Bible Strands
1 Samuel 12:6
Then Samuel said to the people, “The LORD is the One who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Samuel addresses the assembled people immediately after confirming his financial integrity and before presenting God's historical deliverances.
The words — The verb עָשָׂה ('a.Sah, H6213) literally means "he made" or "he appointed," and אֲשֶׁר ('a.Sher, H834) functions as a relative pronoun "who," linking divine action directly to Moses and Aaron.
The thread — The claim that Yahweh appointed these leaders and extracted Israel from Egypt runs parallel to Exodus 6:26 and is recalled in Micah 6:4.
Why it lands — The text states that God alone installed national leadership and executed the Exodus; this requires the reader to acknowledge that present circumstances depend on prior divine action rather than human achievement.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Samuel said unto the people, It is the Lord that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
Cross-references
- Micah 6:4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.
- Exodus 6:26 It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.”
- Psalms 77:19 Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.
- Psalms 99:6 Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.
- Psalms 105:41 He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
- Psalms 78:12 He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
- Psalms 105:26 He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
- Isaiah 63:7 I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.
- Hosea 12:13 But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.
- Nehemiah 9:9 You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.