Exodus 6:2-7:7 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 6:2-3

There appears to have been an interval of some months between the preceding events and this renewal of the promise to Moses. The oppression in the meantime was not merely driving the people to desperation, but preparing them by severe labor, varied by hasty wanderings in search of stubble, for the exertions and privations of the wilderness. Hence, the formal and solemn character of the announcements in the whole chapter.Exodus 6:2I am the Lord ... - The meaning seems to be this: “I am Jehovah... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 6:2

Exodus 6:2. I am the Lord That is, Jehovah, on which word the emphasis is laid, and it is to be wished that it had been always preserved in this translation, and especially in such passages as this, the sense of which entirely depends on the word. It signifies the same with, I AM THAT I AM, the fountain of being and blessedness, and of infinite perfection. By my name Jehovah was I not known unto them As it is certain that God declared himself to these patriarchs by the name Jehovah, ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 6:1-27

5:1-15:21 DELIVERANCE FROM EGYPTMoses’ first meeting with Pharaoh (5:1-6:27)In the eyes of the Israelites, Moses’ first meeting with Pharaoh was a disaster. Pharaoh had no fear of Yahweh and no concern for Yahweh’s people. In fact, when Moses asked to take his people into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to Yahweh, Pharaoh responded by accusing the Israelites of laziness and making their work harder (5:1-14). This not only increased the suffering of the Israelites but also caused them to turn... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 6:2

God spake . Occurs only twice in Exodus: here, and 20. See notes on Exodus 3:7 with Exodus 6:10 . God . Hebrew. Elohim . App-4 . the LORD = Jehovah . Note the repetition five times in this revelation, verses: Exodus 6:2 , Exodus 6:3 , Exodus 6:6 , Exodus 2:7 , Exodus 2:8 , and see App-10 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 6:2-3

"And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am Jehovah: and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, As God Almighty; but by my name Jehovah I was not known to them."This passage must be hailed as one of the most difficult in the Bible, the difficulty being in the statement that, "as Jehovah" (Yahweh), God was unknown to the patriarchs. Whereas, it is a fact that the patriarchs most assuredly DID know God by that name! We may be certain that this apparent contradiction is due to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 6:2

2. And God spake unto Moses—For his further encouragement, there was made to him an emphatic repetition of the promise (Exodus 3:20). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 6:2-7

2. Moses and Aaron’s equipment as God’s messengers 6:2-7:7The writer gave the credentials of God and His representatives, Moses and Aaron, in these verses. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 6:2-9

God explained to Moses that He would indeed deliver Israel out of Egypt in spite of the discouragement that Moses had encountered so far. God proceeded to remind Moses of His promises to the patriarchs and to reveal more of Himself by expounding one of His names."During the patriarchal period the characteristic name of God was ’God Almighty’ (Exodus 6:3; see, for example, Genesis 17:1), the usual translation of the Hebrew El Shaddai, which probably literally means ’God, the Mountain One.’ That... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 6:1-30

The Renewal of the Promise. Genealogies of Reuben, Simeon, and Levi1. The strong hand is the hand of Jehovah, not of Pharaoh. So RV renders, ’by a strong hand,’ i.e. under the compelling force of Jehovah’s judgments: see on Exodus 3:19.3. The name of God Almighty] Heb. El Shaddai, which occurs first in the revelation made to Abraham (Genesis 17:1 cp. also Genesis 28:3; Genesis 48:3). It is here said that God was not known in the patriarchal times by the name Jehovah. This constitutes a... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 6:1-30

The Names of God Exodus 6:2-3 If we read into the first of these two verses 'Jehovah' for 'Lord,' we shall get the exact balance and contrast of what was here said to Moses. A name is just the utterance of character. That is its first and proper meaning. It is the putting out of a character in a human word, and that is just what God meant when He gave Himself these various names. They were intended to be such utterances as men and women could easily understand and apply by understanding them... read more