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Exodus 4:5

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 4:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “That they may believe that Jehovah, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

That they may believe that Jehovah, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
Exodus 4:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2And Jehovah said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
3And he said, Cast in on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
4And Jehovah said unto Moses, Put forth thy hand, and take it by the tail: (and he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand:)
5That they may believe that Jehovah, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
6And Jehovah said furthermore unto him, Put now thy hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as [white as] snow.
7And he said, Put thy hand into thy bosom again. (And he put his hand into his bosom again; and when he took it out of his bosom, behold, it was turned again as his [other] flesh.)
8And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“That they may believe, etc.] The elders and people of Israel; for this miracle was wrought not for the confirmation of Moses’s faith; for, as Aben Ezra observes, the sign of the burning bush was given to him to confirm his faith, that it was God that appeared to him, and called him to this work; but this was wrought to confirm the faith of the Israelites in his divine mission: that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee; ((see Gill on “<020306>Exodus 3:6”)).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“That they may believe - An imperfect sentence to be thus compleated, This thou shalt do, before them, that they may believe. Exodus 4:6”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“That they: Exo 4:1, Exo 3:18, Exo 4:31, Exo 19:9; Ch2 20:20; Isa 7:9; Joh 5:36, Joh 11:15, Joh 11:42, Joh 20:27, Joh 20:31 the Lord: Exo 3:15; Gen 12:7, Gen 17:1, Gen 18:1, Gen 26:2, Gen 48:3; Jer 31:3; Act 7:2 Exodus 4:6”
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