Exodus 3
Overview
3:1 Moses keeps Jethro's flock;
3:2 God appears to him in a burning bush;
3:9 He sends him to deliver Israel;
3:13 The name of God;
3:15 His message to Israel, and Pharaoh, whose opposition is foretold;
3:20 He is assured of Israel's deliverance. Verse 1am 2513, bc 1491keptPsalm 78:70-72; Amos 1:1, 7:14, 7:15; Matthew 4:18, 4:19; Luke 2:8 his fatherExodus 2:16, 2:21, 18:1-6; Numbers 10:29; Judges 4:11 the mountainExodus 3:5, 18:5, 19:3, 19:11, 24:15-17; 1 Kings 19:8 HorebExodus 17:6; Deuteronomy 1:6, 4:10; Psalm 106:19; Malachi 4:4ReciprocalGenesis 4:2 - And Abel; 31:40 - General; 46:32 - shepherds; Exodus 2:18 - General; 4:18 - Jethro; 4:27 - the mount; 19:2 - camped; Numbers 10:33 - the mount; Deuteronomy 26:7 - we cried; Judges 1:16 - Moses'; 1 Samuel 16:19 - with the sheep; 1 Kings 19:19 - he with; 1 Chronicles 17:7 - I took thee; Isaiah 37:9 - Ethiopia; Acts 7:30 - there; Habakkuk 1:1 - at; 2 Peter 1:18 - the holy Verse 2angelExodus 3:4, 3:6; Genesis 16:7-13, 22:15, 22:16, 48:16; Deuteronomy 33:16; Isaiah 63:9; Hosea 12:4, 12:5; Malachi 3:1; Luke 20:37; Acts 7:30-35 bush burnedGenesis 15:13-17; Deuteronomy 4:20; Psalm 66:12; Isaiah 43:2, 53:10, 53:11; Daniel 3:27; Zechariah 13:7; John 1:14; Romans 8:3; 2 Corinthians 1:8-10ReciprocalGenesis 15:17 - smoking; 16:10 - the angel; Exodus 19:18 - in fire; 23:20 - Angel; 24:17 - like devouring fire; Leviticus 9:24 - there came a fire; Numbers 20:16 - sent an; 22:22 - and the angel; 22:32 - before me; Judges 2:1 - And an angel; 13:6 - terrible; 1 Kings 19:12 - a fire; Isaiah 54:11 - thou afflicted; Zechariah 3:1 - the angel; Mark 12:26 - in the book; Luke 2:8 - abiding; Revelation 8:3 - another Verse 3Job 37:14; Psalm 107:8, 111:2-4; Acts 7:31ReciprocalGenesis 15:17 - smoking; 46:2 - Jacob; Exodus 19:21 - break; Daniel 10:8 - I was; Luke 2:15 - Let Verse 4unto himDeuteronomy 33:16 MosesGenesis 22:1, 22:11, 46:2; 1 Samuel 3:4, 3:6, 3:8, 3:10; Psalm 62:11; Acts 9:4, 10:3, 10:13ReciprocalGenesis 31:11 - Here am I; Exodus 3:2 - angel; 19:3 - called; John 1:10 - was in; 1:18 - he hath; 20:16 - Mary; Acts 7:31 - and as; 9:10 - Behold; 22:7 - Saul Verse 5Draw notExodus 19:12, 19:21; Leviticus 10:3; Habakkuk 3:1 put offGenesis 28:16, 28:17; Joshua 5:15; Ecclesiastes 5:1; Acts 7:33ReciprocalExodus 3:1 - the mountain; 24:1 - Come up; Joshua 3:4 - a space; 1 Kings 19:13 - he wrapped his face; 2 Chronicles 8:11 - holy; Psalm 68:17 - as in Sinai; Isaiah 20:2 - put; 1 Corinthians 3:17 - destroy; 2 Peter 1:18 - the holy Verse 6I amExodus 3:14, 3:15, 4:5, 29:45; Genesis 12:1, 12:7, 17:7, 17:8, 26:24, 28:13, 31:42, 32:9; 1 Kings 18:36; Esther 3:4; Psalm 132:2; Jeremiah 24:7, 31:33, 32:38; Ezekiel 11:20; Zechariah 8:8; Matthew 22:32; Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37; Acts 7:32, 7:32 thy fatherThough the word avicha, "thy father," is here used in the singular, yet St. Stephen, quoting this passage - 7:32
