Exodus 6
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Lutheran reading notes
In Exodus chapter 6, the story continues to develop the theme of Israel’s deliverance from Egypt and the covenant at Sinai. Lutheran interpretation often highlights how the events reveal humanity’s need for God’s grace and the reliability of God's promises. The chapter illustrates both the reality of human weakness and the faithfulness of God who works through history.
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Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.
Exodus 6:1 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I {am} the LORD: {the LORD: or, JEHOVAH}
Exodus 6:2 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by {the name of} God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
Exodus 6:3 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.
Exodus 6:4 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.
Exodus 6:5 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I {am} the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
Exodus 6:6 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I {am} the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
Exodus 6:7 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I {am} the LORD. {swear: Heb. lift up my hand}
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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}
Exodus 6:9 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Exodus 6:10 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.
Exodus 6:11 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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?
Exodus 6:12 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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.
Exodus 6:13 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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These {be} the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these {be} the families of Reuben.
Exodus 6:14 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these {are} the families of Simeon.
Exodus 6:15 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And these {are} the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi {were} an hundred thirty and seven years.
Exodus 6:16 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
Exodus 6:17 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath {were} an hundred thirty and three years.
Exodus 6:18 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these {are} the families of Levi according to their generations.
Exodus 6:19 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram {were} an hundred and thirty and seven years.
Exodus 6:20 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
Exodus 6:21 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.
Exodus 6:22 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Exodus 6:23 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these {are} the families of the Korhites.
Exodus 6:24 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Eleazar Aaron's son took him {one} of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these {are} the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.
Exodus 6:25 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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These {are} that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.
Exodus 6:26 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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These {are} they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these {are} that Moses and Aaron.
Exodus 6:27 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And it came to pass on the day {when} the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,
Exodus 6:28 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I {am} the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.
Exodus 6:29 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I {am} of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?
Exodus 6:30 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.