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Exodus
Chapter 3
1
Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro, his father in law,
{name means 'his abundance' - also called Reuel in Exodus 2:18}
the
priest of Midian.
And
he led the flock to the backside of the desert,
and
came to the mountain of 'Elohiym/Godhead . . .
even
to Horeb.
{name means 'desert' - another name for Mount Sinai}
2
And the angel of the Jehovah/God
appeared
unto him
in
a flame of fire out of the middle of a bush.
And
he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire,
and
the bush was not consumed.
{Note: Verses 2 and 6 explain with Acts 7 that the only manifested member of 'Elohiym or 'the Godhead' was God the Son - Jesus Christ. The angel of the Jehovah/God or the 'angel of the Lord' was another title for Jesus Christ.}
3
And Moses said,
"I
will keep on turning aside,
and
see this great sight,
why
the bush is not burnt."
4
And when Jehovah/God
{the 'angel of God' is now called 'God' - the angel of God
is a title for the only manifest member of the Godhead - the Son}
saw
that he {Moses} turned aside to see,
'Elohiym/Godhead
called unto him out of the middle of the bush,
and
said, "Moses . . . Moses."
And
he {Moses} said, "Keep on speaking."
{idiom meaning "Here am I."}
5
And He said,
"Do
not keep on approaching closer.
Take
off your shoes from off your feet {an order} . . .
for
the place where you stand
is
'Holy ground'/'Set apart {to God} ground'."
6
Moreover He said,
"I
am the 'Elohiym/Godhead of your father . . .
'Elohiym/Godhead
of Abraham,
'Elohiym/Godhead
of Isaac,
and
'Elohiym/Godhead of Jacob."
And
Moses hid his face . . .
for
he was afraid to look upon 'Elohiym/Godhead.
7
And Jehovah/God said,
"Seeing
. . . I have seen
{idiom meaning I have surely seen}
the
affliction of My people
who
are in Egypt,
and
have heard their cry
by
reason of their taskmasters . . .
for
I know their sorrows. 8
And
I have come down
to
deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians,
and
to bring them up out of that land
unto
a good {towb} land
and
broad/large . . .
unto
a land flowing with milk and honey . . .
{idiom for prosperous and fertile land}
unto
the place of the Canaanites,
and
the Hittites,
and
the Amorites,
and
the Perizzites,
and
the Hivites,
and
the Jebusites. 9
Now
therefore,
behold,
the cry of the children of Israel
has
come unto Me.
And
I have also seen the oppression
wherewith
the Egyptians oppress them. 10
Come
now therefore,
and
I will send you unto Pharaoh,
that
you may bring forth
My
people the children of Israel out of Egypt."
11
And Moses said unto 'Elohiym/Godhead,
"Who
. . . {am} I,
that
I should go unto Pharaoh,
and
that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?"
12
And He {God} said,
"Certainly
I will be with You.
And
this shall be a token unto you,
that
I have sent you . . .
when
you have brought forth the people out of Egypt,
you
shall serve 'Elohiym/Godhead upon this mountain.
13
And Moses said unto 'Elohiym/Godhead,
"Behold,
when I come unto the children of Israel,
and
shall say unto them,
'The
'Elohiym/Godhead of your fathers
has
sent me unto you.
And
they shall say to me, 'What is His name?'
What
shall I say unto them?"
14
And 'Elohiym/Godhead said unto Moses,
"I
am . . . the I am"/"I am the Always Existing One"
{hayah hayah - imperfect tense -
'I
keep on being THE ONE WHO keeps on being'}
And
He {God} said,
"Thus
shall You say unto the children of Israel,
"I
Am" has sent me unto you.
15
And 'Elohiym/Godhead said moreover unto Moses,
"Thus
shall you say unto the children of Israel,
'The
Jehovah/God . . . 'Elohiym/Godhead of your fathers . . .
the
'Elohiym/Godhead of Abraham . . .
the
'Elohiym/Godhead of Isaac . . .
and
the 'Elohiym/Godhead of Jacob,
has
sent me unto you.
This
is My Name forever . . .
and
this is My memorial unto all generations.
16
Go, and gather the elders of Israel together,
and
say unto them,
"The
Jehovah/God . . .
'Elohiym/Godhead
of your fathers,
the
'Elohiym/Godhead of Abraham . . . of Isaac, and of Jacob,
appeared
unto me, saying,
"I
have surely visited you,
and
seen that which is done to you in Egypt."
17
And I have said,
"I
will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt
unto
the land of the Canaanites,
and
the Hittites,
and
the Amorites,
and
the Perizzites,
and
the Hivites,
and
the Jebusites . . .
unto
a land flowing with milk and honey.
18 And they shall listen to your voice.
And
you shall come . . .
you
. . . and the elders of Israel . . .
unto
the king/Pharaoh of Egypt,
and
you shall say unto him,
'The
Jehovah/God . . . 'Elohiym/Godhead of the Hebrews
has
met with us
and
now let us go,
we
beg you,
three
days' journey into the desert,
that
we may sacrifice to the Jehovah/God our 'Elohiym/Godhead.
19
And I am sure that the king/Pharaoh of Egypt
will
not let you go,
no,
not by a mighty hand.
20
And I will stretch out my hand,
and
smite Egypt with all My wonders
which
I will do in the middle thereof.
And after that he will let you go.
21 And I will give this people grace in the sight of the Egyptians.
And
it shall come to pass,
that,
when you go, you shall not go empty.
22
But every woman shall borrow of her neighbor,
and
of her that sojourns in her house,
jewels
of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment.
And
you shall put them upon your sons,
and
upon your daughters.
And you shall spoil the Egyptians.
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