Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Exodus 4:8
The voice of the first sign — God's works have a voice to speak to us, which we must diligently observe.
The voice of the first sign — God's works have a voice to speak to us, which we must diligently observe.
Verse Exodus 4:8. _IF THEY WILL NOT BELIEVE - THE VOICE OF THE FIRST SIGN,_ _c._] Probably intimating that some would be more difficult to be persuaded than others: some would yield to the evidence o...
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 4:1 J (following Exodus 3:18). MOSES'S THIRD DIFFICULTY Israel's unbelief. To overcome it, he is enabled to authenticate his mission by three signs the rod that became a serpent and again a rod...
VOICE. Figure of speech _Prosopopoeia_ (App-6), by which the "sign" is personified....
Exodus 3:1 TO EXODUS 4:17. Moses commissioned by Jehovah at Horeb to deliver His people. The dialogue between Jehovah and Moses, as in other cases (cf. Delitzsch on Genesis 12:1), must be pictured, no...
THAT THEY WILL BELIEVE THE VOICE OF THE LATTER SIGN— This perhaps might be better rendered, _they MAY believe;_ for GOD doth not so much foretel what _will_ happen, as what is the purpose and design o...
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...
_AND HE SAID, PUT THINE HAND INTO THY BOSOM AGAIN. AND HE PUT HIS HAND INTO HIS BOSOM AGAIN; AND PLUCKED IT OUT OF HIS BOSOM, AND, BEHOLD, IT WAS TURNED AGAIN AS HIS OTHER FLESH._ No JFB commentary o...
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...
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...
THE VOICE OF THE FIRST SIGN. — Not “the voice of Moses witnessed to by the first sign” (Rosenmüller), but the voice, which the sign itself might be regarded as uttering. (Comp. Psalms 105:27, where Mo...
וְ הָיָה֙ אִם ־לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ לָ֔ךְ וְ
CHAPTER IV. _ MOSES HESITATES._ Exodus 4:1. 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 to accept...
GOD'S SIGNS TO CONFIRM MOSES' WORDS Exodus 4:1 This wonderful chapter tells us how Moses' three misgivings were tenderly and sufficiently dealt with by his heavenly Friend. To _his first misgiving_ G...
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...
Micah 6:9....
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...
8._And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee. _In these words God took away from Moses every handle for doubt; as much as to say, that he was sufficiently provided and strengthened to o...
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,...
AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, IF THEY WILL NOT BELIEVE THEE,.... Will not give credit to the commission he had from God, but question the truth of it: NEITHER HEARKEN TO THE VOICE OF THE FIRST SIGN; whi...
And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. Ver. 8. _The voice of the first sign._]...
_The voice of the first sign_ The expression here is peculiarly proper and forcible; for God's _works_ have a voice as well as his _word_, to which we ought diligently to attend. And these miracles sp...
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...
GOD GIVES MOSES MIRACULOUS POWERS...
And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, to its unmistakable evidence, THAT THEY WILL BELIEVE THE VOICE OF THE LATTER SIGN....
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...
1-9 Moses objects, that the people would not take his word, unless he showed them some sign. God gives him power to work miracles. But those who are now employed to deliver God's messages to men, nee...
TO THE VOICE OF THE FIRST SIGN; to the voice or word of God delivered and confirmed by the first sign. For Moses did not make dumb shows before them, but acquainted them with the mind of God therein....
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 4:8 believe H539 (H8686) heed H8085 (H8799) message H6963 first H7223 sign H226 believe H539 ...
THE SECOND SIGN - THE LEPROUS HAND (EXODUS 4:6). It was with his hand that Moses had smitten the taskmaster whom he had murdered. Now he was to be made to recognise that it was defiled, and needed pu...
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...
_They will believe the voice of the latter sign._ THE PARALYSIS OF DOUBT A man needs not to be a thorough unbeliever, overtly renouncing all allegiance to revealed truth, in order to become useless i...
EXPOSITION EXODUS 4:1 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), was not yet overcome...
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...
if they. Exodus 4:30 Exodus 4:31 Isaiah 28:10 John 12:37 that they. Deuter
SLOW TO OBEY Exodus 4:1 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 painting a...