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A4S-02-Exo 9-14-09.indd 59EXODuS 32:28a 1:5 Lit of people issuing from Jacob’s loins b 1:5 LXX, DSS read 75 ; Gn 46:27; Ac 7:14 c 1:12 Or Egyptians loathed d 1:16 Lit birth, look at the stonese 1:22 Sam, LXX, Tg; MT omits to the Hebrews f 2:2 Or healthyof chapter 1 occurred at least 150 years prior to Rameses II’sreign. The city’s name means literally “Born of [the god] Ra.”Ra was one of the most popular gods in the history of Egypt,worshiped since at least the Fourth Dynasty (ca 2772 b.c.). Itis entirely possible that a city honoring this popular god wasbuilt hundreds of years before Rameses II.1:19 Were the Hebrew midwives lying? The Hebrew midwivesmisled Pharaoh in order to save innocent human lives. TheBible teaches that lying is wrong (20:16; Lv 19:11; Eph 4:29;Col 3:9; Rv 22:15) and that people should tell the truth (Zch8:16). What the midwives did is not meant as an example ofbehavior of which God approves. Nevertheless, their act wasmatter, he did not deserve to hear the truth from these women.and pure evil, and one is sometimes compelled to choose theleast sinful alternative. Christians are to speak the truth in love(2 Co 4:2; Eph 4:15). Jesus set the example for Christians bytelling the truth even when it produced personal pain and suffering(Mt 26:63-66; Jn 8:40-59).599/15/2009 11:09:10 AMa 32:29 Text emended; MT reads Today dedicate yourselves ; LXX, Vg read Today you have dedicated yourselves b 33:2 Sam, LXX add GirgashitesA4S-02-Exo 9-14-09.indd 9494ExoDus 33:20Skeptics say this verse contradicts Exodus 33:11, which saysMoses saw God “face to face” (also see Gn 32:30; Dt 5:4).However, some Bible passages are not meant to be takenliterally. The expression “face to face” figuratively means thatGod spoke directly and openly with Moses (Nm 12:8), not thatGod literally stood eyeball to eyeball with him. If the Bible didnot include figurative language, we would be required to believethat God has wings and feathers (Ps 91:4), and that Jesus ismade up of flour (Jn 6:35) and wood (Jn 10:9). Furthermore,God the Father is spirit and is therefore invisible (Jn 1:18; 1Tm1:17). Yet God sometimes accommodated the human context bypresenting Himself as if He had a body (e.g., Gn 3:8), and manyscholars believe that Jesus personally appeared to some peoplein the OT as the preincarnate Angel of the Lord (Gn 22:11-18). 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They ruthlessly imposedThese are the names of the sons of Israel who came all this work on them.15 to Egypt with Jacob; each came with his family: Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives,one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,2 16Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;“When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;them as they deliver. d If the child is a son, kill him, but if it’s a4 Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.daughter, she may live.” 17 The Hebrew midwives, however,• feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had told5 The total number of Jacob’s descendants a was 70; b Josephwas already in Egypt.moned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you donethem; they let the boys live. 18 So the king of Egypt sum-6 Then Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation But this and it’s let the not boys live? that ” way.So what if you don't believe?died. 7 But the Israelites were fruitful, increased rapidly, multiplied,and became extremely numerous so that the land not The like world the Egyptian You does don’t women, not for make belong they are the vigorous to you. universe. and giveis was filled with them.But it’s birth not before that a midwife can get to them.”19 The You But midwives don’t it’s said make not to Pharaoh, the that “The universe. way.So what if you don't believe?Hebrew women are8 A new king, who had not known Joseph, came to power The way.So to what buy the if you lie don't that believe? God20 So God was good You worldto don’t doesmidwives, set notand the the belongpeople rules. to you.So is what to mul-You don’t make in Egypt. 9 He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people tiplied and became very You thenumerous. don’t universe.Not buy that if the you easy. is lie fiction don't To that not and God believe believe? you’re inset 21 Since the midwives rules.are more numerous and powerful than we are. 10 Let us deal The world does not belong to you.is fiction and you’re infeared God, He gave them families. 22 Pharaoh‘Everythen commandedall Youman fasten his sword to his side; go back and forth Moses went out to the tent, all the people would stand is to buy the lie that Charge. Godshrewdly with them; otherwise they will multiply ⎣further⎦,But it’shis people: don’tnot“You setthatmust theway.throw rules. everythroughson bornthetocamp from entrance to entrance, and each of up, each one at the door of his tent, and they would watchis to buy the lie that is fiction God Charge.and you’re inand if war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fightYou don’t make the the Hebrews e into the Nile, but let every daughteryou universe.live.”kill his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’ ” is fiction and you’re in28 The Moses until he entered the tent. 9 When Moses entered theagainst us, and leave the country.” 11 So the Egyptians assignedtaskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with Moses’ Birth and Adoption You don’t set the rules. fell dead that day among the people. Charge.The world does not belong Levites did to as you. Moses commanded, and about 3,000 men tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain atforced labor. They built Pithom and Rameses as supply cities Now a man from the family of Levi married a Levitefor Pharaoh. 12 But the more they oppressed them, the more woman.they multiplied and spread so that the Egyptians came to 229 Afterward Moses the entrance to the tent, and ⎣the Lord⎦ would speak withsaid, “Today you have been dedicated a to the Lord, since Moses. 10 As all the people saw the pillar of cloud remainingat the entrance to the tent, they would stand up, then2 The woman became pregnant each and man gave went against his son and his brother. Thereforebirth to a son; when she saw that he you was have beautiful,f she hid him for three months. 3 30brought a blessing on yourselves today.” bow in worship, each one at the door of his tent. 11 Thedread c the Israelites. 13 They worked the Israelites ruthlesslyBut when she The could following day Moses said to the people, “You have Lord spoke with Moses face to face, just as a man speaks14 and made their lives bitter with difficult labor in brick and no longer hide him, she got a papyrus basket committed for him and a grave sin. Now I will go up to the Lord; perhapsI will be able to atone for your sin.”his assistant, the young man Joshua son of Nun, would notwith his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but31 So Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Oh, these leave the inside of the tent.people have committed a grave sin; they have made a godof gold for themselves. 32 Now if You would only forgive their The Lord’s Glory12sin. But if not, please erase me from the book You haveMoses said to the Lord, “Look, You have told me, ‘Leadwritten.”this people up,’ but You have not let me know whom You33 The Lord replied to Moses: “I will erase whoever haswill send with me. You said, ‘I know you by name, and yousinned against Me from My book. 34 Now go, lead the peoplehave also found favor in My sight.’ 13 Now if I have indeedfound favor in Your sight, please teach me Your ways, andto the place I told you about; see, My angel will go beforeI will know You and find favor in Your sight. Now consideryou. But on the day I settle accounts, I will hold them accountablefor their sin.” 35 And the Lord inflicted a plague on 14 Then He replied, “My presence will go ⎣with you⎦, andthat this nation is Your people.”I will give you rest.”1:5 The number 70 mentioned here and in Gn 46:27 seems tocontradict Stephen’s figure of 75 in Ac 7:14. The number 75can also be found at Ex 1:5 within the Septuagint (the Greektranslation of the OT) and the Dead Sea Scrolls. However, thesetwo numbers can be reconciled. The higher figure includes 5additional sons born to Ephraim and Manasseh sometime afterJacob and his other clan members arrived in Egypt. These additionalindividuals are named in Nm 26:28-37 and 1Ch 7:14-23, as well as in the Greek version of Gn 46:27.1:8 The biblical writer’s use of the term “king” to refer to thesupreme leader of Egypt has been used as evidence that Mosescould not have written the book of Exodus, since anyone familiarwith Egyptian culture would have used the Egyptianterm “pharaoh.” But “pharaoh” is used 185 times elsewhere inthe Torah. Moses was writing this document to a Hebrew, notEgyptian, audience. In the language of the original readers theterm “king” (Hb melek) referred to the highest governmentalofficial within a social system. Perhaps, for the sake of clarityfor his readers as well as for literary variety, Moses chose touse the usual Hebrew term.1:11 The mention of a city named Rameses cannot be used toprove that the events of this narrative took place during thedays of Rameses II (c. 1290 b.c.). However, the Bible’s chronologicalreferences (see esp. 1 Kg 6:1) suggest that the eventsSampleInteriorintended to avert a far greater wrong — the murder the of people inno-focent children. Because of Pharaoh’s wicked intentions in thiswhat they did with the calf Aaron had made.Others in the OT were recorded as deliberately misleading The Tent peo-Outsidple in order to protect innocent human life, including Samuel The Lord spoke to Moses: “Go, leave here,the Camp(1Sm 16:2) and Jeremiah (Jr 38:24-27). In a world marredby sin it is not always possible to choose between pure good you and the people you brought up from33the land of Egypt, to the land I promisedto Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying: I will give it to your• offspring. 2 I will send an angel ahead of you and will driveout the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, b Hivites,and Jebusites. 3 ⎣Go up⎦ to a land flowing with milk andhoney. But I will not go with you because you are a stiffneckedpeople; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.”4But it’s not that way. When the people heard this bad news, they mourned anddidn’t put on their jewelry.You But don’t it’s not make that way. the universe.5 For the Lord said to Moses: “Tell the Israelites: You are aThe world You don’t does make not the belong universe. stiff-necked to you. people. If I went with you for a single moment,But it’s not The that world way.You does don’t not belong set I would the to destroy you. rules. you. Now take off your jewelry, and I willYou don’t You make don’t set the rules. universe.decide what to do with you.”The worldButdoes not belong to you.6 So the Israelites ⎣remained⎦stripped of their jewelry from Mount Horeb ⎣onward⎦.Youit’s notdon’tthat way. 7You don’tsetmakethe Now Mosestherules. took a tent and set it up outside the camp,far away from the universe. camp; he called it the tent of meeting.The world does not Anyone belong who wanted to consult you. the Lord would go to thetent of meeting that was outside the camp.You don’t set the rules.8 WheneverSTwistedc r i p t u r e32:32-33 Does God keep a book with people’s names in it? Several 33:11 If the Lord spoke face to face with Moses, why does theverses indicate that God keeps written recbook later suggest that Moses never saw His face (33:20-ords (17:14; Ps 56:8; 23)? On three occasions the Bible states that God spoke “face69:28; 139:16; Dn 12:1; Mal 3:16; Rv 3:5; 5:1-9; 10:2-10; to face” with Moses (33:11; Nm 12:8; Dt 5:4). However, it13:8; 17:8; 20:12-15; 21:27; 22:7-19). But such expressions is also clear that this expression was not meant to be takencould be metaphors, using a human analogy—keeping accountbooks—to symbolize the fact that God remembers what equated with “openly, and not in riddles” (Nm 12:8). For aliterally; in the book of Numbers, “speaking face to face” ispeople do, just as biblical language regarding God’s eye or hand discussion of Moses’ seeing God, see note on Ex 3:6.is figurative. 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