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A Humble, Strategic Appeal
Commentators note that after Pharaoh rejected the name 'Jehovah,' Moses and Aaron shifted their language to 'the God of the Hebrews.' This was a more humble appeal, focusing on God's specific authority over them rather than His universal rule over Pharaoh. It was a strategic attempt to reason with the king on terms he might understand.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 5:3
18th Century
Theologian
Three days’ journey - See the (Exodus 3:18) note.
With pestilence, or with the sword - This shows that the plague w…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 5:3
19th Century
Bishop
The God of the Hebrews. —Moses accepts Pharaoh’s view, and does not insist on the authority of Jehovah over Egyptians, but makes a…
John Calvin
On Exodus 5:3
16th Century
Theologian
And they said, The God of the Hebrews. Moses and Aaron proceed with their message; neither does the pride of the tyrant decrease or weaken…
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John Gill
On Exodus 5:3
17th Century
Pastor
And they said, the God of the Hebrews has met with us
Perceiving that the name Jehovah was unknown to him, and treat…
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 5:1–9
17th Century
Minister
God will own his people, though poor and despised, and will find a time to plead their cause. Pharaoh treated all he had heard with contempt. He ha…