Exodus 6:28-30

28 On the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,

29 the Lord said to Moses, ¹“I am the Lord; ²tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you. ”

30 But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, ³I am of uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me? ”

Exodus 6:28-30 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 6

The Lord encourages Moses to hope for success from his name Jehovah, and the covenant he had made with the fathers of his people, Ex 6:1-5, orders him to assure the children of Israel that he would deliver them from their bondage and burdens, and bring them into the land of Canaan; but through their distress and anguish they hearkened not to him, Ex 6:6-9 but Moses is sent again to Pharaoh to demand the dismission of Israel, to which he seems unwilling, and both he and Aaron are charged both to go to the children of Israel, and to Pharaoh, Ex 6:10-13, next follows a genealogy of the tribes of Reuben, Simeon, and Levi, which seems to be given for the sake of Moses and Aaron, and to show their descent, Ex 6:14-15, who were the persons appointed of God to be the instruments of bringing the children of Israel out of Egypt, Ex 6:26-30.

Cross References

• 1. 6:29 See ver. 2
• 2. 6:29 ver. 11; [ch. 7:2]
• 3. 6:30 [Isa. 6:5]; See ver. 12