Thematic Bible
Exodus 4:1 (show verse)
Then Moses answered, “What if they won’t believe me and will not obey me but say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you’?”
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Communion » Instances of » moses
Despondency » Instances of » moses » When sent on his mission to the israelites
Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » Personal incompetency
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Miracles » Were evidences of a divine commission
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Prophets » Extraordinary » Often endued with miraculous power
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Communion » Instances of » moses
Despondency » Instances of » moses » When sent on his mission to the israelites
Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » Personal incompetency
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Miracles » Were evidences of a divine commission
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Prophets » Extraordinary » Often endued with miraculous power
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Exodus 4:2 (show verse)
The Lord asked him, “What is that in your hand?”
“A staff,” he replied.
“A staff,” he replied.
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Miracles » Were evidences of a divine commission
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Power » Small things God uses » Arod
Prophets » Extraordinary » Often endued with miraculous power
Rod » of moses
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Weak » Instrumentalities » Arod
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Miracles » Were evidences of a divine commission
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Power » Small things God uses » Arod
Prophets » Extraordinary » Often endued with miraculous power
Rod » of moses
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Weak » Instrumentalities » Arod
Exodus 4:3 (show verse)
Then He said, “Throw it on the ground.” He threw it on the ground, and it became a snake. Moses ran from it,
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Miracles » Were evidences of a divine commission
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Spurious
Miracles » Catalogue of » The transformation of moses' rod into a serpent
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Rod turned into a serpent
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Prophets » Extraordinary » Often endued with miraculous power
Serpent » The staff of moses transformed into
Serpents » Miracles connected with » Moses' rod turned into
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Miracles » Were evidences of a divine commission
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Spurious
Miracles » Catalogue of » The transformation of moses' rod into a serpent
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Rod turned into a serpent
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Prophets » Extraordinary » Often endued with miraculous power
Serpent » The staff of moses transformed into
Serpents » Miracles connected with » Moses' rod turned into
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Exodus 4:4 (show verse)
but the Lord told him, “Stretch out your hand and grab it by the tail.” So he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand.
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
hands » Operations of, mentioned » Taking
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Miracles » Were evidences of a divine commission
Miracles » Catalogue of » The transformation of moses' rod into a serpent
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Rod restored
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Rod restored
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Prophets » Extraordinary » Often endued with miraculous power
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
hands » Operations of, mentioned » Taking
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Miracles » Were evidences of a divine commission
Miracles » Catalogue of » The transformation of moses' rod into a serpent
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Rod restored
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Rod restored
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Prophets » Extraordinary » Often endued with miraculous power
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Exodus 4:5 (show verse)
“This will take place,” He continued, “so they will believe that Yahweh, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Faith » Promises to those who exercise » Aids to
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Miracles » Were evidences of a divine commission
moses » Prophecies of
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Faith » Promises to those who exercise » Aids to
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Miracles » Were evidences of a divine commission
moses » Prophecies of
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Exodus 4:6 (show verse)
In addition the Lord said to him, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, his hand was diseased, white as snow.
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Commands » Special to individuals » Of God, examples of
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Leprosy » Turned the skin white
Leprosy » Parts affected by » The hand
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Hand made leprous
Miracles » Catalogue of » Moses' leprosy
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Hand made leprous
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Commands » Special to individuals » Of God, examples of
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Leprosy » Turned the skin white
Leprosy » Parts affected by » The hand
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Hand made leprous
Miracles » Catalogue of » Moses' leprosy
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Hand made leprous
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Exodus 4:7 (show verse)
Then He said, “Put your hand back inside your cloak.” He put his hand back inside his cloak, and when he took it out, it had again become like the rest of his skin.
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Hand made leprous
Miracles » Catalogue of » Moses' leprosy
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Hand healed
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Hand made leprous
Miracles » Catalogue of » Moses' leprosy
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Hand healed
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Exodus 4:8 (show verse)
“If they will not believe you and will not respond to the evidence of the first sign, they may believe the evidence of the second sign.
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Exodus 4:9 (show verse)
And if they don’t believe even these two signs or listen to what you say, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. The water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.”