uses the plural, ο Θεος των πατρων σου, "the God of thy fathers;" and that this is the meaning, the following words prove. This reading is confirmed by the Samaritan and Coptic.hidGenesis 17:3; Judges 13:22; 1 Kings 19:13; Nehemiah 9:9; Job 42:5, 42:6; Psalm 106:44, 106:45; Isaiah 6:1-5; Daniel 10:7, 10:8; Matthew 17:6; Luke 5:8; Acts 7:34; Habakkuk 3:1; Revelation 1:17ReciprocalGenesis 3:10 - and I was; 17:21 - my; 24:12 - O Lord; 28:17 - he was; 31:53 - God of Abraham; 49:24 - the mighty; Exodus 3:2 - angel; 24:10 - saw; Leviticus 26:12 - will be; Deuteronomy 9:27 - Remember; Joshua 2:9 - that the Lord; Judges 13:6 - terrible; 1 Samuel 11:2 - thrust; 2 Kings 13:23 - because of his covenant; 1 Chronicles 29:18 - Lord God; 2 Chronicles 20:6 - O Lord; Psalm 47:9 - the God; 105:6 - ye seed; 146:5 - the God; Song of Songs 2:14 - that art; Isaiah 6:2 - covered his face; Ezekiel 20:5 - I am; Acts 3:13 - God of Abraham; 7:30 - an; Habakkuk 3:1 - to be
Verse 7I haveExodus 2:23-25, 22:23; Genesis 29:32; 1 Samuel 9:16; Psalm 22:24, 34:4, 34:6, 106:44; 145:19; Isaiah 63:9; Habakkuk 3:1 by reasonExodus 1:11 I knowGenesis 18:21; Psalm 142:3ReciprocalGenesis 4:10 - crieth; 16:11 - hath; 21:17 - heard; 29:31 - saw; 30:17 - General; 31:12 - I have seen; 31:42 - hath seen; Exodus 2:11 - burdens; 2:25 - had respect; 3:9 - the cry; 4:31 - looked; 6:5 - the groaning; 11:6 - General; Leviticus 25:43 - rule; Numbers 20:16 - we cried; Deuteronomy 15:9 - he cry; Judges 2:1 - I made; 2 Samuel 7:23 - went; 16:12 - the Lord; 22:7 - did hear; 22:28 - afflicted; 2 Kings 13:4 - the Lord; 13:23 - because of his covenant; 14:26 - saw the affliction; 1 Chronicles 17:21 - redeem; Nehemiah 5:1 - a great cry; 9:9 - didst see; Job 10:15 - see; 34:28 - they; 35:9 - they make; Psalm 9:12 - he forgetteth; 12:5 - oppression; 35:22 - This; 102:20 - To hear; 107:13 - General; 119:153 - Consider; Isaiah 5:7 - a cry; 19:20 - they shall; 52:5 - make; 54:11 - thou afflicted; 63:8 - Surely; Lamentations 1:9 - behold; 3:32 - General; Ezekiel 16:6 - and saw; Daniel 9:18 - behold; Zechariah 9:8 - for; Acts 7:34 - I have seen; Revelation 11:8 - Egypt Verse 8I amGenesis 11:5, 11:7, 18:21, 50:24; Psalm 18:9-19, 12:5, 22:4, 22:5, 34:8, 91:15; Isaiah 64:1; John 3:13, 6:38 deliverExodus 6:6-8, 12:51; Genesis 15:14, 50:24 unto a goodExodus 3:17, 13:5, 33:2, 33:3; Genesis 13:14, 13:15, 15:18; Numbers 13:19, 13:27, 14:7, 14:8; Deuteronomy 1:7, 1:25; 8:7-9, 11:9-24, 26:9-15, 27:3, 28:11; Nehemiah 9:22-25; Jeremiah 2:7, 11:5; 32:22; Ezekiel 20:6 CanaanitesExodus 22:23-31, 34:11; Genesis 