THEOSISWlastow G.K.
Moses calls for a posture of humility in the presence of the Lord God of Israel, and the rulers of Egypt acknowledge this call as valid.
Exodus 10:3Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Therefore Moses and Aaron went in to Pharao, and said to him: Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews: How long refusest thou to submit to me? let my people go, to sacrifice to me.
וַיָּבֹ֨א מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאַהֲרֹן֮ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה֒ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָֽעִבְרִ֔ים עַד־מָתַ֣י מֵאַ֔נְתָּ לֵעָנֹ֖ת מִפָּנָ֑י שַׁלַּ֥ח עַמִּ֖י וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 1 Pet 5:6Be you humbled therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in the time of visitation:
- Jas 4:10Be humbled in the sight of the Lord: and he will exalt you.
- Jer 13:18Say to the king, and to the queen: Humble yourselves, sit down: for the crown of your glory is come down from your head.
- Heb 12:25See that you refuse him not that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spoke upon earth, much more shall not we that turn away from him that speaketh to us from heaven.
- Rom 2:4Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and patience and longsuffering? Knowest thou not that the benignity of God leadeth thee to penance?
- 2 Chr 33:12And after that he was in distress he prayed to the Lord his God: and did penance exceedingly before the God of his fathers.
- Num 14:27How long doth this wicked multitude murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel.
- Prov 1:22O children, how long will you love childishness, and fools covet those things which are hurtful to themselves, and the unwise hate knowledge?