Blood » Water turned into, as a sign
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Water turned into blood
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Water turned into blood
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Water turned into blood
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Water turned into blood
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Exodus 4:10 (show verse)
But Moses replied to the Lord, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent—either in the past or recently or since You have been speaking to Your servant—because I am slow and hesitant in speech.”
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Despondency » Instances of » moses » When sent on his mission to the israelites
Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » Personal incompetency
Faith » Trial of » Moses, when sent to pharaoh
Humility » Exemplified
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Preaching » Moses was slow of speech
Stammering » of moses
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Despondency » Instances of » moses » When sent on his mission to the israelites
Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » Personal incompetency
Faith » Trial of » Moses, when sent to pharaoh
Humility » Exemplified
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Preaching » Moses was slow of speech
Stammering » of moses
Exodus 4:11 (show verse)
Yahweh said to him, “Who made the human mouth? Who makes him mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, Yahweh?
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Deafness » Inflicted by God
mute) Dumb (deafness » Stricken of God
Faith » Trial of » Moses, when sent to pharaoh
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Missionary-work by ministers » God qualifies for
moses » Prophecies of
Preaching » Moses was slow of speech
Reasoning » God reasons with men
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Deafness » Inflicted by God
mute) Dumb (deafness » Stricken of God
Faith » Trial of » Moses, when sent to pharaoh
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Missionary-work by ministers » God qualifies for
moses » Prophecies of
Preaching » Moses was slow of speech
Reasoning » God reasons with men
Exodus 4:12 (show verse)
Now go! I will help you speak and I will teach you what to say.”
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Faith » Trial of » Moses, when sent to pharaoh
Inspiration » Promises of special
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Missionary-work by ministers » God qualifies for
moses » Prophecies of
Preaching » Moses was slow of speech
Prophets » Inspiration of » Promises of special
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Faith » Trial of » Moses, when sent to pharaoh
Inspiration » Promises of special
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Missionary-work by ministers » God qualifies for
moses » Prophecies of
Preaching » Moses was slow of speech
Prophets » Inspiration of » Promises of special
Exodus 4:13 (show verse)
Moses said, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Despondency » Instances of » moses » When sent on his mission to the israelites
Disobedience to God » Instances of » of moses » In making excuses when commissioned to deliver lsrael
Faith » Trial of » Moses, when sent to pharaoh
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Despondency » Instances of » moses » When sent on his mission to the israelites
Disobedience to God » Instances of » of moses » In making excuses when commissioned to deliver lsrael
Faith » Trial of » Moses, when sent to pharaoh
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Exodus 4:14 (show verse)
Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses, and He said, “Isn’t Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, he is on his way now to meet you. He will rejoice when he sees you.
Aaron » Meets » moses » in the wilderness
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Call » To special religious duty » Aaron and his sons
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Disobedience to God » Instances of » of moses » In making excuses when commissioned to deliver lsrael
Faith » Trial of » Moses, when sent to pharaoh
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Call » To special religious duty » Aaron and his sons
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Disobedience to God » Instances of » of moses » In making excuses when commissioned to deliver lsrael
Faith » Trial of » Moses, when sent to pharaoh
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Exodus 4:15 (show verse)
You will speak with him and tell him what to say. I will help both you and him to speak and will teach you both what to do.
Aaron » Meets » moses » in the wilderness
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Call » To special religious duty » Aaron and his sons
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Faith » Trial of » Moses, when sent to pharaoh
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Missionary-work by ministers » God qualifies for
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Call » To special religious duty » Aaron and his sons
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Faith » Trial of » Moses, when sent to pharaoh
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Missionary-work by ministers » God qualifies for
Exodus 4:16 (show verse)
He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and you will serve as God to him.
Exodus 4:17 (show verse)
And take this staff in your hand that you will perform the signs with.”
Exodus 4:18 (show verse)
Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt and see if they are still living.”
Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”
Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”
Exodus 4:19 (show verse)
Now in Midian the Lord told Moses, “Return to Egypt, for all the men who wanted to kill you are dead.”
Exodus 4:20 (show verse)
So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took God’s staff in his hand.
Exodus 4:21 (show verse)
The Lord instructed Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, make sure you do all the wonders before Pharaoh that I have put within your power. But I will harden his heart so that he won’t let the people go.
