Exodus 5 and 6 lesson
Studies in Exodus
TOPIC: The Conflict With Pharaoh Begins
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 5
MEMORY VERSE: Exodus 5:1
Lesson 5 Exodus 5
INTRODUCTION: In this chapter, Moses and Aaron came before Pharaoh Amenhotep II and made their first demand of Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go. Amenhotep II had been Pharaoh over Egypt for about 19 years by this time, and had established himself as a proud, dynamic ruler over the great nation of Egypt. This was no small trial of their faith and courage for Moses and Aaron to go into the very court of Pharaoh with the word of the living God to tell him to “let my people go.” Thus, the conflict with Pharaoh begins.
I THE DEMAND OF MOSES TO PHARAOH v 1-5
A. Moses and Aaron demand of Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go v 1 God had already promised Moses that he and the children of Israel would worship Him at Mount Sinai. (Exodus 3:12) Mount Sinai was much more than a three day’s journey for a slow-moving group of people such as the children of Israel. (Exodus 19:1) In fact, God had even declared that He would bring Israel all the way to the Promised Land of Canaan. (Exodus 3:8) Then, why does Moses only request a three-day’s journey from Pharaoh? ANSWER: God was about to judge Egypt, and before He would judge them it must first be revealed to themselves concerning their wickedness. The Egyptians permitted any people to worship their own God after their accepted manner of worship. But, when the children of Israel wanted to journey into the wilderness to hold a feast unto their God, they were promptly refused. This would make the Egyptians see just how unjust they were by denying this reasonable request. (Romans 7:13; 3:10-20)
B. Pharaoh refuses to let the children of Israel go v 2 Pharaoh here shows his ignorance of the true and living God by saying, “Who is God, that I should obey his voice.” He knew about other gods, but not the true God. Pharaoh is just like so many lost people today who do not want to know God or obey Him. (Romans 1:21-23, 28)
NOTE: Egypt had some 73 principle gods which they worshiped and thousands of lesser gods. Each one of their principle gods was represented by an animal:
1) PTAH (Apis) - god of Memphis, represented by a BULL
2) AMON - god of Thebes, represented by a COW
3) MUT - the wife of Amon, represented by a VULTURE
4) HORUS - god of the sky, represented by a FALCON
5) RA - the sun god, represented by a HAWK
6) SET (Satan) - god of the east frontier, represented by a CROCODILE
7) OSIRIS - god of the dead, represented by a GOAT
8) ISIS - wife of Osiris, represented by a COW
9) THOTH - god of intelligence, represented by an APE
10) HEKA - a goddess, represented by a FROG
11) NECHEBT - goddess of the south, represented by a SERPENT
12) BAST - a goddess, represented by a CAT
The Nile River was also sacred and the Egyptians made gods out of each of the Pharaohs.
C. Pharaoh accuses Moses and Aaron of only trying to get the children of Israel out of doing their work v 3-5 LET (v 4) - “to hinder” (II Thessalonians 2:7) Pharaoh did not believe that God had spoken to Moses, but that Moses was trying to hinder the people from doing their chores. (Exodus 4:1)
II THE DEMAND OF PHARAOH TO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL v 6-18
A. Pharaoh increased Israel’s burden by giving them no straw to make their bricks v 6-14 TALE (v 8) - “number; quantity” Pharaoh reasoned that, if the children of Israel had time to talk about going into the wilderness to worship God, they must not be working hard enough. Straw was needed to help keep the bricks together. Pharaoh ordered his men to withhold the straw from Israel and yet they were forced to produce the same number of bricks as before AND gather the straw for the bricks also. So it is with every sinner who disobeys the Gospel command. The one who refuses to repent and believe the Gospel, only becomes more hardened, more cold, and more calloused until at last he reaps the due rewards of his sins. The fear of losing Israel causes Pharaoh to hold them even tighter. (Proverbs 12:10; I Kings 12:11)
B. The officers of the children of Israel cry out to Pharaoh for relief v 15-18 Instead of crying unto the Lord first, these leaders of the Israelites turned unto Pharaoh for relief. They probably thought that their brutal taskmasters had acted without the king’s knowledge. No doubt, they hoped to appeal to Pharaoh’s pity or sense of justice, but soon they found that there was no mercy with Pharaoh. So, too, many a poor, lost sinner learns that there is no relief from their burdens by turning to human counselors. (Luke 15:15-16; Mark 5:26)
ARCHAEOLOGICAL NOTE: At the treasure city of Pithom (Exodus 1:11) in 1883 A.D., archeologists found baked bricks used to build the city. The lower courses of brick were filled with good chopped straw, the middle courses, with less straw and stubble; and the upper courses of brick were made of pure clay with no straw. Just like the book of Exodus records for us. True science always agrees with the Bible. History is really just HIS - STORY!.
