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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:10

Come now therefore ,..... Leave thy flock, thy family, and the land of Midian: and I will send thee unto Pharaoh : this Pharaoh, according to Eusebius, was Cenchres, the successor of Achoris; but according to Bishop Usher F21 Annal. Vet. Test. p. 19. , his name was Amenophis, who immediately succeeded Ramesses Miamun, under whom Moses was born. Clemens of Alexandria F23 Stromat. l. 1. p. 320. relates from Apion, and he, from Ptolemy Mendesius, that it was in the times of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:11

And Moses said unto God, who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh ,.... A private person, an exile in a foreign country, a poor shepherd, unknown to Pharaoh, and had no interest in him; and he a great king, and possessed of numerous forces to defend his country, and prevent the Israelites' departure out of it: time was when he was known to a Pharaoh, dwelt in his court, and made a figure there, and had great interest and authority there, being the adopted son of the king's daughter; but now... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:12

And he said, certainly I will be with thee ,.... To encourage and strengthen him; to protect, defend, and preserve him, and to succeed and prosper him; to give him credit and respect with the people of Israel, and influence over Pharaoh to prevail upon him at length to let Israel go: and this shall be a token unto thee that I have sent thee ; not the promise now made, nor the vision he had seen, but what follows: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:13

And Moses said unto God ,.... Having received full satisfaction to his objection, taken from his own unfitness for such a service, and willing to have his way quite clear unto him, and his commission appear firm and valid to his people, he proceeds to observe another difficulty that might possibly arise: when I come unto the children of Israel : out of Midian into Egypt: and shall say unto them, the God of your fathers hath sent me unto you ; with a message to them to receive him as... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:14

And God said unto Moses, I am that I am ,.... This signifies the real being of God, his self-existence, and that he is the Being of beings; as also it denotes his eternity and immutability, and his constancy and faithfulness in fulfilling his promises, for it includes all time, past, present, and to come; and the sense is, not only I am what I am at present, but I am what I have been, and I am what I shall be, and shall be what I am. The Platonists and Pythagoreans seem to have borrowed... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:15

And God said moreover unto Moses ,.... As a further explanation of the above name, and of the design and use of it: thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel : for their further instruction in the said name, and for the confirmation of the mission of Moses, and the success of it: the Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you ; he who is Jehovah, and the covenant God of the ancestors of the people of Israel, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:16

Go and gather the elders of Israel together ,.... Not all the ancient men among them, nor the "judges" of the people of Israel; for it does not appear there were such among them in Egypt, until they came into the land of Canaan, but the heads of tribes or families: and say unto them, the Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me ; in a flame of fire in the midst of a bush at Horeb: saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:17

And I have said ,.... Within himself, resolved in his own mind, and had declared it to Moses: I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt : with which they were afflicted in Egypt, and by the Egyptians; this he both purposed and promised to bring them out of: unto the land of the Canaanites, &c.; then in the possession of the Canaanites, and others after named; See Gill on Exodus 3:8 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:18

And they shall hearken to thy voice ,.... The elders of Israel, who would give credit to his commission, attend to what he said, and obey his orders, and follow the directions that he should give them, and not slight and reject him, as some had done before: and thou shall come, thou, and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt : the elders of Israel in a body, and Moses at the head of them; though we do not read of their approaching to Pharaoh, and addressing him in such a manner,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:19

And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go ,.... Or "but" F3 אני "ego autem", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "sed ego", V. L. "I am sure", &c.; though so reasonable a request was made him, yet it would not be granted; this is observed to them, that they might not be discouraged when he should refuse to dismiss them, which the omniscient God knew beforehand, and acquaints them with it, that, when it came to pass, they might be induced to believe that the mission... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:19

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