Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 3

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Exodus 3 . 1 , Moses keeps Jethro’s flock; Exodus 3 . 2 , God appears to him in a burning bush; Exodus 3 . 9 , He sends him to deliver Israel; Exodus 3 . 13 , The name of God; Exodus 3 . 15 , His message to Israel , and Pharaoh , whose opposition is foretold; Exodus 3 . 20 , He is assured of Israel’s deliverance.

Exodus 3:1

Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Exodus 3:1 · BSB

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Exodus 3:2

There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.

Exodus 3:2 · BSB

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Exodus 3:3

So Moses thought, "I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?"

Exodus 3:3 · BSB

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Exodus 3:4

When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, "Moses, Moses!" "Here I am," he answered.

Exodus 3:4 · BSB

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Exodus 3:5

"Do not come any closer," God said. "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground."

Exodus 3:5 · BSB

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Exodus 3:6

Then He said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

Exodus 3:6 · BSB

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thy father Though the word avicha , "thy father ," is here used in the singular , yet St. Stephen , quoting this passage (Acts 7 . 32) , uses the plural , ן וןע פשם נבפסשם ףןץ , "the God of thy fathers;" and that this is the meaning , the following words prove. This reading is confirmed by the Samaritan and Coptic.

Exodus 3:7

The LORD said, "I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.

Exodus 3:7 · BSB

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Exodus 3:8

I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

Exodus 3:8 · BSB

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Exodus 3:9

And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.

Exodus 3:9 · BSB

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Exodus 3:10

Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt."

Exodus 3:10 · BSB

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Exodus 3:11

But Moses asked God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?"

Exodus 3:11 · BSB

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Exodus 3:12

"I will surely be with you," God said, "and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain."

Exodus 3:12 · BSB

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Exodus 3:13

Then Moses asked God, "Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is His name?' What should I tell them?"

Exodus 3:13 · BSB

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Exodus 3:14

God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.'"

Exodus 3:14 · BSB

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Exodus 3:15

God also told Moses, "Say to the Israelites, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.' This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.

Exodus 3:15 · BSB

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The name here referred to is that which immediately precedes , יהוה , [Strong's H3068] , Yehowah , which we translate "Lord" , the name by which God had been known from the creation of the world (Genesis 2 . 2) , and by which he is known to the present day. יהוה , Yehowah , from הוה , hawah , to be , subsist , signifies "He who is" , or "subsists" , i.e. , eminently and in a manner superior to all other beings; and is essentially the same with אהיה , eheyeh , "I AM" , in the preceding #### Verse

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Exodus 3:16

Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.

Exodus 3:16 · BSB

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Exodus 3:17

And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.'

Exodus 3:17 · BSB

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Exodus 3:18

The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.'

Exodus 3:18 · BSB

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Exodus 3:19

But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.

Exodus 3:19 · BSB

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or , but by a strong hand

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Exodus 3:20

So I will stretch out My hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders I will perform among them. And after that, he will release you.

Exodus 3:20 · BSB

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Exodus 3:21

And I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave, you will not go away empty-handed.

Exodus 3:21 · BSB

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Exodus 3:22

Every woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder the Egyptians."

Exodus 3:22 · BSB

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borrow Or , rather ask or demand , as the word שאל [Strong's H7592] properly signifies; and is so rendered by the LXX , Vulgate , and Geneva and Barker's Bible . the other ancient versions are the same as the Hebrew.

the Egyptians or , Egypt

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In the wider web25 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Matthew 22:32 → Exodus 3:6, Mark 12:26 → Exodus 3:6, Acts 3:11-26 → Exodus 3:1-21, Acts 7:32 → Exodus 3:15-16, Exodus 3:15-16 → Exodus 3:6
Allusions John 18:5-6 → Exodus 3:14, John 6:20 → Exodus 3:14, Acts 18:9-10 → Exodus 3:12, Acts 7:31 → Exodus 3:3-4, Acts 7:36 → Exodus 3:12, Hebrews 11:16 → Exodus 3:6, Numbers 16:13 → Exodus 3:17, Numbers 16:13 → Exodus 3:8, 1 Kings 18:36 → Exodus 3:6, Nehemiah 9:9 → Exodus 3:7
Echoes Acts 9:17 → Exodus 3:2
Trajectories
Burning Bush (Divine Presence in Fire), Divine Identity (Deity of Christ), Moses (The Prophet Like Unto Me), Name of God (Revelation of Divine Character), New Exodus (Second Exodus Pattern), Theophanies (Pre-Incarnate Appearances of Christ)
Longitudinal Themes
Holiness, Temple and Presence
Anchor Text Networks
Networked Exodus 3.6 - God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob
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