III THE DEMAND OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL v 19-23
A. The officers of the children of Israel confront Moses and Aaron v 19-21 Poor Moses! He had bee prepared for the conflict with Pharaoh for the Lord had plainly told him that Pharaoh would harden his heart. BUT, Moses had no warning about the conflict he would have from his own brethren. This is a real test for any servant of God, for it is always harder to be criticized by our own brothers in Christ, by those whom we are doing our bet to help, than it is to be persecuted by the world. (II Timothy 3:12; II Corinthians 10:10)
B. Moses turns to the Lord in his hour of trials v 22-23 Moses could not understand why things had happened as they had. He had come to help the children of Israel out of bondage, but instead their bondage now seemed worse than ever. The people turned to Moses and Moses turned to the Lord. Moses would soon learn that the Lord always has a good reason for each one of His delays.
TEACHERS’ TIP: WHEN YOU LOOK FOR FAULTS, USE A MIRROR, NOT A TELESCOPE.
NEXT MEMORY VERSE: Exodus 6:5
Studies in Exodus
TOPIC: The Credentials of Moses
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 6
MEMORY VERSE: Exodus 6:6
Lesson 6 Exodus 6
INTRODUCTION: This chapter is basically a continuation of the events that took place in chapter five. In the last few verses of chapter five we saw Moses pouring out his heart in discouragement before the Lord. Moses did not understand why God had let Pharaoh add more burdens to the children of Israel. In this chapter God answers Moses’ prayer, and then reveals to us just who is this Moses. Here we see the CREDENTIALS OF MOSES.
I MOSES’ PRAYER ANSWERED v 1-13
A. The Lord answers Moses’ question as to why He had not yet delivered the children of Israel v 1 God’s now had come just at the heels of man’s why. (Exodus 5:22-23) The Lord did not address the impatient questions of Moses, but simply repeated the fact that Pharaoh will let the children of Israel go. In fact, He says, Pharaoh will “with a strong hand drive them out of his land.” There was no reason for Moses to be discouraged. The counsel of God would stand and His purposes would be accomplished in spite of Moses’ doubts. (Isaiah 46:10; Proverbs 21:30)
B. The Lord tells Moses that He will now reveal Himself as Jehovah v 2-5 JEHOVAH - “ the self-existing One” (usually translated as Lord) Abraham, Isaac and Jacob knew God as Jehovah, also. (Genesis 13:4; 22:14; 26:25; 32:9) But, they only knew God’s promises. Moses, on the other hand, was about to know Jehovah in a different way than Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, in that he was about to actually see God as the great Performer of His promises. (Romans 4:20-21; II Corinthians 1:20)
C. God gives Moses His message to bring to the children of Israel v 6-9 In the Lord’s message to Moses, we find the sevenfold “I will” of Redemption:
1) “I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians” (v 6a) - God’s promises had been made to their fathers, (Genesis 15:13-16) but now the time had come for God to make good His Word. God can still deliver the lost from the burden of sin today. (Matthew 11:28-30)
2) “I will rid you out of their bondage” (v 6b) - God was not going to just relieve their burdens, but He would take them completely away from the house of bondage. (Colossians 1:13)
3) “I will redeem you” (v 6c) - REDEEM - “to buy back; to purchase and set free” - A little lamb would be slain and his blood shed as a picture of this redemption. Redemption has always been through the blood of the Lamb - the Lord Jesus Christ. (I Peter 1:18-19)
4) “I will take you to Me for a people” (v 7a) - Possession is the end of redemption. God saves us and makes us one of His very own people. (I John 3:1-2)
