King James Version
What Does Exodus 6:11 Mean?
“Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.”
Context
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And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. anguish: Heb. shortness, or, straitness
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.
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And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?
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And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers**THE SECOND MESSAGE TO PHARAOH.**
(11) **Speak unto Pharaoh.**—The second message was an advance upon the first. The first asked only for permission to enter the wilderness, much of which was within the limits of Egypt; the second was a demand that the Israelites should be allowed “to go out of the land.” Such is the way of Providence generally. If we refuse a light cross, a heavier cross is laid on us. If we will not close with the Sybil on the first occasion, she offers us a worse bargain on the second.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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