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NASB | Exodus 4:24 ¶ Now it came about at the lodging place on the way that the LORD met him and sought to put him to death. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 4:24 ¶ Now it happened at the lodging place, that the LORD met Moses and sought to kill him [making him deathly ill because he had not circumcised one of his sons]. [Gen 17:9-14] |
Bible Question:
Hi, why do you think God souht to kill moses and why did the Lord leave him alone after Zipporah's act? |
Bible Answer: Greetings JulioRay, Exodus 4:24 "At a lodging place on the way the LORD met him and sought to put him to death." Here is a bit of commentary on this verse.. "4:24-26 The presence of Zipporah's name indicates that the personal pronouns refer to Moses. She, judging by her action of suddenly and swiftly circumcising her son, understood that the danger to her husband's life was intimately connected to the family's not bearing the sign of the covenant given to Abraham for all his descendants (Gen. 17:10-14). Her evaluation, "You are a husband of blood to me," suggests her own revulsion with this rite of circumcision, which Moses should have performed. The result, however, was God's foregoing the threat and letting Moses go (v.26a). The reaction of God at this point dramatically underscored the seriousness of the sign He had prescribed. .." (1) I suppose that it is possible that Moses put off the circumcision of his son at Zipporah's request since she found it so repulsive. However, even she learned that disobeying God and incurring His wrath was much more serious than anything that they could receive at the hands of Pharaoh. It was probably near this time that Moses sent his family back to Jethro (18:2-3). Blessings to you, Makarios (1) The MacArthur Study Bible, 1997, Word Publishing, John MacArthur, pg. 99 |