Exo 4:1 | Clarke | STEP | Moses continuing to express his fear that the Israelites would not credit his Divine mission, ; God, to strengthen his faith, and to assure him that his countrymen would believe him, changed his rod into a serpent, and the serpent into a rod, ; made his hand leprous, and afterwards restored it, , ; intimating that he had now endued him with power to work such miracles, and that the Israelites would believe, ; and farther assures him that he should have power to turn the water into blood, . Moses excuses himself on the ground of his not being eloquent, , and God reproves him for his unbelief, and promises to give him supernatural assistance, , . Moses expressing his utter unwillingness to go on any account, God is angry, and then promises to give him his brother Aaron to be his spokesman, , and appoints his rod to be the instrument of working miracles, . Moses returns to his relative Jethro, and requests liberty to visit his brethren in Egypt, and is permitted, . God appears to him in Midian, and assures him that the Egyptians who sought his life were dead, . Moses, with his wife and children, set out on their journey to Egypt, . God instructs him what he shall say to Pharaoh, . He is in danger of losing his life, because he had not circumcised his son, . Zipporah immediately circumcising the child, Moses escapes unhurt, , . Aaron is commanded to go and meet his brother Moses; he goes and meets him at Horeb, . Moses informs him of the commission he had received from God, . They both go to their brethren, deliver their message, and work miracles, , . The people believe and adore God, . Verse 1 They will not believe me - As if he had said, Unless I be enabled to work miracles, and give them proofs by extraordinary works as well as by words, they will not believe that thou hast sent me.

‏ Exodus 4:1

Introduction

Moses continuing to express his fear that the Israelites would not credit his Divine mission, Exo 4:1; God, to strengthen his faith, and to assure him that his countrymen would believe him, changed his rod into a serpent, and the serpent into a rod, Exo 4:2-5; made his hand leprous, and afterwards restored it, Exo 4:6, Exo 4:7; intimating that he had now endued him with power to work such miracles, and that the Israelites would believe, Exo 4:8; and farther assures him that he should have power to turn the water into blood, Exo 4:9. Moses excuses himself on the ground of his not being eloquent, Exo 4:10, and God reproves him for his unbelief, and promises to give him supernatural assistance, Exo 4:11, Exo 4:12. Moses expressing his utter unwillingness to go on any account, God is angry, and then promises to give him his brother Aaron to be his spokesman, Exo 4:13-16, and appoints his rod to be the instrument of working miracles, Exo 4:17. Moses returns to his relative Jethro, and requests liberty to visit his brethren in Egypt, and is permitted, Exo 4:18. God appears to him in Midian, and assures him that the Egyptians who sought his life were dead, Exo 4:19. Moses, with his wife and children, set out on their journey to Egypt, Exo 4:20. God instructs him what he shall say to Pharaoh, Exo 4:21-23. He is in danger of losing his life, because he had not circumcised his son, Exo 4:24. Zipporah immediately circumcising the child, Moses escapes unhurt, Exo 4:25, Exo 4:26. Aaron is commanded to go and meet his brother Moses; he goes and meets him at Horeb, Exo 4:27. Moses informs him of the commission he had received from God, Exo 4:28. They both go to their brethren, deliver their message, and work miracles, Exo 4:29, Exo 4:30. The people believe and adore God, Exo 4:31.

Verse 1

They will not believe me - As if he had said, Unless I be enabled to work miracles, and give them proofs by extraordinary works as well as by words, they will not believe that thou hast sent me.