*Exodus 6:1-13
God assures Moses of his plan to liberate the Israelites and reveals his name Yahweh, the LORD, as a sign of a new covenant.
- God’s Reassurance:
- God speaks to Moses, reiterating His identity as the LORD (Yahweh), emphasizing His authority and faithfulness.
- He reminds Moses of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, underscoring His commitment to the Israelites’ deliverance.
- Moses’ Doubt:
- Moses conveys the people’s despair and disbelief, questioning the effectiveness of his leadership and God’s plan.
- He expresses doubt regarding the Israelites’ willingness to listen to him, suggesting that Pharaoh’s continued oppression has eroded their hope.
- God’s Response:
- God instructs Moses to convey His message of deliverance to the Israelites, assuring them of His intervention.
- He affirms His intention to free the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, emphasizing His sovereignty over Pharaoh and Egypt.
- Promise of Redemption:
- God outlines the stages of liberation, promising to bring the Israelites out of Egypt, rescue them from slavery, redeem them with an outstretched arm and great judgments, and take them as His own people.
- Moses’ Reluctance:
- Despite God’s assurances, Moses expresses further doubts about his ability to effectively convey God’s message to Pharaoh, citing his own speech impediment.
- God’s Appointment:
- God reasserts His choice of Moses and his brother Aaron as instruments of His will, empowering them to carry out His plan.
- He commissions Moses and Aaron to speak to Pharaoh, demanding the release of the Israelites from Egypt.
6:1 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.
6:2 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD: 6:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
6:4 And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.
6:5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.
6:6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: 6:7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
6:8 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD.
6:9 And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
6:10 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 6:11 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.
6:12 And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips? 6:13 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.