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Now if you shall kill this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of you will speak, saying,
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The Passion of Intercession
Commentators note the passionate and grammatically "broken" nature of Moses' speech. He isn't concerned with perfect eloquence but is so deeply moved that he rapidly presents every possible plea to God. This shows that powerful intercession often comes from a desperate, heartfelt place.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The syntax of these verses is exceptionally broken. Just as Paul did when deeply moved, Moses also presses his arguments one upon another without p…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now [if] you shall kill [all] this people, as one man Suddenly, and at once, as might be done by a pestilence; and a…
Moses made humble intercession for Israel. In this, he was a type of Christ, who prayed for those who spitefully used him. The pardon of a nation's…
