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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: In this particular verse, did God make him ill, to kill him. Because of his disobedience? Not wanting to go to king of Egypt.- will God do the same if we are not doing His Will? My second question why did God make the king of Egypt stubborn, was it to display His power through the plagues? |
Bible Answer: Shalom Hadassah, Since your question posted 4 times, I'll go ahead and try to answer at least your first question; someone more knowledgeable may answer both much better. In Exod. 2:8 we're told that Moses' birth mother was paid to nurse him and remembering Isaac's feast at being weaned at 5 years of age, I think we can safely figure they had 5 years together. She surely shared his heritage with him. And in Exod. 2:11 we're told that Moses was aware of his lineage with the Hebrews. The burning bush episode begins in 3:2 and appears to go on until 4:17. We are not told how much time passed from verse 17 to verse 20 - hours? days? weeks? In Exod 4:20 we're told that Moses began his journey back to Egypt and in verse 24 at some emcampment God sought to kill him. We are not told how much time passed between those four verses, but it must have been at least 1 or 2 days. You would think (and I'll bet God thought so too) that the man who was going to rescue his brethren from Egypt would at least have circumcised his own sons by now (remember, he knew he was born a Hebrew). How would the Hebrew elders receive Moses if they found out that his sons were not circumcised? There may be more to the story than what I'm seeing, but this is how I understand it :-). Your question about Pharaoh is a good one, but I don't have an answer. I'll be watching this thread to see what others will tell you. HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Cheri |