Exodus 3:16-22
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Summary
- A summary (in advance) of what will happen when Moses returns to Egypt.
- This passage is prophetic, in that the things described here hadn't happened yet.
Details
- The Israelite leaders will listen; the king of Egypt won't.
- God will strike Egypt with wonders until the king does let them go.
- The Egyptian people will send them away with an abundance of riches and possessions (jewels and clothing).
Scripture
Exodus 3:16-22 – God in the burning bush; tells Moses he's going to take Israel to the land of Canaan.
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| Exo 3:16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and tell them, 'Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, "I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt;
Exo 3:17 and I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, to a land flowing with milk and honey." ' Exo 3:18 They will listen to your voice, and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall tell him, 'Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to Yahweh, our God.' |
Tell the leaders of Israel; they will listen. |
| Exo 3:19 I know that the king of Egypt won't give you permission to go, no, not by a mighty hand.
Exo 3:20 I will put forth my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in its midst, and after that he will let you go. Exo 3:21 I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and it will happen that when you go, you shall not go empty-handed. Exo 3:22 But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her who visits her house, jewels of silver, jewels of gold, and clothing; and you shall put them on your sons, and on your daughters. You shall despoil the Egyptians. |
The king of Egypt won't listen. Here, his refusal is described in terms of human choices. (The king will choose to not let them go.) In a later chapter, God will describe it in terms of God's sovereignty. (God will say, "I will harden his heart." See Exodus 7:3 for an example.)
God will punish with wondrous acts of power; you will leave with their blessings/riches. |
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The name "Yahweh," when present in an Old Testament passage, represents the Hebrew name for the God of the Bible.
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Unless otherwise noted, all notes and comments are © by Dennis Hinks.
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