Category: Exodus Chapter 4
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When the Lord Visits, Hearts Respond – Exodus 4:27-31
Exodus 4:27-31 And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him. And Moses and…
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The Cost of a Man’s Silence at Home – Exodus 4:25-26
Exodus 4:25-26 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision. These verses show us just how…
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Before Moses Could Speak for God, He Had to Obey God – Exodus 4:24
Exodus 4:24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him. This is a very serious moment in the story, because the Lord had just told Moses what to say to Pharaoh: “Let My son go, that he may serve me,” and if…
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Israel My Son, My Firstborn – Exodus 4:22-23
Exodus 4:22-23 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn. This is a very weighty…
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The Rod of God and the Hardened Heart – Exodus 4:20-21
Exodus 4:20-21 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. And the Lord said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before…
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Outliving the Men Who Sought His Life – Exodus 4:19
Exodus 4:19 And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life. There is something quietly encouraging in this verse. Moses had fled Egypt years earlier because there were men who wanted him dead. Their threats were real. Their hostility was real. Their…
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The Rod in His Hand and Humility in His Heart – Exodus 4:17-18
Exodus 4:17-18 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. 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 which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro…
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The Lord Was Angry, Yet Still Merciful – Exodus 4:14-16
Exodus 4:14-16 And the anger of the Lord was 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, he will be glad in his heart. And thou shalt speak unto…
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Send Someone Else – Exodus 4:13
Exodus 4:13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. This is where Moses finally says what has really been in his heart through all of these objections. Up to this point he has talked about the people not believing him, about his lack…
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The Mouth God Uses – Exodus 4:10-12
Exodus 4:10-12 And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or…
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Water Turned to Blood – Exodus 4:9
Exodus 4:9 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 shall become blood upon the dry…
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The Hand That Was Made Whole – Exodus 4:6-8
Exodus 4:6-8 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 as snow. And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom…
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Pick It Up Again, But Not the Same Way – Exodus 4:4-5
Exodus 4:4-5 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: That they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and…
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When the Rod Becomes a Serpent – Exodus 4:3
Exodus 4:3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. This is such a striking moment, because the very thing Moses had leaned on for forty years suddenly becomes something he runs from. That rod had been…
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What Is That in Thine Hand? – Exodus 4:2
Exodus 4:2 And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. This is such a simple question, but it opens up a beautiful truth. Moses is full of hesitation at this point. He is telling the Lord why the people will not listen, why this will not…
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When Humility Slips into Unbelief – Exodus 4:1
Exodus 4:1 And Moses 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. At this point, Moses moves beyond simple humility and begins to push back against what God has plainly said. In chapter 3, the Lord had…