOSITION EXODUS 4:24-2 The transition is abrupt from the promise of triumph over Pharaoh to the threat of instant death. But we must bear in mind that some days may have elapsed between the two, an...
And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me (Exodus 4:1), Now he's not convinced. They're gonna say, "Who sent you?" "All right", God said, "Tell them Jehovah God, the God of y...
a sharp stone. or, knife. Joshua 5:2 Joshua 5:3 cast it. Heb made it touch. bloody. 2 Samuel 16:7...