PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Exodus
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 275,869 words · 607 reading sections
Exodus 4:11
Exodus 4:11 Ver. 11. And the Lord said unto him, who hath made man's mouth?.... Made that itself, and put in it the power and faculty of speech, even into the mouth of the first man, Adam, as the Targum of Jonathan; and so of every other man, did not the Lord do it? none else could, and therefore he that made it, and …
182 wordsSECTION 62Exodus 4:12
Exodus 4:12 Ver. 12. Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth,.... And put words into it, and cause it to speak readily and powerfully; and so it appears that he was mighty in words, as well as in deeds, Ac 7:22: and teach thee what thou shalt say; to Pharaoh, to the Israelites, and to Aaron, that was to speak …
71 wordsSECTION 63Exodus 4:13
Exodus 4:13 Ver. 13. And he said, O my Lord,.... Acknowledging his dominion, his sovereignty, his power to do the above things: or "on me, O Lord" {u}, be the blame for making such objections; or on me let this work be devolved, since it is thy pleasure: send, I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send. Ma…
279 wordsSECTION 64Exodus 4:14
Exodus 4:14 Ver. 14. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses,.... For the objections, excuses, and delays he made with respect to his mission. In what way this anger was expressed is not easy to say, whether by not removing the impediment of his speech, or not giving him the priesthood, which Jarchi thinks…
713 wordsSECTION 65Exodus 4:15
Exodus 4:15 Ver. 15. And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth,.... Or "things" {z}, the matter and substance of what he should say, who being a man of words, an eloquent man, and a good spokesman, would put them into proper language, and express them fluently: and I will be with thy mouth, and with h…
159 wordsSECTION 66Exodus 4:16
Exodus 4:16 Ver. 16. And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people,.... And open to them Moses's commission from God, and the end of his mission into Egypt, and to them, and declare what signs had been, and would be done, in confirmation of it: and he shall be, [even] he shall be to thee instead of a mouth; or an int…
313 wordsSECTION 67Exodus 4:17
Exodus 4:17 Ver. 17. And thou shall take this rod in thine hand,.... Which he then had in his hand, and was no other than his shepherd's staff: wherewith thou shall do signs: wondrous things, meaning the ten plagues inflicted on Egypt.…
43 wordsSECTION 68Exodus 4:18
Exodus 4:18 Ver. 18. And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law,.... With his flock of sheep he kept, Ex 3:1: and said unto him, let me go, I pray thee, and return to my brethren which are in Egypt; the Israelites, who were so by nation and religion; as Jethro had been kind and beneficent to him, he did …
321 wordsSECTION 69Exodus 4:19
Exodus 4:19 Ver. 19. And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian,.... After he had obtained leave of his father-in-law to quit Midian, but before he left it; go, return into Egypt: that is, directly, immediately; before he had only given him a commission at large to go thither, but had not fixed the time when he should go…
2,691 wordsSECTION 70Exodus 5:1
Exodus 5:1 INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 5 Moses and Aaron go in to Pharaoh, and desire leave for the children of Israel to go into the wilderness three days' journey, to sacrifice to the Lord, and are answered in a very churlish and atheistical manner, and are charged with making the people idle, the consequence of which w…
448 wordsSECTION 71Exodus 5:2
Exodus 5:2 Ver. 2. And Pharaoh said, who is the Lord,.... Jehovah, they made mention of, which, whether he took it for the name of a deity, or of a king, whose ambassadors they declared themselves to be, was a name he had never heard of before; and this being expressed and pronounced, shows that this name is not ineff…
218 wordsSECTION 72Exodus 5:3
Exodus 5:3 Ver. 3. And they said, the God of the Hebrews hath met with us,.... Perceiving that the name Jehovah was unknown to him, and treated by him in a scornful manner, they leave it out, and only say, "the God of the Hebrews": a people that dwelt in his country, he well knew by this name, and could not be ignoran…
473 wordsSECTION 73Exodus 5:4
Exodus 5:4 Ver. 4. And the king of Egypt said to them,.... For he was not struck dumb, as Artapanus {g}, afore cited writer, says: wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? as they did when they gathered them together, and wrought signs before them; which Pharaoh it seems had heard of, and ha…
140 wordsSECTION 74Exodus 5:5
Exodus 5:5 Ver. 5. And Pharaoh said, behold, the people of the land now are many,.... So that if some were taken off, as suggested, there were enough of them to do business and so he cared not; but if allowed to go, they might mutiny and rebel, and give a great deal of trouble to quell them; or it may be, the sense is…
141 wordsSECTION 75Exodus 5:6
