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Exodus 4:13-17

August 20, 2023 • Brian Jones • Exodus 4:13–17

Exodus 4:13-17


13 But Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.”


14 Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses and he said, “What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you.


15 You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do.


16 He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God to him.


17 But take this staff in your hand so you can perform the signs with it.”

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Exodus 4:27-31 27 The Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he met Moses at the mountain of God and kissed him.  28 Then Moses told Aaron everything the Lord had sent him to say, and also about all the signs he had commanded him to perform. 29 Moses and Aaron brought together all the elders of the Israelites,  30 and Aaron told them everything the Lord had said to Moses. He also performed the signs before the people,  31 and they believed. And when they heard that the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped.

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Exodus 4:22-26 22 Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son,  23 and I told you, “Let my son go, so he may worship me.” But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.’” 24 At a lodging place on the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.  25 But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin and touched Moses’ feet with it. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.  26 So the Lord let him alone. (At that time she said “bridegroom of blood,” referring to circumcision.)

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August 13, 2023 • Brian Jones • Exodus 4:10–12

Exodus 4:10-12 10 Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.” 11 The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord?  12 Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”