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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Exodus 4:1

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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MIRACULOUS CHANGE OF THE ROD, &c. (Exo. 4:1-31) But, behold--Hebrew, "If," "perhaps," "they will not believe me."--What evidence can I produce of my divine mission? There was still a want of full confidence, not in the character and divine power of his employer, but in His presence and power always accompanying him. He insinuated that his communication might be rejected and he himself treated as an impostor.
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