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The Significance of Miraculous Signs
Moses’ third excuse for not wanting to be the spokesman for God was that people will say, “The Lord has not appeared to you as you say, and they will not believe me” (v. 1). The Lord’s answer to Moses was, “What is that you have in your hand” (v. 2) Mose …

Aaron to Be Moses’ Mouthpiece
Moses still had another excuse. He said “I cannot speak well. I am slow of speech and (I John 4:7-10) my tongue is slow” (v. 10). The Lord was very patient with Moses when He said, “Who made your mouth (v.11)?” and answered it by saying “I did. I wil …

The Return of Moses to Egypt
Moses returned to his father-in-law Jethro since he could not depart for Egypt without first returning the flock (Ex. 3:1) and he also wanted Jethro’s blessing on his going. He told Jethro that he wanted to go back to Egypt and see if his family was still alive (v. 18 …