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Why should the Egyptians speak, saying, `He brought them forth for evil, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the surface of the earth?` Turn from your fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against your people.
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Praying for God's Glory
Moses' primary plea is for God's own reputation: "Wherefore should the Egyptians speak...?" Commentators highlight this as a powerful model for prayer. We can appeal to God based on His own honor, asking Him to act so that His name will be glorified among believers and unbelievers alike. As one scholar notes, this concern for God's glory is a selfless and effective plea.
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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
Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the f…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherefore should the Egyptians speak and say Those that remained, as the Targum of Jonathan, who were not drowned in…
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 …