Exodus 5:6 Ver. 6. And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people,.... Who were Egyptians, and whom Pharaoh sent for the same day, to give them orders to oppress them yet more and more, so far was he from complying with their request: [and] their officers; who were Israelites, and were under the tas…
77 wordsSECTION 76Exodus 5:7
Exodus 5:7 Ver. 7. Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick,.... Whether this was given and used to mix with the clay, as is done in some places {h}, that the bricks made thereof might be firmer and stronger, or to burn them with in the furnaces, or to cover them from the heat of the sun, that they might n…
328 wordsSECTION 77Exodus 5:8
Exodus 5:8 Ver. 8. And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, you shall lay upon them,.... Oblige them to make and bring in the same number of bricks they used to do, when straw was brought to them and given them; by which it appears, that their daily task was such a number of bricks: you shall not d…
160 wordsSECTION 78Exodus 5:9
Exodus 5:9 Ver. 9. Let there more work be laid upon the men,.... Instead of lessening it, let it be increased, or "be heavy" {k} upon them, that it may oppress and afflict them and keep them down, and weaken their strength and their spirits, and diminish them: that they may labour therein; and have no leisure time to…
137 wordsSECTION 79Exodus 5:10
Exodus 5:10 Ver. 10. And the taskmasters of the people went out,.... From the presence of Pharaoh, out of his court, to the respective places where they were set to see that the Israelites did their work: and their officers; the officers of the Israelites, who were under the taskmasters, and answerable to them for th…
92 wordsSECTION 80Exodus 5:11
Exodus 5:11 Ver. 11. Go ye, get ye straw, where you can find it,.... Before it was provided by the king, and brought to the brickkilns, but now they are bid to go and fetch it themselves, and get it where they could, whether in fields or barns; and if they were obliged to pay for it out of their labour; it was a great…
120 wordsSECTION 81Exodus 5:12
Exodus 5:12 Ver. 12. So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt,.... That part of it where they dwelt: to gather stubble instead of straw; straw not being easy to come at, they were obliged to gather stubble that was left in the fields, after the corn was gathered in. Ben Melech observes, th…
91 wordsSECTION 82Exodus 5:13
Exodus 5:13 Ver. 13. And the taskmasters hasted them, Kept them tight and close to their work, and were urgent on them to make quick dispatch of it: saying, fulfil your works, [your] daily tasks, as when there was straw; they insisted upon it, that they did the same business at the brickkilns, made the same number of…
77 wordsSECTION 83Exodus 5:14
Exodus 5:14 Ver. 14. And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them,.... This makes it clear, not only that the taskmasters and officers were different persons, but that the one were Egyptians appointed by Pharaoh, and the other were Israelites, of the better sort of them, wh…
271 wordsSECTION 84Exodus 5:15
Exodus 5:15 Ver. 15. Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh,.... Made their complaints to him, perhaps with tears in their eyes, being used so very ill. They little thought it was by Pharaoh's orders; they supposed he knew nothing of it, and therefore hoped to have their grievances red…
101 wordsSECTION 85Exodus 5:16
Exodus 5:16 Ver. 16. There is no straw given unto thy servants,.... As used to be, which they supposed Pharaoh knew nothing of, and by which it appears that the order given by Pharaoh, Ex 5:6 was not given in the hearing of the officers, only to the taskmasters, and by them to be made known to the officers, though ind…
232 wordsSECTION 86Exodus 5:17
Exodus 5:17 Ver. 17. But he said, ye are idle, ye are idle,.... Instead of expressing indignation at the taskmasters, and relieving the officers and the people, he insults them in a flouting sarcastic way, charging them with sloth and idleness; and which, for the certainty of it, or, however, to show how strongly pers…
116 wordsSECTION 87Exodus 5:18
Exodus 5:18 Ver. 18. Go therefore now, and work,.... Go about your business, attend to your work, even you officers, as well as your people; work yourselves, as well as see that your people do theirs, and do not trouble me with such impertinent applications: for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver…
184 wordsSECTION 88Exodus 5:19
Exodus 5:19 Ver. 19. And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case,.... In a bad condition and circumstances, and that there was no likelihood of their getting out of them, since Pharaoh treated them after this manner; they saw not only that the common people were in a bad condition, i…
153 wordsSECTION 89Exodus 5:20
Exodus 5:20 Ver. 20. And they met Moses and Aaron,.... The officers of the children of Israel, who had been with their complaints to Pharaoh: who stood in the way as they came forth from Pharaoh; they, had placed themselves in a proper situation, that they might meet them when they came out, and know what success the…
93 wordsSECTION 90Exodus 5:21
