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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 4:19

the LORD said . See note on Exodus 3:7 , and compare note on Exodus 6:10 . all . Not merely Pharaoh, but all the court faction. are dead. The counterpart to Matthew 2:15 ; Matthew 2:20 . thy life = thy soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 4:20

sons = Gershom and Eliezer. See on Exodus 2:1 . upon an ass . Still young, So that Moses married after many years in Midian. rod of God . His own rod is now thus dignified. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 4:21

I will harden = I will embolden. By Hebrew idiom active verbs of doing are used of suffering or permitting a thing to be done. Compare Genesis 31:7 , e.g. Hebrew "God did not give him to do me evil". Compare Authorized Version Exodus 5:22 .Psalms 16:10 (give = suffer); Jeremiah 4:10 (deceived = suffered to be deceived). So Ezekiel 14:9 ; Ezekiel 20:25 .Matthew 6:13 ; Matthew 11:25 (hid = not revealed); Exodus 13:1 .Acts 13:29 (took him down = permitted). Romans 9:18 (hardeneth = suffereth to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 4:22

Thus saith the LORD [Jehovah]. Occurs in Ex. three times, Exodus 4:22 ; Exodus 7:17 ; Exodus 9:1 . Literally "hath said"; as elsewhere. My son . Compare Matthew 2:15 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 4:24

by the way in the inn . A further lesson, not learnt in Egypt or at Horeb. A secret in Moses' life, known only to himself. Moses had neglected to circumcise Eliezer. To save the child's life, Zipporah now performs the rite herself. him = the son (Exodus 4:23 ). Compare Genesis 17:14 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 4:25

stone , or knife. son = Eliezer. Compare Exodus 4:20 . bloody husband . Hebrew "a husband of bloods" = Genitive of relation, i.e. with rites of blood; alluding to circumcision, which she had tried to evade and avoid. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 4:18

"And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.""Jethro his father-in-law ..." The Hebrew word here rendered father-in-law actually means any close kin by marriage; and brother-in-law would probably be a better rendition here. It is possible that Reuel was deceased and that his son Jethro had succeeded him as tribal leader.... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 4:19

"And Jehovah said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt' for the men are dead that sought thy life."The ridiculous pseudocon that is based on the place (or places) where God thus commanded Moses, whether in Horeb (Exodus 3:1) or in Midian (as here), hardly requires any refutation. Horeb was in Midian! What if we stated that these words are being written in Houston, and at a later time that they were written in Texas? Is that a contradiction? The reference here is either (1) a repetition... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 4:20

"And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: And Moses took the rod of God in his hand.""Wife and his sons ..." This is the first mention of any son except Gershom, but we learn the name of the other son, Eliezer, in Exodus 18:4. Note the change of pronouns in this verse. Of his family, it says that he set them upon an ass; but it is not said that they returned to Egypt, but that he (Moses) did so. The explanation of this immediately... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 4:21

THE JUDICIAL HARDENING OF PHARAOH"And Jehovah said unto Moses, When thou goest back into Egypt, see that thou do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in thy hand: but I will harden his heart, and he will not let the people go."The big thing in this verse is the simple declaration on the part of God that, "I will harden his heart." We may be sure that God still hardens the hearts of willful and impenitent sinners. The phenomenon mentioned here is repeatedly referred to in the Bible,... read more

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