15:18-21; Deuteronomy 7:1; Joshua 9:1; Nehemiah 9:8ReciprocalGenesis 10:15 - Heth; 35:12 - the land; 46:4 - and I will; Exodus 2:25 - had respect; 12:25 - according; 19:11 - the Lord; Leviticus 20:24 - But I; Numbers 10:29 - for the Lord; 13:18 - General; 13:29 - the Hittites; 16:14 - Moreover; Deuteronomy 3:25 - the good land; 6:3 - in the land; 31:20 - floweth; Joshua 3:10 - drive out from; 5:6 - a land; 9:7 - Hivites; 12:8 - the Hittites; 21:43 - General; 23:14 - not one thing; Judges 2:1 - I made; 3:5 - Canaanites; 18:10 - where there; 1 Samuel 14:25 - honey; 2 Samuel 7:23 - went; 16:12 - the Lord; 22:28 - afflicted; 2 Kings 18:32 - like your own; 1 Chronicles 1:15 - Hivite; 17:21 - redeem; Psalm 107:13 - General; 119:153 - Consider; Isaiah 36:17 - a land of corn; Jeremiah 2:20 - For of; Ezekiel 16:6 - and saw; 20:5 - and made; Amos 2:9 - I the; Acts 7:34 - and am; 17:6 - These Verse 9the cryExodus 3:7, 2:23 and I have3:7, 1:11, 1:13, 1:14, 1:22; Psalm 12:5; Proverbs 22:22, 22:23; Ecclesiastes 4:1, 5:8; Jeremiah 50:33, 50:34; Amos 4:1; Micah 2:1-3ReciprocalGenesis 31:12 - I have seen; Exodus 3:17 - I will bring; 14:12 - Is not this; Leviticus 25:43 - rule; 1 Samuel 12:8 - cried; 2 Kings 13:4 - he saw; 14:26 - saw the affliction; Job 34:28 - they; 35:9 - they make; Psalm 9:12 - he forgetteth; Zechariah 9:8 - for; Acts 7:34 - I have seen; 17:6 - These; James 5:4 - the cries Verse 101 Samuel 12:6; Psalm 77:20, 103:6, 103:7, 105:26; Isaiah 63:11, 63:12; Hosea 12:13; Micah 6:4; Acts 7:34, 7:36ReciprocalExodus 6:11 - General; 6:26 - Bring; Deuteronomy 4:34 - take him; Joshua 24:5 - sent; 1 Samuel 12:8 - sent Moses; Psalm 78:70 - and took; Matthew 4:18 - for Verse 11Exodus 4:10-13, 6:12; 1 Samuel 18:18; 2 Samuel 7:18; 1 Kings 3:7, 3:9; Isaiah 6:5-8; Jeremiah 1:6; Acts 7:23-25; 2 Corinthians 2:16, 3:5ReciprocalExodus 6:26 - Bring; Numbers 11:26 - went not out; Judges 6:15 - wherewith; 1 Samuel 16:2 - How can I go; 2 Chronicles 2:6 - who am I then; Proverbs 25:6 - in the presence; 2 Corinthians 12:9 - My grace Verse 12CertainlyExodus 4:12, 4:15; Genesis 15:1, 31:3; Deuteronomy 31:23; Joshua 1:5; Isaiah 41:10, 43:2; Matthew 28:20; Mark 16:20; Acts 11:21; Romans 8:31; Habakkuk 3:1 tokenExodus 4:1-9; Genesis 15:8; Judges 6:17, 6:21, 6:36-40, 7:11, 7:13, 7:14; Psalm 86:17; Isaiah 7:14; 37:30; Jeremiah 43:9, 43:10, 51:63, 51:64 ye shallExodus 19:1-40:38; Leviticus 1:1-27:34; Numbers 1:1-10:36ReciprocalGenesis 28:15 - I am; Exodus 3:18 - that we may; 7:16 - serve; 8:1 - Let my; 8:27 - as he shall; 18:5 - General; 18:19 - God shall; 19:2 - camped; Numbers 16:28 - Hereby; Judges 2:18 - then the Lord; 6:12 - The Lord; 6:16 - General; 1 Kings 1:37 - As the; 3:9 - who is able; 2 Kings 19:29 - a sign; 2 Chronicles 1:1 - the Lord; 17:3 - the Lord; Jeremiah 1:8 - for I am; 1:17 - be not; Amos 5:14 - and so; Haggai 2:4 - for; Luke 2:12 - General; Acts 7:7 - and serve; 2 Corinthians 12:9 - My grace Verse 13What is his nameExodus 3:14, 15:3; Genesis 32:29; Judges 13:6, 13:17; Proverbs 30:4; Isaiah 7:14, 9:6; Jeremiah 23:6; Matthew 1:21, 1:23ReciprocalExodus 6:12 - children; 33:19 - proclaim; 34:6 - The Lord; Numbers 6:27 - put my; Deuteronomy 32:3 - Because; 1 Kings 8:42 - great name; Psalm 20:1 - God; 48:10 - According; Proverbs 18:10 - name; Isaiah 42:8 - that is; John 17:6 - have manifested; Acts 22:14 - The God Verse 14I AM hathExodus 6:3; Job 11:7; Psalm 68:4, 90:2; Isaiah 44:6; Matthew 18:20, 28:20; John 8:58; 2 Corinthians 1:20; Habakkuk 3:1; Revelation 1:4, 1:8, 1:17, 4:8ReciprocalExodus 3:6 - I am; 3:13 - What is his name; 23:21 - my name; Deuteronomy 28:58 - fear this glorious; Psalm 50:21 - that I was altogether such an one as thyself; 102:26 - endure; Proverbs 17:6 - and the; Jeremiah 33:2 - the Lord; Amos 9:6 - The Lord; Micah 4:5 - the name; Malachi 3:6 - I am; John 5:26 - hath life; Acts 7:34 - And now; 2 Corinthians 1:19 - was not; 1 Timothy 6:16 - only; Habakkuk 1:12 - but Verse 15The LordExodus 3:6, 4:5; Genesis 17:7, 17:8; Deuteronomy 1:11, 1:35, 4:1; 2 Chronicles 28:9; Matthew 22:32; Acts 7:32 this is my name for everThe name here referred to is that which immediately precedes, יהוה, [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., Yehowah, from, 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. Psalm 72:17, 72:19, 135:13, 145:1, 145:2; Isaiah 9:6, 63:12 my memorialPsalm 102:12; Hosea 12:5; Micah 4:5; Malachi 3:6; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalGenesis 24:12 - O Lord; 28:13 - I am; Exodus 15:2 - my father's God; 15:3 - name; 34:31 - called; Deuteronomy 5:9 - the Lord; 28:58 - fear this glorious; 2 Samuel 23:3 - God; 1 Kings 8:23 - Lord God; 18:36 - Lord God; 1 Chronicles 16:16 - which he made; 29:18 - Lord God; 2 Chronicles 6:14 - O Lord God; 20:6 - O Lord; Psalm 47:9 - the God; 59:5 - the God; 67:6 - our own; Proverbs 17:6 - and the; Jeremiah 33:2 - the Lord; Daniel 2:23 - O thou; Amos 9:6 - The Lord; Acts 24:14 - the God; Habakkuk 3:1 - to be
Verse 16eldersExodus 4:29, 18:12, 24:11; Genesis 1:7; Matthew 26:3; Acts 11:30, 20:17; 1 Peter 5:1 visitedExodus 2:25, 4:31, 13:19, 15:14; Genesis 21:1, 50:24; Ruth 1:6; Psalm 8:4; Luke 1:68; 19:44; Acts 15:14; Habakkuk 2:6, 2:7; 1 Peter 2:12ReciprocalGenesis 28:13 - I am; Exodus 3:18 - and they; 12:21 - elders; 15:2 - my father's God; 19:7 - the elders; Deuteronomy 9:27 - Remember; 1 Samuel 8:4 - the elders; 2 Samuel 5:3 - So all; 1 Kings 18:36 - Lord God; 1 Chronicles 28:9 - the God; 2 Chronicles 20:6 - O Lord; Nehemiah 9:9 - didst see; Ezekiel 20:5 - I am; Micah 3:9 - I pray; Matthew 22:32 - am; Mark 12:26 - in the book Verse 17I will bringExodus 3:9, 2:23-25; Genesis 15:13-21, 46:4, 50:24 unto the landExodus 3:8; Genesis 15:14, 15:18-21ReciprocalExodus 6:6 - I will bring; 12:25 - according; 13:5 - a land; 23:23 - thee in; 33:2 - the Canaanite; 34:11 - I drive; Leviticus 20:24 - But I; Numbers 13:27 - General; 13:29 - the Hittites; 16:14 - Moreover; Deuteronomy 4:34 - take him; 31:20 - floweth; Joshua 5:6 - a land; 9:1 - Hittite; Judges 3:5 - Canaanites; 1 Chronicles 1:15 - Hivite; 11:4 - the inhabitants; 16:17 - an everlasting; Nehemiah 9:8 - the Canaanites; Jeremiah 32:22 - a land; Lamentations 1:9 - behold; Ezekiel 20:6 - to bring; Luke 1:68 - he; 1 Corinthians 10:13 - who Verse 18and theyExodus 3:16, 4:31; Joshua 1:17; 2 Chronicles 30:12; Psalm 110:3; Jeremiah 26:5 and thouExodus 5:1-3 The Lord7:16, 9:1, 9:13, 10:3 met4:24, 5:3, 25:22, 29:42, 29:43, 30:6, 30:36; Genesis 12:1, 15:1, 17:1, 48:3; Numbers 17:4, 23:3, 23:4, 23:15, 23:16; Isaiah 64:5 three days'Exodus 8:27, 13:17, 13:18 that we may3:12, 7:16, 8:25-28, 9:1, 10:24-26, 19:1; Jeremiah 2:2, 2:6ReciprocalExodus 4:1 - General; 4:5 - That they; 8:1 - Let my; 8:26 - It is not; 10:9 - a feast; 15:22 - three days; Jeremiah 34:9 - Hebrew; 2 Corinthians 11:22 - Hebrews Verse 19will notExodus 5:2, 7:4 no, not by a mighty handor, but by a strong hand, 6:1, 7:1-14:31; Psalm 136:11, 136:12; Isaiah 63:12, 63:13ReciprocalExodus 11:9 - Pharaoh; 12:31 - Rise up; Deuteronomy 6:21 - with a mighty; 1 Kings 8:42 - thy strong hand; 2 Chronicles 6:32 - thy mighty; Psalm 78:43 - How; 89:10 - thy strong arm; Romans 3:7 - if the truth; 1 Peter 5:6 - the Verse 20Acts 7:1-13:42 stretchExodus 6:6, 7:5, 9:15; Ezekiel 20:33 smiteExodus 7:3, 11:9; Deuteronomy 4:34, 6:22; Nehemiah 9:10; Psalm 105:27, 106:22, 135:8, 135:9; Isaiah 19:22; Jeremiah 32:20, 32:21; Acts 7:36 after thatExodus 11:8, 12:31, 12:39; Genesis 15:14; Judges 6:8, 8:16; Isaiah 26:11; Psalm 105:38ReciprocalExodus 4:21 - wonders; 6:1 - with a strong; 10:1 - that I; 11:1 - afterwards; 2 Chronicles 6:32 - thy mighty; Psalm 78:43 - How; 89:10 - thy strong arm Verse 21Exodus 11:3, 12:36; Genesis 39:21; Nehemiah 1:11; Psalm 106:46; Proverbs 16:7; Acts 7:10ReciprocalGenesis 15:14 - with; 30:27 - favour; Exodus 12:35 - General; Deuteronomy 15:13 - General Verse 22ButExodus 11:2, 12:35, 12:36; Genesis 15:14; Psalm 105:37 borrowOr, rather ask or demand, as the word שׁאל [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.spoilJob 27:16, 27:17; Proverbs 13:22; Isaiah 33:1; Ezekiel 39:10 the Egyptiansor, EgyptReciprocalGenesis 24:53 - jewels; 2 Chronicles 20:25 - precious jewels; Ezekiel 16:7 - excellent ornaments; 1 Peter 3:3 - that