Exodus 5:21 Ver. 21. And they said unto them, the Lord look upon you and judge,.... Or, "will look upon you and judge" {q}; and so it is either a prediction of what would be done to them, or an imprecation on them that God would take notice of their conduct, and punish them, or at least chastise them for acting the pa…
864 wordsSECTION 91Exodus 6:1
Exodus 6:1 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, 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; b…
301 wordsSECTION 92Exodus 6:2
Exodus 6:2 Ver. 2. And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord. Or Jehovah, the self-existent Being, the Being of beings, the everlasting I am, the unchangeable Jehovah, true, firm, and constant to his promises, ever to be believed, and always to be depended on.…
52 wordsSECTION 93Exodus 6:3
Exodus 6:3 Ver. 3. And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by [the name] of God Almighty,.... Able to fulfil all his purposes, promises, and covenant, with whom nothing is impossible; or Elshaddai, God all-sufficient, who has a sufficiency of happiness in himself, and everything to supply the wants of…
536 wordsSECTION 94Exodus 6:4
Exodus 6:4 Ver. 4. And I have also established my covenant with them,.... With Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and with their posterity, so that it is sure and firm, and shall never be made null and void: to give them the land of Canaan; or to their children, which were as themselves: the land of their pilgrimage, wherei…
94 wordsSECTION 95Exodus 6:5
Exodus 6:5 Ver. 5. And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel,.... For the Lord is not only the eternal and immutable Being in his purposes and promises, and a covenant keeping God; but he is compassionate and merciful, and sympathizes with his people in all their afflictions; he takes notice of thei…
165 wordsSECTION 96Exodus 6:6
Exodus 6:6 Ver. 6. Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord,.... Eternal in his being, immutable in his counsels, faithful to his covenant, and able to fulfil it; and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians; which lay heavy on them, and made them sigh and groan: and I will rid yo…
153 wordsSECTION 97Exodus 6:7
Exodus 6:7 Ver. 7. And I will take you to me for a people,.... Out of the hands of the Egyptians, and out of their country, to be in a political sense his kingdom and subjects; and in a religious sense a holy people to himself, to fear, serve, worship, and glorify him, by walking according to laws and rules given them…
170 wordsSECTION 98Exodus 6:8
Exodus 6:8 Ver. 8. And I will bring you in unto the land,.... The land of Canaan: concerning the which I did swear; or lift up my hand {a}, which was a gesture used in swearing, Ge 14:22 to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; see Ex 6:4: and I will give it you for an heritage; to be possessed as an inherita…
134 wordsSECTION 99Exodus 6:9
Exodus 6:9 Ver. 9. And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel,.... After this manner, and in the above words, declaring all that the Lord made known to him, and promised to do for them; which one would have thought would have revived their spirits, and refreshed and comforted their hearts under their troubles, and…
168 wordsSECTION 100Exodus 6:10
Exodus 6:10 Ver. 10. And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... At another time, and renewed his orders to him to go again to Pharaoh, and require their dismission: saying; as follows:…
32 wordsSECTION 101Exodus 6:11
Exodus 6:11 Ver. 11. Go in,.... Into Pharaoh's palace, and into his presence, to whom access seems not to be very difficult; and perhaps access to princes was not attended with so much ceremony then as it now is: speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; though a king, and a king of so large a country as Egypt, yet do not be…
145 wordsSECTION 102Exodus 6:12
Exodus 6:12 Ver. 12. And Moses spake before the Lord,.... Who appeared in a visible form, and had spoke to him with an articulate voice, and before whom Moses stood, and made the following reply: saying, behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; even though he brought a comfortable message to them fr…
262 wordsSECTION 103Exodus 6:13
Exodus 6:13 Ver. 13. And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron,.... No notice is taken of the objection of Moses, having been sufficiently answered before, and Aaron is joined with him in the following charge: and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; that is, to go to the…
176 wordsSECTION 104Exodus 6:14
Exodus 6:14 Ver. 14. These be the heads of their father's houses,.... Not of the families of Moses and Aaron, but of the children of Israel, though only the heads of three tribes are mentioned; and some think that these three are taken notice of, to show that they were not rejected of God, though they seem to be rathe…
190 wordsSECTION 105Exodus 6:15
Exodus 6:15 Ver. 15. And the sons of Simeon, Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman,.... See Gill on "Ge 46:10" these are the families of Simeon; who gave rise and name to the several families of that tribe now in Egypt.…
54 wordsSECTION 106Exodus 6:16
