Passage Research
Exodus 4 — Sermon Preparation
God gives Moses three miraculous signs to authenticate his mission and sends Aaron to help him; Moses returns to Egypt. Below is a research summary for Exodus 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 31
- verses
- 453 / 147
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 11
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Exodus 4 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מֹשֶׁה | Môsheh | H4872 | 15 | Mosheh |
| יָד | yâd | H3027 | 12 | hand, open |
| יָלַךְ | yâlak | H3212 | 9 | walk, carry |
| אוֹת | ʼôwth | H226 | 6 | signal, flag |
| אָמַן | ʼâman | H539 | 6 | build up, support |
| שָׁלַח | shâlach | H7971 | 8 | send |
| חֵיק | chêyq | H2436 | 5 | bosom |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“God met Moses in anger. The Lord threatened him with death or sent sickness upon him, as the punishment of his having neglected to circumcise his son. When God discovers to us what is amiss in our lives, we must give all diligence to amend it speedily. This is the voice of every rod; it calls us to return to Him that smites us. God sent Aaron to meet Moses. The more they saw of God's bringing them together, the more pleasant their interview was. The elders of Israel met them in faith, and were ready to obey them. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Exodus 4:24–35 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Ex 4:18
- Midian— Ex 4:19
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