1 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.

2And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:

3And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.

4And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.

5And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.

6Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

7And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

8And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD.

9And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

10And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

11Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

12And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

13And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

14These be the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these bethe families of Reuben.

15And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.

16And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.

17The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.

18And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.

19And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.

20And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram werean hundred and thirty and seven years.

21And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

22And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.

23And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

24And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these arethe families of the Korhites.

25And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.

26These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.

27These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.

28And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,

29That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.

30And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

1 Then the Lord said vnto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will doe to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall hee let them goe, and with a strong hand shall he driue them out of his land.

2And God spake vnto Moses, and said vnto him, I am the Lord.

3And I appeared vnto Abraham, vnto Isaac, and vnto Iacob, by the Name of God Almighty, but by my name IEHOVAH was I not knowen to them.

4And I haue also established my Couenant with them, to giue them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.

5And I haue also heard the groning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keepe in bondage: and I haue remembred my Couenant.

6Wherefore say vnto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from vnder the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage: and I will redeeme you with a stretched out arme, and with great iudgements.

7And I will take you to mee for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from vnder the burdens of the Egyptians.

8And I will bring you in vnto the lande concerning the which I did sweare to giue it, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Iacob, and I will giue it you for an heritage, I am the Lord.

9 And Moses spake so vnto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not vnto Moses, for anguish of spirit, and for cruell bondage.

10And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

11Goe in, speake vnto Pharaoh King of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel goe out of his land.

12And Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel haue not hearkened vnto me: how then shal Pharaoh heare me, who am of vncircumcised lips?

13And the Lord spake vnto Moses and vnto Aaron, & gaue them a charge vnto the children of Israel, and vnto Pharaoh King of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

14 These be the heads of their fathers houses: The sonnes of Reuben the first borne of Israel, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.

15And the sonnes of Simeon: Iemuel, and Iamin, and Ohad and Iachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the sonne of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.

16 And these are the names of the sonnes of Leui, according to their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari: and the yeeres of the life of Leui, were an hundred, thirtie and seuen yeeres.

17The sonnes of Gershon: Libni and Shimi, according to their families.

18And the sonnes of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. And the yeeres of the life of Kohath, were an hundred thirtie and three yeeres.

19And the sonnes of Merari: Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Leui, according to their generations.

20And Amram tooke him Iochebed his fathers sister to wife, and shee bare him Aaron and Moses: and the yeeres of the life of Amram were an hundred, and thirtie and seuen yeeres.

21 And the sonnes of Izhar: Korah and Nepheg, and Zichri.

22And the sonnes of Uzziel: Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.

23And Aaron tooke him Elisheba daughter of Amminadab sister of Naashon to wife, and she bare him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

24And the sonnes of Korah, Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.

25And Eleazar Aarons sonne tooke him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife, and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Leuites, according to their families.

26These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the Lord said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt, according to their armies.

27These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: These are that Moses and Aaron.

28 And it came to passe on the day when the Lord spake vnto Moses in the land of Egypt,

29That the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying, I am the Lord: speake thou vnto Pharaoh king of Egypt, all that I say vnto thee.

30And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of vncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken vnto mee?

I Ex 3:19 ; 11:1 ; 12:31 , 33 , 39

 

 

 

 

 

III == Gen 17:1 ; 35:11 ; 48:3 ; Ex 3:14 ; Ps 68:4 ; 83:18 ; John 8:58 ; Rev 1:4IV == Gen 15:18 ; 17:4 , 7-8 ; 28:4

 

 

V == Ex 2:24

 

 

 

VI == Ex 3:17 ; 6:2 , 8 , 29 ; 7:4 ; 15:13 ; Deut 7:8 ; 26:8 ; 1st Chr 17;21 ; Neh 1:10 ; Ps 81:6 ; 136:11-12

VII == Gen 17:7-8 ; Ex 5:4-5 ; 29:45-46 ; Deut 4:20 ; 7:6 ; 14:2 ;26:18 ; 29:13 ; 2nd Sam 7:24 ; Ps 81:6 ; Rev 21:7

VIII == Gen 15:18 ; 26:3 ; 28:13 ; 35:12

 

 

IX == Ex 5:21

 

 

 

 

 

 

XII == Ex 4:10 ; 6:12 , 30 ; Jer 1:6

 

 

 

 

 

 

XIV == Gen 46:9 ; 1st Chr 5:3

 

 

 

XV == Gen 46:10 ; 1st Chr 4:24

 

 

 

XVI Gen 46:11 ; Num 3:17 ; 1st Chr 6:1 , 16

 

 

XVII == 1st Chr 6:17 ; 23:7

 

XVIII == Num 26:57 ; 1st Chr 6:2 , 18

 

XIX == 1st Chr 6:19 ; 23:21

 

 

XX == Ex 2:1-2 ; Num 26:59

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXIII == Lev 10:1 ; Num 3:2 ; 26:60 ; Ruth 4:19-20 ; 1st Chr 2:10 ; 6:3 ; 24:1 ; Matt 1:4

 

XXIV == Num 26:11

 

XXV == Num 25:7 , 11 ; Josh 24:33

 

 

XXVI == Ex 6:13 ; 7:4 ; 12:17 , 51 ; Num 33:1

 

XXVII == Ex 5:1 , 3 ; 6:13 ; 7:10 ; 32:7 ; 33:1 ; Ps 77:20

 

 

 

 

XXIX == Ex 6:2 , 11 ; 7:2

 

 

XXX == Ex 4:10 ; 6:12

1 Then the LORD answered Moses, "Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh. Forced by my mighty hand, he will send them away; compelled by my outstretched arm, he will drive them from his land."

