Exodus 6:30
But Moses said before the LORD,“Since I speak with difficulty, why should Pharaoh listen to me?”
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- Exod 6:12 : 12 But Moses replied to the LORD,“If the Israelites did not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with difficulty?”
- Exod 4:10 : 10 Then Moses said to the LORD,“O my Lord, I am not an eloquent man, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant, for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”
- 1 Cor 9:16-17 : 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason for boasting, because I am compelled to do this. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward. But if I do it unwillingly, I am entrusted with a responsibility.
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- Exod 6:9-135 verses94%
9Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and hard labor.
10Then the LORD said to Moses,
11“Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt that he must release the Israelites from his land.”
12But Moses replied to the LORD,“If the Israelites did not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with difficulty?”
13The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge for the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
- Exod 6:27-293 verses83%
27They were the men who were speaking to Pharaoh king of Egypt, in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt. It was the same Moses and Aaron.
28The Authentication of the Word When the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,
29he said to him,“I am the LORD. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I am telling you.”
- Exod 4:10-123 verses81%
10Then Moses said to the LORD,“O my Lord, I am not an eloquent man, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant, for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”
11The LORD said to him,“Who gave a mouth to man, or who makes a person mute or deaf or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
12So now go, and I will be with your mouth and will teach you what you must say.”
- Exod 3:10-112 verses77%
10So now go, and I will send you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.”
11Moses said to God,“Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, or that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
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1The Source of Sufficiency Moses answered again,“And if they do not believe me or pay attention to me, but say,‘The LORD has not appeared to you’?”
- Exod 6:1-22 verses75%
1Then the LORD said to Moses,“Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for compelled by my strong hand he will release them, and by my strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”
2God spoke to Moses and said to him,“I am the LORD.
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15Then Moses spoke to the LORD:
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13Moses said to the LORD,“When the Egyptians hear it– for you brought up this people by your power from among them–
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1Trespass by Deception and False Oath(5:20) Then the LORD spoke to Moses:
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1Exhortation to Obedience and Life The LORD spoke to Moses:
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8With him I will speak face to face, openly, and not in riddles; and he will see the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”
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15“So you are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And as for me, I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you both what you must do.
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6I answered,“Oh, Sovereign LORD, Really I do not know how to speak well enough for that, for I am too young.”
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1The Victory at the Red Sea The LORD spoke to Moses:
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3So Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh and told him,“This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has said:‘How long do you refuse to humble yourself before me? Release my people so that they may serve me!
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1The Eighth Blow: Locusts The LORD said to Moses,“Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, in order to display these signs of mine before him,
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1So the LORD said to Moses,“See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.
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20The Fourth Blow: Flies The LORD said to Moses,“Get up early in the morning and position yourself before Pharaoh as he goes out to the water, and tell him,‘This is what the LORD has said,“Release my people that they may serve me!
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26The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:
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22The Priestly Benediction The LORD spoke to Moses:
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1The Nazirite Vow Then the LORD spoke to Moses:
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31When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and when he approached to investigate, there came the voice of the Lord,
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4When the LORD saw that he had turned aside to look, God called to him from within the bush and said,“Moses, Moses!” And Moses said,“Here I am.”
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13Then the LORD spoke to Moses:
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6Why harden your hearts like the Egyptians and Pharaoh did? When God treated them harshly, didn’t the Egyptians send the Israelites on their way?
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22The Assurance of Deliverance Moses returned to the LORD, and said,“Lord, why have you caused trouble for this people? Why did you ever send me?
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23And the LORD said to Moses,“Is the LORD’s hand shortened? Now you will see whether my word to you will come true or not!”
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8Sacrificial Instructions for the Priests: The Burnt Offering(6:1) Then the LORD spoke to Moses:
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10I answered,“Who would listen if I spoke to them and warned them? Their ears are so closed that they cannot hear! Indeed, the LORD’s message is offensive to them. They do not like it at all.
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9Then the LORD said to Moses:“I have seen this people. Look what a stiff-necked people they are!
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1Willing Artisans The LORD spoke to Moses:
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1The Institution of the Passover The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,
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8The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
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11The Ransom Money The LORD spoke to Moses:
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1Purification of Diseased Skin Infections The LORD spoke to Moses:
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23Moses said to the LORD,“The people are not able to come up to Mount Sinai, because you solemnly warned us,‘Set boundaries for the mountain and set it apart.’”
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28Then Moses said,“This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them of my own will.
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1Religious and Social Regulations The LORD spoke to Moses:
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16Tell him,‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you to say,“Release my people, that they may serve me in the wilderness!” But until now you have not listened.