Moses found. 6 And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion c on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children. 7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? EXODUS, III. B. C. 1533. Ps. 106.46. Acts 7.23, Heb. 11.24 26. 2 a man, a 3 8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother. 9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away. f and nurse it for me, d and I will give thee thy wages. And the wo-4 man took the child, and nursed it. 10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name 1 Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water. 29.10. called also g Ge.31.54. God appears to Moses. And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may g eat bread. 21 And Moses was content h to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses i Zipporah his daughter. 22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name 5 Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. 23 And it came to pass, in process of time, that the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel k sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God, 7 by reason of the bondage. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant m with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had 6 re h Phil.4.11.spect unto them. 5 i. e. a 11 ¶ And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: e and he spied an Egyptian smiting an He-k Nu.20.16. brew, one of his brethren. stranger Deut.26.7. 22.23,27. 46.4. 12 And he looked this way and that way, and, when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. 13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow? 14 And he said, Who made thee 26 knew. a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. 15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. Luke 1.72 74. (CHAP. 3.) a ch. 18.5. 1Ki. 19.8. b De.33.16. Is.63.9. Acts 7.30. CHAPTER III. 1 Moses keepeth Jethro's flock: 2 God appeareth unto him in a burning bush: 9 he sendeth him to deliver Israel. TOW Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back side of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, a even to Horeb. 2 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire, out of the midst of a bush: b and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the But Moses fled from the face of c Ge.22.1,11. bush, and said, e Moses, Moses! And Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well. 16 Now the 3 priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and f drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. 17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. 18 And when they came to 4 Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day? 19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. 20 And he said unto his daughters, he said. Here am I. 5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes d from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. 6 Moreover he said, e I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid f to look upon God. 7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my peopleg which are in Egypt, and have heard their h cry by reason of their task-masters; for I know i their God's message to Israel. EXODUS, IV. milk and honey; unto the place of B. C. 1533. the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me and I have also seen the o Jer, 1.6. oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come now, therefore, and I will send n thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt. n Ps. 105.26. p Ge.31.3. Rom.8.31. q ch.6.3. Heb. 13.8. 11 T And Moses said unto God, Who am I,o that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of r Ps. 102. 12. Egypt? 135.13. Ho. 12.5. 12 And he said, Certainly I will be with p thee: and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sents Ge.50.24. thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye Luke 1.68. shall serve God upon this mountain. t Ge. 15.13.13 And Moses said unto God, Be 20. 46.4. &c. The God of your fathers hath sent u Nu.23.3, I say unto them? 1 or, but by strong 14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: q and he said, Thus v ch.5.2. shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial r unto all gene rations. wch.7.3:11.9. Deut.6.22. Acts 7.36. 16 Go, and gather the elders of x ch. 12,31. Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, they ch.11.3. God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I z ch.12.36. have surely visited s you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt: 17 And I have said, I will bring t you up out of the affliction of Egypt a Job 27.17. Pr. 13.22. Moses' hand as leprous. of Egypt will not let you go, 1 no not by a mighty hand. 20 And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my w wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that z he will let you go. 21 And I will give this people y favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty; 22 But every woman shall borrow z of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall a spoil 2 the Egyptians. CHAPTER IV. 1 Moses' rod is turned into a serpent: 6 his hand is leprous. 21 God's message to Pharaoh. AND loses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee. 2 And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. 3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; a and Moses fled from before it. 4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand : 5 That they may a believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee. 6 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom; and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous b as snow. 7 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his unto the land of the Canaanites, 2 or, Egypt, hand into his bosom again, and and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. plucked it out of his bosom; and, behold, it was c turned again as his other flesh. 8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign, 9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land and the water which thou takest out of the river 1 shall be God's message to Pharaoh. comed blood upon the dry land. EXODUS, V. 10 TAnd Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not 2 eloquent, d cb.7.20. neither 3 heretofore, nor since thou Ps.78.44. words. hast spoken unto thy servant: but 2 a man of 11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? é or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what f thou shalt say. 13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou 4 wilt send. 3 since yes nor since e Ps.94.9. ƒ Is.50.4. est. i ch.7.1. 14 And the anger of the LORD wash kindled against Moses; and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, Behold, he cometh forth to meet thee; and when he seeth thee, y he will be glad in his heart. 15 And thou shalt speak unto him, k ver.2. and put words h in his mouth: and 5 Jether. I will be with thy month, and with 7 ch.2.15,23. his mouth, and will teach you what Mat.2.20. ye shall do. m ch.17,9. Nu.20.8,9. n ch.3.20. o ch.7.3, &c. Deut.2.30. Jos.11.20. Is.6.10. 63.17. 16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, ever he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead i of God. 17 And thou shalt take this rod k in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. Jno.12.40. Rom.9.18. Jer.31.9. 18 And Moses went, and return-p ed to 5 Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. 19 And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life. 20 And Moses took his wife and lus sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod m of God in his hand. 21 And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those n wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden o his heart, that he shall not let the people go. r 12.29. Nu.22.22. u ch.3.1. 1 Ch.29.20. 2 Ch.20.18. (CHAP. 5.) Aaron sent to meet Moses. 24 T And it came to pass, by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill s him. 25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and t cut off the foreskin of her son, and 7 cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. 26 So he let him go: then she said. A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision. 27 And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount u of God, and kissed him. 28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him. 29 T And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: 30 And Aaron spake v all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 31 And the people believed: w and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads & and worshipped. CHAPTER V. 1 Pharaoh chideth Moses and Aaron: 5 he increaseth the Israelites' task. ND afterward Moses and Aaron A went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold feast a unto me in the wilderness. 2 And Pharaoh said, b Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go. 3 And they said, The God of the c Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, d or with the sword. 4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens. 5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens. 6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the task-masters of the a ch.19.9. b 2K1.18.35. people, and their officers, saying, Job 21.15.7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves. Ps. 12.4. 22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, p even my firstborn: 23 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me and if c ch.3. 18. thou refuse to let him go, behold, d De.28.21. I will slay g thy son, even thy firstborn. Eze.6.11. 8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall |