Bible Strands
Exodus 3:10
Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Moses at the burning bush immediately after describing the Israelites' cry and Egyptian oppression. He issues a direct command for Moses to approach Pharaoh and deliver the Israelites from Egypt.
The words — The verse opens with עַתָּה (ʿat-tāh), meaning "therefore" or "and now," which grammatically ties the command to the preceding report of oppression. It centers on לֵכְ (lēḵ), the imperative "go," and אֶשְׁלַחֲךָ (eš-laḥăkā), "I will send you," establishing that the mission originates from divine authority rather than human initiative.
The thread — This commission appears in Micah 6:4, 1 Samuel 12:6, and Psalm 105:26, where Scripture repeatedly cites God’s sending of Moses to lead Israel out of Egypt as established history.
Why it lands — The text states that God sees oppression and responds by sending a chosen messenger, directly preceding Moses' question about his own qualifications. It requires the reader to recognize that the deliverance mission depends on divine sight and commission, not human readiness.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out 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.
- 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.
- Psalms 105:26 He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
- Isaiah 63:11 Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,
- Acts 7:34 I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
- Psalms 77:20 You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
- Hosea 12:13 But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.
- Psalms 103:6 The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
- Acts 7:36 He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.