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Moses spoke so to the children of Israel, but they didn`t listen to Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
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Suffering Can Be Deafening
All commentators agree that the Israelites' rejection of God's message was not due to a lack of faith, but to the overwhelming nature of their suffering. Their 'anguish of spirit' (literally 'shortness of breath') and cruel bondage left them so physically and emotionally exhausted that they were incapable of processing hope.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They did not listen - The contrast between the reception of this communication and that recorded in (Exodus 4:31) is accounted f…
19th Century
Anglican
They did not listen. —The second message was received in quite a different spirit from the first. Then the people believed, an…
16th Century
Protestant
And Moses spake so. From this verse, it appears that Moses is referring to the second message which he was commanded to deliver. For they …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Moses spoke so unto the children of Israel After this manner, and in the above words, declaring all that the Lor…
We are most likely to prosper in attempts to glorify God, and to be useful to others, when we learn by experience that we can do nothing on our own…