2 God also said to Moses, "I am the LORD.

3 As God the Almighty I appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, but my name, LORD, I did not make known to them.

4 I also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they were living as aliens.

5 And now that I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are treating as slaves, I am mindful of my covenant.

6 Therefore, say to the Israelites: I am the LORD. I will free you from the forced labor of the Egyptians and will deliver you from their slavery. I will rescue you by my outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.

7 I will take you as my own people, and you shall have me as your God. You will know that I, the LORD, am your God when I free you from the labor of the Egyptians

8 and bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I will give it to you as your own possession - I, the LORD!"

9 But when Moses told this to the Israelites, they would not listen to him because of their dejection and hard slavery.

10 Then the LORD said to Moses,

11 "Go and tell Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to let the Israelites leave his land."

12 But Moses protested to the LORD, "If the Israelites would not listen to me, how can it be that Pharaoh will listen to me, poor speaker that I am!"

13 Still, the LORD, to bring the Israelites out of Egypt, spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them his orders regarding both the Israelites and Pharaoh, king of Egypt.

14 These are the heads of the ancestral houses. The sons of Reuben, the first-born of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the clans of Reuben.

15 The sons of Simeon were Jenuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar and Shaul, who was the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the clans of Simeon.

16 The names of the sons of Levi, in their genealogical order, are Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived one hundred and thirty-seven years.

17 The sons of Gershon, as heads of clans, were Libni and Shimei.

18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived one hundred and thirty-three years.

19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi in their genealogical order.

20 Amram married his aunt Jochebed, who bore him Aaron, Moses and Miriam. Amram lived one hundred and thirty-seven years.

21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg and Zichri.

22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.

23 Aaron married Amminadab's daughter, Elisheba, the sister of Nahshon; she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These are the clans of the Korahites.

25 Aaron's son, Eleazar, married one of Putiel's daughters, who bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the ancestral clans of the Levites.

26 This is the Aaron and this the Moses to whom the LORD said, "Lead the Israelites from the land of Egypt, company by company."

27 These are the ones who spoke to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of Egypt - the same Moses and Aaron.

28 On the day the LORD spoke to Moses in Egypt

29 he said, "I am the LORD. Repeat to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, all that I tell you."

30 But Moses protested to the LORD, "Since I am a poor speaker, how can it be that Pharaoh will listen to me?"

v 1. The Lord did not rebuke Moses for his outburst. Ps 103:14, “For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.” God had given Pharaoh an opportunity to obey without punishment and for Moses to see Pharaoh’s adamant refusal. Now God is ready to act and Moses will see what is happening. Pharaoh will feel the strong hand of God, and he will be compelled by that same strong hand to drive Israel out.

v 2,3. Moses, Aaron and the Israelites before them knew the word Jehovah, the redemptive name of the Lord, and had called upon Him by that name, but had not experienced the acts, miracles and fulfilled promises they would soon see.

v 4,5. They would see that God had not forgotten them in their affliction, but He would keep His Covenant made to their ancestors concerning the promised land.

v 6-8. The Lord said “I Will”, and the promises are dependent only on God. 
Israelites -----------------------Present day believers
Bring you out---------------------------Place of spiritual death
Rid you of bondage ---------------------------Fetters of sin, habit
Take you to Me --------------------------------Be our Father
Be to you a God -------------------------------Our strong One
Bring you in -------------------------------------Victory, peace. fruitfulness
Give it to you -----------------------------------All by grace through faith

v 9. Those words revived Moses’ spirit, but the people would not listen. His other promises had only resulted in a worse situation, and they considered life hopeless.

v 10,11. The Lord’s command to Pharaoh now is not for a three day leave, but a permanent release from the land.

v 12,13. Moses is still stinging from the rebuke of his own people, and again pleads his speech problem when facing Pharaoh. A father whose child has fallen from a horse may order him to get back on and show who is boss. Likewise, the Lord totally ignored Moses plea and gave a specific command to get back there with Aaron and tell both the Israelites and Pharaoh that they were to leave.

v 14-25. The preliminaries of the battle between the Lord and Pharaoh are over, and before engaging in the real battle, a summary account of Reuben and Simeon is given, followed by the genealogy of Moses and Aaron. It is apparent that several generations have been omitted, and these were the present descendants of the original sons of Jacob. This insertion may have something to do with Oriental literary art, but chiefly, it later becomes a vital record for determining who qualified for the priesthood. Reuben and Simeon are listed so there can be no doubt they were excluded from the priesthood, even though older.
Commentators differ as to whether Jochebed was the sister or daughter of Amram,’s father, but I accept it as stated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 26-30. There is repetition in these verses so there can be no doubt that  the Moses and Aaron listed are the descendants of Levi who dealt with Pharaoh concerning the release of the Israelites, the same Moses who had the speech problem.