Exodus 4:21 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Book Notes

Exodus 4:21

19 Now the Lord said to Moses in ^aMidian, “Go, return to ^bEgypt; for all the men who ^csought your life are dead.”

20 Then Moses ^atook his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took ^bthe rod of God in his hand.

21 And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all those ^awonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand. But ^bI will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.

22 Then you shall ^asay to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord: ^b“Israel is My son, ^cMy firstborn.

23 So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed ^aI will kill your son, your firstborn.” ’ ”

24 And it came to pass on the way, at the ^aencampment, that the Lord ^bmet him and sought to ^ckill him.

25 Then ^aZipporah took ^ba sharp stone and cut off the foreskin of her son and¹ cast it at Moses’ feet, and said, “Surely you are a husband of blood to me!”

26 So He let him go. Then she said, “You are a¹ husband of blood!”—because of the circumcision.

27 And the Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness ^ato meet Moses.” So he went and met him ^bon the mountain of God, and kissed him.

28 So Moses ^atold Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him, and all the ^bsigns which He had commanded him.

29 Then Moses and Aaron ^awent and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.

30 ^aAnd Aaron spoke all the words which the Lord had spoken to Moses. Then he did the signs in the sight of the people.

31 So the people ^abelieved; and when they heard that the Lord had ^bvisited the children of Israel and that He ^chad looked on their affliction, then ^dthey bowed their heads and worshiped.

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Exodus

EXODUS, a "going forth," derives its name from its being occupied principally with a relation of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, and the incidents that immediately preceded as well as followed that memorable migration. Its authorship by Moses is distinctly asserted by himself (Exodus 24:4), as well as by our Lord (Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37). Besides, the thorough knowledge it exhibits of the institutions and usages of the ancient Egyptians and the minute geographical details of the journey to Sinai, establish in the clearest manner the authenticity of this book.

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