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Exodus 9:29
Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses Pharaoh following the plague of hail and thunder. He announces a future condition tied to his departure from the city.
The words — אֶפְרֹשׂ ('ef.Ros) translates to "I will spread out," denoting a posture of intercession. כְּ/צֵאתִ/י (ke./tze.T/i) means "when I go out," establishing the precise timing of the promised intervention.
The thread — The gesture of outstretched hands appears in 1 Kings 8:22 during Solomon's dedication prayer and in 1 Kings 8:38 for general petitions. Psalms 143:6 also employs the imagery to express spiritual thirst.
Why it lands — The verse records Moses' prediction that the storm will cease upon his prayer, not a claim that the physical act mechanically controls the weather. It requires the reader to acknowledge the LORD's ownership of the earth and to respond with fear.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the Lord; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the Lord’s.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 8:22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,
- 1 Kings 8:38 then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple—
- Psalms 143:6 I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
- Isaiah 1:15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
- 1 Corinthians 10:26 for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”
- Deuteronomy 10:14 Behold, to the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, and the earth and everything in it.
- Exodus 9:33 Then Moses departed from Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the LORD. The thunder and hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured down on the land.
- Exodus 19:5 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- 2 Chronicles 6:12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
- Ezra 9:5 At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and cloak torn, and I fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the LORD my God,