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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:19-20

Pharaoh's obduracy, and God's mode of overcoming it. There are stubborn hearts which no warnings can impress, no lessons teach, no pleading, even of God's Spirit, bond. With such he "will not always strive." After they have resisted him till his patience is exhausted, he will break them, crush them; overrule their opposition, and make it futile. God's will surely triumphs in the end. But it may be long first. God is so patient, so enduring, so long-suffering, that he will permit for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:20

I will stretch out my hand . To encourage Moses and the people, to support them in what was, humanly speaking, a most unequal contest, this important promise is made. It is a confirmation, and to some extent, an explanation of the pledge, already, given, "Certainly I will be with thee" ( Exodus 3:12 ). It shows how God would be with him— he would smite Egypt with all his wonders —what those would be was left obscure. He would come to his people's aid, and openly assert himself, and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 3:19

No, not - See the marginal rendering. Others explain it to mean, Pharaoh will not let the people go even when severely smitten. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 3:18-19

Exodus 3:18-19. Hath met with us Hath appeared to us, declaring his will, that we should do what follows. I am sure he will not let you go God sends his messengers to those whose obstinacy he foresees, that it may appear he would have them turn and live. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:13-22

The God of Israel (3:13-22)If Moses was to present himself to the people of Israel as the one who would lead them out of Egypt, he would need to convince them that he knew God’s purposes for them. But he doubted whether they would understand, since they did not know the character of him whom they vaguely called the God of their ancestors. In asking God for help in explaining his purposes to them, Moses was wanting to know not simply the name of God, but the character of the God who owned that... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 3:19

no, not , &c. Figure of speech Epitasis ( App-6 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 3:19-20

"And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, no, not by a mighty hand, And I will put forth my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof and after that he will let you go."In this passage, God briefed Moses regarding the ultimate success of the whole mission. Such knowledge was necessary for Moses who would, therefore, as a result, know EXACTLY what would happen at each step of the long and difficult confrontation with Pharaoh. God left... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 3:19

Exodus 3:19. Will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand— But by a strong hand. Margin of our Bibles. i.e. But by the exertion of a strong and mighty power, which he will not be able to resist; and which shall subdue that hardness of heart, and backwardness to consent, which he will shew; see Exodus 6:1. Houbigant renders this, ni vis aderit portentorum; unless the force of miracles be exerted; which is rather a paraphrase than a translation: unless with a strong hand, seems the true... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 3:20

Exodus 3:20. I will stretch out my hand— I will mightily exert my power; see Deuteronomy 26:8. Bishop Warburton very judiciously observes, that the two most populous regions at that time in the world, were Canaan and Egypt: the first, distinguished from all others, by its violence and unnatural crimes; the latter, by its superstitions and idolatries. It concerned God's moral government, that a speedy check should be put to both; the inhabitants of these two places being now ripe for Divine... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 3:13-22

Moses’ fear that the Israelite elders would not accept him is understandable (Exodus 3:13). God had not revealed Himself to His people for over 400 years. When Moses asked how he should answer the Israelites’ question, "What is His name?" he was asking how he could demonstrate to them that their God had sent him."According to the conception prevailing in the ancient East, the designation of an entity was to be equated, as it were, with its existence: whatever is without an appellation does not... read more

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