KEPT THE FLOCK. Forty years, Acts 7:30. JETHRO. Reuel, Exodus 2:18. MIDIAN. A. descendant of Abraham, by Keturah. Moses was called in this land (Arabia); Mahomet also arose there. backside. Would be the West side, very fertile. First mention of Desert of Sinai is in connection with feeding. flock!... [ Continue Reading ]
ANGEL OF THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ (App-4). Genitive of App. (App-17): i.e. Jehovah Himself, Exodus 3:4, then "God" (Exodus 3:4). Compare Genesis 18:1; Genesis 18:13; Genesis 18:17; Genesis 18:20; Genesis 18:22; Genesis 18:33;... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD CALLED. Only here in Exodus. See note on Exodus 19:3. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4. MOSES, Moses. Figure of speech _Epizeuxis (App-6)._ Compare Genesis 22:11.Genesis 22:5; Genesis 22:5 He [God. _Elohim_] said. Occurs four times in Exodus. (Exodus 3:6; Exodus 3:6; Exodus 3:12; Exodus 3:14). is. Hebrew... [ Continue Reading ]
I. Pronoun emphatic. GOD _= 'Elohim,_ the Creator. Note the five-fold repetition. (App-10). Christ founds the doctrine of Resurrection on this verse. See note on Matthew 22:31; Matthew 22:32. AFRAID. Compare Acts 7:32.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD SAID. Jehovah said (Hebrew. _'amar,_ requiring the words spoken). This expression occurs forty-five "sundry times" in Exodus, and in ten "divers manners" (see App-10), and compare Leviticus 1:1; Leviticus 5:14.Numbers 3:40, and see note on Exodus 6:10. (1) The LORD said, Exodus 3:7; Exodus... [ Continue Reading ]
DELIVER. Connect this with "serve" in Exodus 3:12. and connect both with 1 Thessalonians 1:9; 1 Thessalonians 1:10. GOOD. Five-fold description of the land: good, large, milk, honey, place of the nations. See App-10. milk and honey. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Species). App-6. CANAANITES. Si... [ Continue Reading ]
CHILDREN. sons.... [ Continue Reading ]
I WILL SEND. Compare Acts 7:23. PHARAOH. See App-37.... [ Continue Reading ]
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; Exodus 4:13. Very different from the Moses of Exodus 2:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
I WILL BE WITH THEE. Here the meaning of name "Jehovah" is anticipated. GOD. Hebrew. _eth ha 'Elohim,_ very emphatic. God Himself. the Triune God. Compare "deliver", Exodus 3:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD ['Elohim] said. This expression occurs twice in Exodus, only here in Exodus 3:14 and Exodus 3:15. I AM THAT. AM. Hebrew. _'ehyeh asher 'ehyeh. I_ will be what. will be (or become). App-48. I AM. _Hebrew 'ehyeh_. I will be (speaking of Himself).... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._. He will be, spoken of by others. See App-4 and compare Revelation 1:4, "which is ". continuance in time present; "which was". continuance in time past; "which is to come". continuance for ever. The French, "The Eternal", is. much better rendering than Lord, which. Maste... [ Continue Reading ]
SURELY VISITED YOU. Figure of speech Polyptoton, "visiting. have visited you" (App-6). Genesis 50:24; Genesis 50:25. SEEN. Ellipsis of the second verb. Figure of speech _Zeugma (Protozeugma)._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
SACRIFICE. Hebrew. _zabach._ See App-43.... [ Continue Reading ]
NO, NOT, &c. Figure of speech _Epitasis_ (App-6).... [ Continue Reading ]
BORROW. This is. most unfortunate rendering. Hebrew. _sha'al,_ to ask. Out of 168 occurrences, only six times "borrow", but 162 ask, beg, require, &c. Compare Exodus 11:2; Exodus 12:35; Exodus 12:35; Psalms 2:8; 1 Samuel 1:20; 1 Samuel 8:10; Genesis 24:47; Genesis 24:57;... [ Continue Reading ]