exodus-4:8-23

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 4:1-9

I. Moses objects that in all probability the people would not hearken to his voice (Exod. 4:1), that is, they would not take his bare word, unless he showed them some sign, which he had not been yet instructed to do. This objection cannot be justified, because it contradicts what God had said (Exod. 3:18), They shall hearken to thy voice. If God says, They will, does it become Moses to say, They will not? Surely he means, ?Perhaps they will not at first, or some of them will not.? If there... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 4:10-17

Moses still continues backward to the service for which God had designed him, even to a fault; for now we can no longer impute it to his humility and modesty, but must own that here was too much of cowardice, slothfulness, and unbelief in it. Observe here, I. How Moses endeavours to excuse himself from the work. 1. He pleads that he was no good spokesman: O my Lord! I am not eloquent, Exod. 4:10. He was a great philosopher, statesman, and divine, and yet no orator; a man of a clear head, great... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 4:18-23

Here, I. Moses obtains leave of his father-in-law to return into Egypt, Exod. 4:18. His father-in-law had been kind to him when he was a stranger, and therefore he would not be so uncivil as to leave his family, nor so unjust as to leave his service, without giving him notice. Note, The honour of being admitted into communion with God, and of being employed for him, does not exempt us from the duties of our relations and callings in this world. Moses said nothing to his father-in-law (for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 4:8

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 ; which miracle wrought, spoke plain enough that he that wrought it, or for whose sake it was wrought, must be one come from God, or such a miracle would never be wrought by him or for him; but should any of the Israelites be still incredulous, it is supposed: that they will believe the voice... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 4:9

And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs ,.... Performed before their eyes; for these were done over again when Moses came into Egypt to the Israelites, and yet some of them might still remain unbelievers to his commission, and so to the voice of these signs, which loudly called for their faith: neither hearken unto thy voice ; affirming he came from God, and was sent to be the deliverer of them: that thou shalt take of the water of the river ; of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 4:10

And Moses said unto the Lord ,.... Notwithstanding the above miracles, he seems unwilling to go on the Lord's errand to Pharaoh and to the Israelites, and therefore invents a new objection after all his other objections had been sufficiently answered: I am not eloquent ; or "a man of words" F19 איש דברים "vir verborum", Paguinus, Montanus, Piscator, Ainsworth. , that has words at command, that can speak well readily, and gracefully; such an one, he intimates, was proper to be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 4:11

And the Lord said unto him, who hath made man's mouth ?.... Made that itself, and put in it the power and faculty of speech, even into the mouth of the first man, Adam, as the Targum of Jonathan; and so of every other man, did not the Lord do it? none else could, and therefore he that made it, and made it capable of speaking, could remove any impediments in it, and cause it to speak freely and fluently: or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I, the Lord ?... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 4:12

Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth ,.... And put words into it, and cause it to speak readily and powerfully; and so it appears that he was mighty in words, as well as in deeds, Acts 7:22 , and teach thee what thou shalt say ; to Pharaoh, to the Israelites, and to Aaron, that was to speak for him, as is hereafter observed. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 4:13

And he said, O my Lord ,.... Acknowledging his dominion, his sovereignty, his power to do the above things: or "on me, O Lord" F21 בי אדני "in me", Oleaster. , be the blame for making such objections; or on me let this work be devolved, since it is thy pleasure: send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send . Many of the ancient Christian fathers understand it of the Messiah that was to be sent, and as if Moses thought this was a fit time for the sending of him:... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 4:14

And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses ,.... For the objections, excuses, and delays he made with respect to his mission. In what way this anger was expressed is not easy to say, whether by not removing the impediment of his speech, or not giving him the priesthood, which Jarchi thinks he otherwise would have had, and Aaron been only a Levite, as he is called in the next clause; or whether it was by joining Aaron to him, and so lessening his honour in this embassy, though that... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 4:1-9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 4:10-17

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 4:18-23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 4:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 4:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 4:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 4:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 4:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 4:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 4:14

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