M.IN'I///N/A L confirmed by fignes. Ex o n us l V. Moles lent to Egypt, that Jehovah met him , and fought to kill him. And Zipporah tooke a fharpe iron, 25 and cut off the fuperfluous fore -skin of her fon, and caft it at his feet, and faid, Surely a husband of bloods art thou to me. And he 26 let him goe: then five Paid, a husband of bloods,for the circumcifions. And Jehovah 27 hid to Aaron ; Goe to meet Mofes,into the wilderneffe : and heewent, and met him in the mountaine of God, and kiffed him. And Mofes told Aaron all the words of Jehovah, who had fent him, and all the fignes which he had commanded him. And Mofes went 29 and Aaron, and theygathered together all the Elders of the forts of Ifrael. And Aaron fpake all the words which Jehovah had fpo- ken unto Mofes: and he did the fignes,in the eyes of the people. And the people belee- 32 ved;andthey heard that Jehovah had vifited the forts of Ifrael,and that he had feene their affliúion: and they bended downethe head, and bowed themfelves. 9 beleeve the voice of the latter ligne. And it lhall be , if they will not beleeve alfo thefe two fignes , nor hearken to thy voice that thou fhalr take of the waters of the river, & powre upon the dry land, and the waters fhall be , which thou (halt take out of the ri- ver,eventhey (halbe (turned) to blood upon r o the dry land.And Moles laid untoJehovah; Oh my Lord , I an not a man of words, ei- ther from dales heretofore or fince thou haft fpoken unto thy fervant; but I am of an hea r t vie mouth,& of an heavy tongue. And Jeho- vah Paid unto him,who bathmadethe mouth of man, or who maketh the4umbe, or the deafer or the open -eyed, or theblind e have 12 not I Jehovah a And now goe, and I will be with thy mouth , and will teach thee what 13 thou (halt fpeak. And he faid;Oh my Lord, fend I pray thee, by the hand thou (houldeft 14 fend. And the anger of Jehovah was kindled againft Mofes; and he faid, is not Aaron the Levite thy brother! I know that fpeaking he can fpeake, and allo behold he it comming forth to meet thee; and when he Teeth thee, t 5 he will beglad in his heart. And thou (halt fpeake unto him , and (halt put the words in his mouth, and I will be with thy mouth, and With his mouth, and will teach you what r 6 you Thal l doe. And he (hall fpeake for thee unto the people, and he Thal be, even he Thal be to thee for a mouth , and thou (halt be to t 7 him fora God. And this rod (halt thou take in thy hand , with the which thou fltalt doe 18 the fignes.And Mofes went,and returnedto Jethro his father in law, and Paid unto him; Let me goe I pray thee, and return untomy brethren which are in Egypt, & fee whether they be yetalive: and Jethro faid to Mores, i9 Go in peace. And Jehovah faid untoMofes, in Midian ; Goe, returne into Egypt, for all zo the men are dead that fought thy foule.And Mofes tooke his wife & his funs, and made them-ride upon an affe ; and hee returned to the land of Egypt : and Mofes woke the rod 21 of God in his hand. And Jehovah Paid unto Mofes ; When thougoefl to returne into E- gypt, fee, all the won(ers which I have put . in thy hand,that thou doe thembefore Pha- raoh, and I will make ftrong his heart, and 22 he fltall not fend away thepeople. And thou (halt fay unto Pharaoh, thus faith Jehovah, 23 Ifrael is my forme my firft-borne.And I fay unto thee, Send away my fon, that hee may ferve meei and if thou refufe to fend him a- way, behold, I will flay thy fonne, thy firft- borne. And it was in the way, in the Inne, 24 28 30 Annotations. B?Jt beheld] Hebr. and beheld: or, and if, as the t Greeke tranflateth it, adding this queflion, what (hall I fay unto them? So (hén) behold, is ufed for (im) if, in Jer. 3. t. Moles having experience of former refufall , Exod. 2. 14. feareth the like again; and makethexceptions. Verf. a. a rod] or, after.; as in Gen.38.1 S. An 2 inftrument which fhepherds ufed to guide their fheepe with Levit.27.3 2. with it Mofes now fed Ietbroes flocke; but God fan&ified it to worke miracles by, and to feed his people Ifrael. There- fore it is after called the rod ofGod,v.ao. and many great things were effe &ed by it. To this the Pro- phèts after , have reference; as, feed thypeople with thy rod, &c. Mich. 7. 14. Verf. 3. was (turned) to] or, becamea frpent: but the word turned,is exprefled in Exo.7.15. and the 3 Greeke here addeth it in verf. 17. As the (pining of Moles face, and veile upon it, (Exod. 34.30, 33.) fignified theglory of his minifterie, and the hiding of the end thereof,from unbeleevingIfra- el ites , 2 Cor. 3.7,13, 16. fo his rod turned to a feipent, was here for a ligne to filch as would not otherwife beleeve him, verfe 5. 8, 9. fignifying that his miniftery fhould becomedeadly, to all that by faith law not the end of the fame, to be the redemption of Abrahams feed,by Chrift,Luke 1.68.74. Rom.to.4.Gal.3. The feeding of Gods people with his rod, was a figne of life and grace, and comfort,Mich.7.r 4,15.Pfa.23.4. the rod tur- ned to a ferpent, was a ligne of death,Gen.3. Num. 21.6. Efa.14.2 9. Jer. 8.17. from before] or, from theface of it: for feare: becaufe all ferpents are odious to man;and this was terrible,called a dra- gem , in Exod. 7. to. So the woman fled from the fie ZsiliMP7////////fAlll 1111111 tu
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