Exodus 6:16 Ver. 16. And these are the names of the sons of Levi, according to their generations,.... Whose sons, according to the order of their birth, were as follow: Gershom, and Kohath, and Merari; see Ge 46:11: and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty seven years; and exactly the same numbe…
280 wordsSECTION 107Exodus 6:17
Exodus 6:17 Ver. 17. And the sons of Gershom, Libni, and Shimi, according to their families. He had only two sons, from whom came the families of the Libnites and Shimites; see Nu 3:21. Exodus 6:18Ver. 18. And the sons of Kohath, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel,.... So they are reckoned in 1Ch 6:18 though onl…
1,754 wordsSECTION 108Exodus 7:1
Exodus 7:1 INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 7 Moses and Aaron are ordered to go to Pharaoh, and require the dismission of the people of Israel, but they are told before hand that Pharaoh's heart would be hardened, and would refuse to let them go, until the hand of the Lord was stretched out, and great judgments were brought do…
580 wordsSECTION 109Exodus 7:2
Exodus 7:2 Ver. 2. Thou shalt speak all that I command thee,.... That is, to Aaron his prophet, whatever the Lord made known to him in a private manner as his will to be done: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh; whatsoever should be told him by Moses, as from the Lord: that he send the children of Israel…
100 wordsSECTION 110Exodus 7:3
Exodus 7:3 Ver. 3. And I will harden Pharaoh's heart,.... See Gill on "Ex 4:21" and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt; work one miracle and wonderful sign after another, until they are all wrought intended to be wrought; and which he had given Moses power to do, and until the end should be answere…
72 wordsSECTION 111Exodus 7:4
Exodus 7:4 Ver. 4. But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you,.... Regard not what they said, nor answer the demand they made, or obey the command of God delivered by them to him: this the Lord apprised them of, that they might not be discouraged, and conclude their labour would be in vain, their attempts fruitless, and t…
228 wordsSECTION 112Exodus 7:5
Exodus 7:5 Ver. 5. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord,.... Jehovah, the one only true and living God; this they should know by the judgments executed upon them, and be obliged to acknowledge it: when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt: especially the last time, to destroy the firstborn: and bring out …
88 wordsSECTION 113Exodus 7:6
Exodus 7:6 Ver. 6. And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them,.... After this they never showed any reluctance, or made any objection to any message they were sent with, or any work they were ordered to do, but went about it at once, and performed it with all readiness and cheerfulness: so did they; which is …
91 wordsSECTION 114Exodus 7:7
Exodus 7:7 Ver. 7. And Moses was eighty years old,.... At this time, which is observed partly to show how long Israel had been afflicted in Egypt; for their great troubles and miseries began about the time of the birth of Moses, or a little before, as appears from the above history; and partly to show the patience and…
286 wordsSECTION 115Exodus 7:8
Exodus 7:8 Ver. 8. And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron,.... After he had given them their commission, and instructions to go to Pharaoh, and a little before they went in to him: saying, as follows.…
39 wordsSECTION 116Exodus 7:9
Exodus 7:9 Ver. 9. When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, show a miracle for you,.... To prove that they came from God, the Jehovah they said they did, and that they were his ambassadors, and came in his name, and made the demand for him; which when he seriously reflected on things, he would be ready to require, h…
224 wordsSECTION 117Exodus 7:10
Exodus 7:10 Ver. 10. And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh,.... Into the palace of Pharaoh boldly, and with intrepidity, clothed with such power and authority, and assured of success; and they did as the Lord had commanded; they demanded in his name the dismission of the children of Israel, and upon his requiring …
278 wordsSECTION 118Exodus 7:11
Exodus 7:11 Ver. 11. Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers,.... The cunning men and wizards, a sort of jugglers and deceivers, who pretended to great knowledge of things, to discover secrets, tell fortunes, and predict things to come, and by legerdemain tricks, and casting a mist before people's eyes…
369 wordsSECTION 119Exodus 7:12
Exodus 7:12 Ver. 12. For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents,.... That is, they seemed to be so, as Josephus {z} expresses it, but not really, in which he is followed by many; though some think that the devil assisted in this affair, and in an instant, as soon as the rods were cast down, removed…
205 wordsSECTION 120Exodus 7:13
Exodus 7:13 Ver. 13. And he hardened Pharaoh's heart,.... Or, "notwithstanding the heart of Pharaoh was hardened" {a}; though he saw the rods of his magicians devoured by rod; or "therefore" {b} his heart was hardened, because he saw that the rods of his magicians became serpents as well as Aaron's; in which there was…
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