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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: I don't understand why verses 24-26 are here in this chapter? When reading it, the chapter seems broken up by these verses also can anyone explane them? |
Bible Answer: Welcome to the Forum, Explorer! The forum is made up of many people who call themselves Christians. We represent many points of view here. So you must be like the noble-minded believers of Berea and check out what we say with Scripture to see if those things are so. (Act 17:10,11) Now to your question: The passage in question is simply an event that took place on Moses' way back from Midian to Egypt. Granted, it is a strange event, but it fits in a sensible way into the narrative. God tells Moses to go to Egypt, and Moses goes. During his trip from Midian to Egypt God "tries" to kill him. So although the event itself is strange, the fact that you have to travel to get from one place to another isn't. So verses 24-26 do make sense in the flow of the narrative. Now the real question is what in the world was going on here? Why was God "trying" to kill Moses!? But that wasn't your question, was it? Enjoy the Forum! Peace, Lionstrong |