Exodus 3:13
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What does Exodus 3:13 mean?
And Moses said unto God
Having received full satisfaction to his objection, taken from
his own unfitness for such a service, and willing to have his way
quite clear unto him, and his commission appear firm and valid to
his people, he proceeds to observe another difficulty that might
possibly arise: when I come unto the children of
Israel:
out of Midian into Egypt; and shall say unto them, the God
of your fathers hath sent me unto you;
with a message to them to receive him as his ambassador and their
deliverer: and they shall say unto me, what is his
name?
a question it was probable they would ask, not through ignorance,
since in their distress they had called upon the name of the
Lord, and cried unto him for help and deliverance; but either to
try Moses, and what knowledge he had of God: or there being many
names by which he had made himself known; and especially was wont
to make use of a new name or title when he made a new appearance,
or any eminent discovery of himself, they might be desirous of
knowing what was the present name he took: what shall I say
unto them?
what name shall I make mention of?
