Exodus 3:15-17

15 God, furthermore, said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, '¹The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.' This is My name forever, and this is My ²memorial-name to all generations.

16 "Go and ³gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, '⁴The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, "⁵I am indeed concerned about you and what has been done to you in Egypt.

17 "So ⁶I said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of ⁷the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, to a land ⁸flowing with milk and honey."'

Exodus 3:15-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 2

In this chapter we are informed how that the Lord appeared to Moses in a bush on fire, but not consumed, Ex 3:1-6, declared unto him that he had seen and observed the afflictions of the children of Israel, and was determined to deliver them, Ex 3:7-9, that he gave him a call to be the deliverer of them, answered his objections to it, and instructed him what he should say, both to the elders of Israel and to Pharaoh, Ex 3:10-18, and assured him, that though at first Pharaoh would refuse to let them go, yet after many miracles wrought, he would be willing to dismiss them, when they should depart with great substance, Ex 3:19-22.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 3:6, 13
• 2. Psalms 30:4; Psalms 97:12; Psalms 102:12; Psalms 135:13; Hosea 12:5
• 3. Exodus 4:29
• 4. Genesis 28:13; Genesis 48:15; Exodus 3:2, 6; Exodus 4:5
• 5. Exodus 4:31; Psalms 33:18
• 6. Genesis 15:13-21; Genesis 46:4; Genesis 50:24, 25
• 7. Joshua 24:11
• 8. Exodus 3:8

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "to generation of generation"
• [b]. Lit "Visiting I have visited"