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God's Sovereign Decree
Commentators emphasize that the phrase "I have said" signifies a settled, sovereign decree from God. This was not a new idea but a declaration of a plan God had already determined in His divine counsel. This was meant to give Israel absolute assurance that their deliverance was certain, because nothing can thwart God's purposes.
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Exodus
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Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 3:17
19th Century
Bishop
I have said. —See Exodus 3:8. Perhaps there is also a reference to the promise made to Abraham (Genesis 15:14).
John Calvin
On Exodus 3:17
16th Century
Theologian
And I have said. By this expression, God reminds us that He, in His secret counsel, determines what He will do. Therefore, we must restrai…
John Gill
On Exodus 3:17
17th Century
Pastor
And I have said
Within himself, resolved in his own mind, and had declared it to Moses: I will bring you…
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Matthew Henry
On Exodus 3:16–22
17th Century
Minister
Moses' success with the elders of Israel would be good. God, who, by his grace, inclines the heart and opens the ear, could say beforehand, The…