Moses said to God, "Behold, when I come to the children of Israel, and tell them, `The God of your fathers has sent me to you;` and they ask me, `What is his name?` What should I tell them?"

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

What is his name - The meaning of this question is evidently: “By which name shall I tell them that the promise is confirmed?” Each name of …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

What is his name? — In Egypt, and wherever polytheism prevailed, every god, as a matter of course, had a name. Among the Israelite…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Behold, when I come to the children of Israel. If we believe that Moses expressed his own thoughts here, he would be saying that he could …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Moses said unto God Having received full satisfaction to his objection, taken from his own unfitness for such a servi…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Previously, Moses thought he was able to deliver Israel and set about the work too hastily. Now, though he is the fittest person on earth for it, h…

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