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Exodus 4:1-17 (AMP)

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¹ AND MOSES answered, But behold, they will not believe me or listen to and obey my voice; for they will say, The Lord has not appeared to you. ² And the Lord said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod. ³ And He said, Cast it on the ground. And he did so and it became a serpent ; and Moses fled from before it. ⁴ And the Lord said to Moses, Put forth your hand and take it by the tail. And he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand, ⁵ that the elders may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers, of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has indeed appeared to you. ⁶ The Lord said also to him, Put your hand into your bosom. He put his hand into his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow. ⁷ said, Put your hand into your bosom again. So he put his hand back into his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, it was restored as the rest of his flesh. ⁸ If they will not believe you or heed the voice or the testimony of the first sign, they may believe the voice or the witness of the second sign. ⁹ But if they will also not believe these two signs or heed your voice, you shall take some water of the river and pour it upon the dry land; and the water which you take out of the river shall become blood on the dry land. ¹⁰ And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not eloquent or a man of words, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and have a heavy and awkward tongue. ¹¹ And the Lord said to him, Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes the dumb, or the deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? Is it not I, the Lord? ¹² Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and will teach you what you shall say. ¹³ And he said, Oh, my Lord, I pray You, send by the hand of whom You will . ¹⁴ Then the anger of the Lord blazed against Moses; He said, Is there not Aaron your brother, the Levite? I know he can speak well. Also, he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be overjoyed. ¹⁵ You must speak to him and put the words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you what you shall do. ¹⁶ He shall speak for you to the people, acting as a mouthpiece for you, and you shall be as God to him. ¹⁷ And you shall take this rod in your hand with which you shall work the signs .


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 10) Speaking / Gossip / Lying / Slander - Moses - to God about speak to the Isrealites - "I am slow of speech and tongue"
(v. 10) Responsibility / Excuses - Moses - to God about speak to the Isrealites - "I am slow of speech and tongue"
(v. 11) Speaking / Gossip / Lying / Slander - Who gave man his mouth? Is it not I, the LORD?
(v. 12) Speaking / Gossip / Lying / Slander - I will help you speak and will teach you what to say
(v. 13) Responsibility / Excuses - Moses - to God about leading the Israelites - "Please send someone else to do it"

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 13) Teach Us To Pray - Honesty and Openness (2008-09-07)
(v. 13) What Pleases God (2015-04-18)

Definition(s):
Aaron (Eh-ron): a teacher; lofty; mountain of strength
Moses (Moh-ziz): taken out; drawn forth
Put (Poot):
So (Soh):