Exodus 3:7-10
7 YHWH said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. 8 I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 9 Now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me. Moreover I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh, that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” Exodus 3:7-10WEB
Classification
The Command
This passage contains a positive command, with immediate application, directed toward Moses: "Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.".
The command is preceded by an explanation of the plan in which God here calls Moses to participate ("to deliver them...and to bring them up"), and the temporal events and causes leading up to God's execution of this plan ("I have seen the affliction...and have heard their cry...I know their sorrows...the cry of the children of Israel has come to me...I have seen the oppression...Come now therefore").
Categories
This command is part of the Principles and Definitions. It aids in our understanding of Slavery, as Israel were slaves of Egypt and were treated in a way bringing about God's decision to deliver Israel from Egypt as part of a greater judgment on Egypt. It also contributes to an understanding of the Abrahamic Covenant, whereby the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites is given to Israel.
Fulfillment
The immediate command, "Come now...that thou mayest bring forth my people", is eventually fulfilled by Moses, who does participate in this plan, leading to the successful delivery of Israel from Egypt.
Topics
This principle has direct relevance to an understanding of the following topics:
