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These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom Yahweh said, "Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their hosts."
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God's Power in Weakness
Commentators like John Calvin emphasize the contrast between the "armies" of Israel and the two seemingly ordinary men, Moses and Aaron. The text highlights that their ability to lead was not from their own strength but was a miraculous work of God. This was intentionally done so that God alone would receive the glory for Israel's deliverance, demonstrating His power through human weakness.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This emphatic repetition shows the reason for inserting the genealogy. The names of Moses and Aaron are given twice and in a different order; used …
19th Century
Anglican
Their armies. —This expression is applied here to the Israelites for the first time. It seems to refer to that organisation, of a …
16th Century
Protestant
These are the Aaron and Moses. It is not without reason that Moses so often reasserts that their office was assigned to him and his brothe…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
These are that Aaron and Moses Aaron is set before Moses, because he was the eldest, and because he prophesied in Eg…
Moses and Aaron were Israelites, raised up to them from among their brothers, as Christ also was to be, who was to be the Prophet and Priest, the R…
