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Moses begged Yahweh his God, and said, "Yahweh, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, that you have brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
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They Are Your People
Commentators highlight Moses' bold response to God. When God referred to the Israelites as Moses' people, Moses immediately reframed the situation, reminding God, "they are Your people." This wasn't disrespect, but a powerful appeal based on the covenant. Moses insists that God is bound by His own promises and relationship to Israel, providing a model for prayer that is rooted in God's own character and commitments.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The faithfulness of Moses in the office that had been entrusted to him was now to be put to the test. It was to be revealed whether he loved his ow…
19th Century
Anglican
MOSES’ REPLY, AND GOD’S “REPENTANCE.”
Moses has three arguments:
Baptist
And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people,—
See how he dares even to say t…
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16th Century
Protestant
And Moses besought the Lord his God. It is clear that this prayer sprang from faith, though in it he seems to fight against the very word …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Moses besought the Lord his God As the Lord was the God of Moses, his covenant God, and he had an interest in hi…
God says to Moses that the Israelites had corrupted themselves. Sin is the corruption of the sinner, and it is a self-corruption; every man is …
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