Exodus 4:1
Moses answered, "But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, 'The Lord has not appeared to you.'"
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2The Lord said to him, "What is that in your hand?"He said, "A rod."
Cross References
Exodus 3:18They will listen to your voice, and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall tell him, 'The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord, our God.'
Exodus 6:12Moses spoke before the Lord, saying, "Behold, the children of Israel haven't listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, who am of uncircumcised lips?"
Judges 6:17He said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, then show me a sign that it is you who talk with me.
Ezekiel 3:14So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the anger of my spirit; and the hand of the Lord was strong on 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 →