Exodus 4:1
And Moses answered and said, If they believe me not, and do not hearken to my voice (for they will say, God has not appeared to thee), what shall I say to them?
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2And the Lord said to him, What is this thing that is in thy hand? and he said, A rod.
Cross References
Exodus 3:18And they shall hearken to thy voice, and thou and the elders of Israel shall go in to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and thou shalt say to him, The God of the Hebrews has called us; we will go then a journey of three days into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to our God.
Exodus 6:12And Moses spoke before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel hearkened not to me, and how shall Pharaoh hearken to me? and I am not eloquent.
Judges 6:17And Gideon said to him, If now I have found mercy in thine eyes, and thou wilt do this day for me all that thou hast spoken of with me,
Ezekiel 3:14And the Spirit lifted me, and took me up, and I went in the impulse of my spirit; and the hand of the Lord was mighty upon me.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 4:1
This chapter, I. Continues and concludes God's discourse with Moses at the bush concerning this great affair of bringing Israel out of Egypt. 1. Moses objects the people's unbelief ( ver. 1 ), and God answers that objection by giving him a power to work miracles, (1.) To turn his rod into a serpent, and then into a rod again, ver. 2-5 . (2.) To make his hand leprous, and then whole again, ver. 6-8 . (3.) To turn the water into blood, ver. 9 . 2. Moses objects his own slowness of speech ( ver. 10 ), and begs to be… Read the whole commentary →