Exodus 6:8-13, Exodus 6:20 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 6:1-9

Here, I. God silences Moses's complaints with the assurance of success in this negotiation, repeating the promise made him in Exod. 3:20; After that, he will let you go. When Moses was at his wit's end, wishing he had staid in Midian, rather than have come to Egypt to make bad worse?when he was quite at a loss what to do?Then the Lord said unto Moses, for the quieting of his mind, ?Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh (Exod. 6:1); now that the affair has come to a crisis, things are as... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 6:10-13

Here, I. God sends Moses the second time to Pharaoh (Exod. 6:11) upon the same errand as before, to command him, at his peril, that he let the children of Israel go. Note, God repeats his precepts before he begins his punishments. Those that have often been called in vain to leave their sins must yet be called again and again, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear, Ezek. 3:1. God is said to hew sinners by his prophets (Hos. 6:5), which denotes the repetition of the strokes. How... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 6:8

And I will bring you in unto the land ,.... The land of Canaan: concerning the which I did swear ; or lift up my hand F1 נשאתי את ידי "levavi manum meam", Pagninus, Montanus, Munster. , which was a gesture used in swearing, Genesis 14:22 . to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob ; see Exodus 6:4 , and I will give it you for an heritage ; to be possessed as an inheritance by them, so long as they were obedient to his will, or until the Messiah came: I am... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 6:9

And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel ,.... After this manner, and in the above words, declaring all that the Lord made known to him, and promised to do for them; which one would have thought would have revived their spirits, and refreshed and comforted their hearts under their troubles, and encouraged a lively exercise of faith and hope of deliverance: but they hearkened not unto Moses ; being disappointed of deliverance by him, and their afflictions being increased, and lying... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 6:10

And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... At another time, and renewed his orders to him to go again to Pharaoh, and require their dismission: saying ; as follows: read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 6:11

Go in ,.... Into Pharaoh's palace, and into his presence, to whom access seems not to be very difficult; and perhaps access to princes was not attended with so much ceremony then as it now is: speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt ; though a king, and a king of so large a country as Egypt, yet do not be afraid to speak to him; speak to him plainly and boldly, not in a supplicatory, but in an authoritative way, in the name of the King of kings: that he let the children of Israel go out of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 6:12

And Moses spake before the Lord ,.... Who appeared in a visible form, and had spoke to him with an articulate voice, and before whom Moses stood, and made the following reply: saying, behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me ; even though he brought a comfortable message to them from the Lord, and delivered many gracious promises of his to them, assuring them of deliverance out of Egypt, and of their possession of the land of Canaan: how then shall Pharaoh hear me ?... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 6:13

And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron ,.... No notice is taken of the objection of Moses, having been sufficiently answered before, and Aaron is joined with him in the following charge: and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt ; that is, to go to the children of Israel and comfort them, and direct them what they should do, and how they should behave under their present circumstances; assuring them of deliverance, and to go to Pharaoh, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 6:8

Which I did swear - ידי את נשאתי nasathi eth yadi , I have lifted up my hand. The usual mode of making an appeal to God, and hence considered to be a form of swearing. It is thus that Isaiah 62:8 ; is to be understood: The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 6:9

But they hearkened not - Their bondage was become so extremely oppressive that they had lost all hope of ever being redeemed from it. After this verse the Samaritan adds, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians: for it is better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness. This appears to be borrowed from Exodus 14:12 . Anguish of spirit - רוח קצר kotzer ruach , shortness of spirit or breath. The words signify that their labor was so continual, and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 6:1-9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 6:10-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 6:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 6:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 6:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 6:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 6:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 6:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 6:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 6:9

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