5) “I will be to you a God” (v 7b) - Here is the sweet thought of a mutual surrender. When God’s people yield themselves to be His people, He also yields Himself to be their God. (II Corinthians 6:16)
6) “I will bring you into the land” (v 8a) - God brought Israel into Canaan just like He promised. So also, God will bring all those who trust Christ as Saviour safely to Heaven. (John 14:1-3)
7) “I will give it to you for an heritage” (v 8b) - God gave the land of Canaan to Israel, just as God has promised a great inheritance to those who are saved. (Colossians 1:23; 3:24)
Moses spoke these words of promise to the children of Israel, but now they were discouraged and would not listen.
D. Moses objects about speaking again to Pharaoh v 10-13 Moses feels that since the children of Israel would not listen to him, then surely Pharaoh would not listen either. This is now the sixth excuse Moses has given for not obeying what God had told him to do. (Exodus 3:11, 13; 4:1, 10, 13) The Lord answers Moses’ excuse by simply commanding him and Aaron to go and speak. CHARGE (v 13) - “an authoritative command”
II MOSES’ FAMILY TREE RECOGNIZED v 14-27
The family trees of the first three sons of Jacob are listed v 14-27 In these verses the Lord lists for us a partial family tree (genealogy) of the nation of Israel. The purpose for this list at this point in the book of Exodus seems to be so that we will understand a little more of the background of Moses. God wants us to know who we are reading about, and to recognize his credentials for being the leader used of God to deliver Israel from Egypt.
A. THE SONS OF REUBEN (v 14) - Reuben (“behold a son”) was the first-born son of Jacob and his wife Leah (Genesis 29:32) HANOCH - “dedicated” HEZRON - “blooming” PALLU - “distinguished” CARMI - “vine-dresser; fruitful”
B. THE SONS OF SIMEON (v 15) - Simeon (“hearing”) was the second son of Jacob and his wife Leah (Genesis 29:33; 46:10) JEMUEL - “God is light” JACHIN - “founding or God establishes” JAMIN - “right mind” ZOHAR - “nobility” OHAD - “powerful” SHAUL - “asked”
C. THE SONS OF LEVI (v 16) - Levi (“joined”) was the third son of Jacob and his wife Leah (Genesis 29:34; 46:11) GERSHON - “expulsion” KOHATH - “assembly” (Moses was one of the grandsons of Kohath - v 18, 20) MERARI - “bitter; sad”
D. THE SONS OF GERSHON (v 17) - Gershon was one of the sons of Levi (v 16) LIBNI - “white; distinguished” SHIMI - “Jah is fame; a renowned one”
E. THE SONS OF KOHATH (v 18) - Kohath was one of the sons of Levi (v 16) AMRAM - “high people” (Amram is the father of Moses - v 20) IZHAR - “shining; anointing” HEBRON - “a company; allegiance” UZZIEL - “God is strong”
F. THE SONS OF MERARI (v 19) - Merari was one of the sons of Levi (v 16) MAHALI - “mild; weak” MUSHI - “drawn out”
G. THE SONS OF IZHAR (v 21) - Izhar was one of the sons of Kohath (v 18) and thus the uncle of Moses KORAH - “baldness” NEPHEG - “sprout”
ZICHRI - “renowned; mindful”
H. THE SONS OF UZZIEL (v 22) - Uzziel was one of the sons of Kohath and thus the uncle of Moses (v 18) MISHAEL - “who is like God” ELZAPHAN - “God is concealed” ZITHRI - “Jah is protection”
I. THE SONS OF KORAH (v 24) - Korah was one of the sons of Izhar and thus the cousin of Moses (v 18, 21) ASSIR - “prisoner” ELKANAH - “God is possessing” ABIASAPH - “Father of gathering”
NOTE: Aaron is the older brother of Moses. (Exodus 7:7; 4:14) Here we are told about the family of Aaron. (v 23, 25):
AARON - “enlightened”
ELISHEBA - “God of the oath” (wife of Aaron)
AMMINADAB - “people of liberty” (the father of Elisheba - Matthew 1:4 - of the tribe of Judah)
NAASHON - “oracle” (the brother of Elisheba - Matthew 1:4)
NADAB - “liberal; willing” (one of the sons of Aaron)
ABIHU - “he is my father” (one of the sons of Aaron)
ELEAZAR - “God is my helper” (one of the sons of Aaron)
ITHAMAR - “palm-coast” (one of the sons of Aaron)
III MOSES’ COMMISSION REPEATED v 28-30
A. God repeats His command to Moses to go speak to Pharaoh v 28-29 Moses was down-hearted and discouraged, yet God still had a job for him to do. Even in discouragement, the servant of the Lord must still obey the Lord. (Luke 5:4-6)
B. Moses gives one last objection about speaking to Pharaoh v 30 This is a repeat of Moses’ objection in verse 12. This is now the seventh excuse Moses has given for not obeying what God had told him to do. (Exodus 3:11; 3:13; 4:1; 4:10, 13; 6:12) Seven is the number of completeness in the Bible, thus showing the complete weakness and unbelief of Moses. (Hebrews 11:6)
TEACHERS’ TIP: FAITH IS BELIEVING WHAT GOD SAYS SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS GOD WHO SAYS IT.
NEXT MEMORY VERSE: Exodus 7:12
TOPIC: The Conflict With Pharaoh Begins
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 5
MEMORY VERSE: Exodus 5:1
Lesson 5 Exodus 5
INTRODUCTION: In this chapter, Moses and Aaron came before Pharaoh Amenhotep II and made their first demand of Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go. Amenhotep II had been Pharaoh over Egypt for about 19 years by this time, and had established himself as a proud, dynamic ruler over the great nation of Egypt. This was no small trial of their faith and courage for Moses and Aaron to go into the very court of Pharaoh with the word of the living God to tell him to “let my people go.” Thus, the conflict with Pharaoh begins.
I THE DEMAND OF MOSES TO PHARAOH v 1-5
A. Moses and Aaron demand of Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go v 1 God had already promised Moses that he and the children of Israel would worship Him at Mount Sinai. (Exodus 3:12) Mount Sinai was much more than a three day’s journey for a slow-moving group of people such as the children of Israel. (Exodus 19:1) In fact, God had even declared that He would bring Israel all the way to the Promised Land of Canaan. (Exodus 3:8) Then, why does Moses only request a three-day’s journey from Pharaoh? ANSWER: God was about to judge Egypt, and before He would judge them it must first be revealed to themselves concerning their wickedness. The Egyptians permitted any people to worship their own God after their accepted manner of worship. But, when the children of Israel wanted to journey into the wilderness to hold a feast unto their God, they were promptly refused. This would make the Egyptians see just how unjust they were by denying this reasonable request. (Romans 7:13; 3:10-20)
B. Pharaoh refuses to let the children of Israel go v 2 Pharaoh here shows his ignorance of the true and living God by saying, “Who is God, that I should obey his voice.” He knew about other gods, but not the true God. Pharaoh is just like so many lost people today who do not want to know God or obey Him. (Romans 1:21-23, 28)
NOTE: Egypt had some 73 principle gods which they worshiped and thousands of lesser gods. Each one of their principle gods was represented by an animal:
1) PTAH (Apis) - god of Memphis, represented by a BULL
2) AMON - god of Thebes, represented by a COW
3) MUT - the wife of Amon, represented by a VULTURE
4) HORUS - god of the sky, represented by a FALCON
5) RA - the sun god, represented by a HAWK
6) SET (Satan) - god of the east frontier, represented by a CROCODILE
7) OSIRIS - god of the dead, represented by a GOAT
8) ISIS - wife of Osiris, represented by a COW
9) THOTH - god of intelligence, represented by an APE
10) HEKA - a goddess, represented by a FROG
11) NECHEBT - goddess of the south, represented by a SERPENT
12) BAST - a goddess, represented by a CAT
The Nile River was also sacred and the Egyptians made gods out of each of the Pharaohs.
C. Pharaoh accuses Moses and Aaron of only trying to get the children of Israel out of doing their work v 3-5 LET (v 4) - “to hinder” (II Thessalonians 2:7) Pharaoh did not believe that God had spoken to Moses, but that Moses was trying to hinder the people from doing their chores. (Exodus 4:1)
II THE DEMAND OF PHARAOH TO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL v 6-18
A. Pharaoh increased Israel’s burden by giving them no straw to make their bricks v 6-14 TALE (v 8) - “number; quantity” Pharaoh reasoned that, if the children of Israel had time to talk about going into the wilderness to worship God, they must not be working hard enough. Straw was needed to help keep the bricks together. Pharaoh ordered his men to withhold the straw from Israel and yet they were forced to produce the same number of bricks as before AND gather the straw for the bricks also. So it is with every sinner who disobeys the Gospel command. The one who refuses to repent and believe the Gospel, only becomes more hardened, more cold, and more calloused until at last he reaps the due rewards of his sins. The fear of losing Israel causes Pharaoh to hold them even tighter. (Proverbs 12:10; I Kings 12:11)
B. The officers of the children of Israel cry out to Pharaoh for relief v 15-18 Instead of crying unto the Lord first, these leaders of the Israelites turned unto Pharaoh for relief. They probably thought that their brutal taskmasters had acted without the king’s knowledge. No doubt, they hoped to appeal to Pharaoh’s pity or sense of justice, but soon they found that there was no mercy with Pharaoh. So, too, many a poor, lost sinner learns that there is no relief from their burdens by turning to human counselors. (Luke 15:15-16; Mark 5:26)
ARCHAEOLOGICAL NOTE: At the treasure city of Pithom (Exodus 1:11) in 1883 A.D., archeologists found baked bricks used to build the city. The lower courses of brick were filled with good chopped straw, the middle courses, with less straw and stubble; and the upper courses of brick were made of pure clay with no straw. Just like the book of Exodus records for us. True science always agrees with the Bible. History is really just HIS - STORY!.
III THE DEMAND OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL v 19-23
A. The officers of the children of Israel confront Moses and Aaron v 19-21 Poor Moses! He had bee prepared for the conflict with Pharaoh for the Lord had plainly told him that Pharaoh would harden his heart. BUT, Moses had no warning about the conflict he would have from his own brethren. This is a real test for any servant of God, for it is always harder to be criticized by our own brothers in Christ, by those whom we are doing our bet to help, than it is to be persecuted by the world. (II Timothy 3:12; II Corinthians 10:10)
B. Moses turns to the Lord in his hour of trials v 22-23 Moses could not understand why things had happened as they had. He had come to help the children of Israel out of bondage, but instead their bondage now seemed worse than ever. The people turned to Moses and Moses turned to the Lord. Moses would soon learn that the Lord always has a good reason for each one of His delays.
TEACHERS’ TIP: WHEN YOU LOOK FOR FAULTS, USE A MIRROR, NOT A TELESCOPE.
NEXT MEMORY VERSE: Exodus 6:5
Studies in Exodus
TOPIC: The Credentials of Moses
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 6
MEMORY VERSE: Exodus 6:6
Lesson 6 Exodus 6
INTRODUCTION: This chapter is basically a continuation of the events that took place in chapter five. In the last few verses of chapter five we saw Moses pouring out his heart in discouragement before the Lord. Moses did not understand why God had let Pharaoh add more burdens to the children of Israel. In this chapter God answers Moses’ prayer, and then reveals to us just who is this Moses. Here we see the CREDENTIALS OF MOSES.
I MOSES’ PRAYER ANSWERED v 1-13
A. The Lord answers Moses’ question as to why He had not yet delivered the children of Israel v 1 God’s now had come just at the heels of man’s why. (Exodus 5:22-23) The Lord did not address the impatient questions of Moses, but simply repeated the fact that Pharaoh will let the children of Israel go. In fact, He says, Pharaoh will “with a strong hand drive them out of his land.” There was no reason for Moses to be discouraged. The counsel of God would stand and His purposes would be accomplished in spite of Moses’ doubts. (Isaiah 46:10; Proverbs 21:30)
B. The Lord tells Moses that He will now reveal Himself as Jehovah v 2-5 JEHOVAH - “ the self-existing One” (usually translated as Lord) Abraham, Isaac and Jacob knew God as Jehovah, also. (Genesis 13:4; 22:14; 26:25; 32:9) But, they only knew God’s promises. Moses, on the other hand, was about to know Jehovah in a different way than Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, in that he was about to actually see God as the great Performer of His promises. (Romans 4:20-21; II Corinthians 1:20)
C. God gives Moses His message to bring to the children of Israel v 6-9 In the Lord’s message to Moses, we find the sevenfold “I will” of Redemption:
1) “I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians” (v 6a) - God’s promises had been made to their fathers, (Genesis 15:13-16) but now the time had come for God to make good His Word. God can still deliver the lost from the burden of sin today. (Matthew 11:28-30)
2) “I will rid you out of their bondage” (v 6b) - God was not going to just relieve their burdens, but He would take them completely away from the house of bondage. (Colossians 1:13)
3) “I will redeem you” (v 6c) - REDEEM - “to buy back; to purchase and set free” - A little lamb would be slain and his blood shed as a picture of this redemption. Redemption has always been through the blood of the Lamb - the Lord Jesus Christ. (I Peter 1:18-19)
4) “I will take you to Me for a people” (v 7a) - Possession is the end of redemption. God saves us and makes us one of His very own people. (I John 3:1-2)
5) “I will be to you a God” (v 7b) - Here is the sweet thought of a mutual surrender. When God’s people yield themselves to be His people, He also yields Himself to be their God. (II Corinthians 6:16)
6) “I will bring you into the land” (v 8a) - God brought Israel into Canaan just like He promised. So also, God will bring all those who trust Christ as Saviour safely to Heaven. (John 14:1-3)
7) “I will give it to you for an heritage” (v 8b) - God gave the land of Canaan to Israel, just as God has promised a great inheritance to those who are saved. (Colossians 1:23; 3:24)
Moses spoke these words of promise to the children of Israel, but now they were discouraged and would not listen.
D. Moses objects about speaking again to Pharaoh v 10-13 Moses feels that since the children of Israel would not listen to him, then surely Pharaoh would not listen either. This is now the sixth excuse Moses has given for not obeying what God had told him to do. (Exodus 3:11, 13; 4:1, 10, 13) The Lord answers Moses’ excuse by simply commanding him and Aaron to go and speak. CHARGE (v 13) - “an authoritative command”
II MOSES’ FAMILY TREE RECOGNIZED v 14-27
The family trees of the first three sons of Jacob are listed v 14-27 In these verses the Lord lists for us a partial family tree (genealogy) of the nation of Israel. The purpose for this list at this point in the book of Exodus seems to be so that we will understand a little more of the background of Moses. God wants us to know who we are reading about, and to recognize his credentials for being the leader used of God to deliver Israel from Egypt.
A. THE SONS OF REUBEN (v 14) - Reuben (“behold a son”) was the first-born son of Jacob and his wife Leah (Genesis 29:32) HANOCH - “dedicated” HEZRON - “blooming” PALLU - “distinguished” CARMI - “vine-dresser; fruitful”
B. THE SONS OF SIMEON (v 15) - Simeon (“hearing”) was the second son of Jacob and his wife Leah (Genesis 29:33; 46:10) JEMUEL - “God is light” JACHIN - “founding or God establishes” JAMIN - “right mind” ZOHAR - “nobility” OHAD - “powerful” SHAUL - “asked”
C. THE SONS OF LEVI (v 16) - Levi (“joined”) was the third son of Jacob and his wife Leah (Genesis 29:34; 46:11) GERSHON - “expulsion” KOHATH - “assembly” (Moses was one of the grandsons of Kohath - v 18, 20) MERARI - “bitter; sad”
D. THE SONS OF GERSHON (v 17) - Gershon was one of the sons of Levi (v 16) LIBNI - “white; distinguished” SHIMI - “Jah is fame; a renowned one”
E. THE SONS OF KOHATH (v 18) - Kohath was one of the sons of Levi (v 16) AMRAM - “high people” (Amram is the father of Moses - v 20) IZHAR - “shining; anointing” HEBRON - “a company; allegiance” UZZIEL - “God is strong”
F. THE SONS OF MERARI (v 19) - Merari was one of the sons of Levi (v 16) MAHALI - “mild; weak” MUSHI - “drawn out”
G. THE SONS OF IZHAR (v 21) - Izhar was one of the sons of Kohath (v 18) and thus the uncle of Moses KORAH - “baldness” NEPHEG - “sprout”
ZICHRI - “renowned; mindful”
H. THE SONS OF UZZIEL (v 22) - Uzziel was one of the sons of Kohath and thus the uncle of Moses (v 18) MISHAEL - “who is like God” ELZAPHAN - “God is concealed” ZITHRI - “Jah is protection”
I. THE SONS OF KORAH (v 24) - Korah was one of the sons of Izhar and thus the cousin of Moses (v 18, 21) ASSIR - “prisoner” ELKANAH - “God is possessing” ABIASAPH - “Father of gathering”
NOTE: Aaron is the older brother of Moses. (Exodus 7:7; 4:14) Here we are told about the family of Aaron. (v 23, 25):
AARON - “enlightened”
ELISHEBA - “God of the oath” (wife of Aaron)
AMMINADAB - “people of liberty” (the father of Elisheba - Matthew 1:4 - of the tribe of Judah)
NAASHON - “oracle” (the brother of Elisheba - Matthew 1:4)
NADAB - “liberal; willing” (one of the sons of Aaron)
ABIHU - “he is my father” (one of the sons of Aaron)
ELEAZAR - “God is my helper” (one of the sons of Aaron)
ITHAMAR - “palm-coast” (one of the sons of Aaron)
III MOSES’ COMMISSION REPEATED v 28-30
A. God repeats His command to Moses to go speak to Pharaoh v 28-29 Moses was down-hearted and discouraged, yet God still had a job for him to do. Even in discouragement, the servant of the Lord must still obey the Lord. (Luke 5:4-6)
B. Moses gives one last objection about speaking to Pharaoh v 30 This is a repeat of Moses’ objection in verse 12. This is now the seventh excuse Moses has given for not obeying what God had told him to do. (Exodus 3:11; 3:13; 4:1; 4:10, 13; 6:12) Seven is the number of completeness in the Bible, thus showing the complete weakness and unbelief of Moses. (Hebrews 11:6)
TEACHERS’ TIP: FAITH IS BELIEVING WHAT GOD SAYS SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS GOD WHO SAYS IT.
NEXT MEMORY VERSE: Exodus 7:12
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