Exodus 4:22 (show verse)
Then you will say to Pharaoh: This is what Yahweh says: Israel is My firstborn son.
Exodus 4:23 (show verse)
I told you: Let My son go so that he may worship Me, but you refused to let him go. Now I will kill your firstborn son!”
Exodus 4:24 (show verse)
On the trip, at an overnight campsite, it happened that the Lord confronted him and sought to put him to death.
Exodus 4:25 (show verse)
So Zipporah took a flint, cut off her son’s foreskin, and threw it at Moses’ feet. Then she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood to me!”
Circumcision » Was performed » By the heads of families
Circumcision » Described
Circumcision » Was performed » With knives of flint
Circumcision » Instances of » moses
Family » Instances of infelicity in » Moses and zipporah
moses » His controversy with his wife on account of circumcision
Wife » Contentious, zipporah
Women » Instances of » Zipporah, in her persecution of moses on account of his religious obligations
Zipporah » Reproaches moses
Circumcision » Described
Circumcision » Was performed » With knives of flint
Circumcision » Instances of » moses
Family » Instances of infelicity in » Moses and zipporah
moses » His controversy with his wife on account of circumcision
Wife » Contentious, zipporah
Women » Instances of » Zipporah, in her persecution of moses on account of his religious obligations
Zipporah » Reproaches moses
Exodus 4:26 (show verse)
So He let him alone. At that time she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood,” referring to the circumcision.
Circumcision » Punishment for neglecting
Circumcision » Bloody » Painful
Family » Instances of infelicity in » Moses and zipporah
moses » His controversy with his wife on account of circumcision
Women » Instances of » Zipporah, in her persecution of moses on account of his religious obligations
Zipporah » Reproaches moses
Circumcision » Bloody » Painful
Family » Instances of infelicity in » Moses and zipporah
moses » His controversy with his wife on account of circumcision
Women » Instances of » Zipporah, in her persecution of moses on account of his religious obligations
Zipporah » Reproaches moses
Exodus 4:27 (show verse)
Now the Lord had said to Aaron, “Go and meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he went and met him at the mountain of God and kissed him.
Exodus 4:28 (show verse)
Moses told Aaron everything the Lord had sent him to say, and about all the signs He had commanded him to do.
Exodus 4:29 (show verse)
Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites.
Exodus 4:30 (show verse)
Aaron repeated everything the Lord had said to Moses and performed the signs before the people.
Aaron » Meets » moses » in the wilderness
Blood » Water turned into, as a sign
Egypt » History of israel in » Moses proves his divine mission by miracles
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Water turned into blood
Miracles » Catalogue of » The transformation of moses' rod into a serpent
Miracles » Catalogue of » Moses' leprosy
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Water turned into blood
moses » With aaron assembles the leaders of israel
Blood » Water turned into, as a sign
Egypt » History of israel in » Moses proves his divine mission by miracles
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Water turned into blood
Miracles » Catalogue of » The transformation of moses' rod into a serpent
Miracles » Catalogue of » Moses' leprosy
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Water turned into blood
moses » With aaron assembles the leaders of israel
Exodus 4:31 (show verse)
The people believed, and when they heard that the Lord had paid attention to them and that He had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped.
Aaron » Meets » moses » in the wilderness
Bowing » In prayer
Egypt » History of israel in » Moses proves his divine mission by miracles
Faith » Instances of » The israelites » When aaron declared the mission of himself and moses
Head » Bowed down » In worshipping God
moses » With aaron assembles the leaders of israel
Prayer » Examples of Prayers answered » Bowing in
Prayer » Postures in prayer » Bowing
Thankfulness » To God, instances of » Of the people of israel
Bowing » In prayer
Egypt » History of israel in » Moses proves his divine mission by miracles
Faith » Instances of » The israelites » When aaron declared the mission of himself and moses
Head » Bowed down » In worshipping God
moses » With aaron assembles the leaders of israel
Prayer » Examples of Prayers answered » Bowing in
Prayer » Postures in prayer » Bowing
Thankfulness » To God, instances of » Of the people of israel