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Moses said, Hereby you shall know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these works; for [I have] not [done them] of my own mind.
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God's Authority on Trial
Moses declares that the coming event will prove his actions were not from his "own mind" but were direct commands from God. Commentators explain this covered specific, contested decisions like the establishment of Aaron's priesthood and the role of the Levites. The test was designed to vindicate God's established order, not just Moses's personal leadership.
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19th Century
Anglican
To do all these works—that is, to bring the people out of the land of Egypt, to exchange the first-born for the Levites, to consec…
16th Century
Protestant
And Moses said, Hereby you shall know. Moses now begins to show more clearly why he has brought the rebels to this open contest: namely, t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Moses said, hereby you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works…
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Presbyterian
The seventy elders of Israel attend Moses. It is our duty to do what we can to uphold and support lawful authority when it is opposed. And those wh…
