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Exodus 16
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Exodus 16:6 Wrote:[Thereupon,] Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, [In the] evening, you shall know that the Lord brought you out of the land of Egypt.

There's that phrase again... "you shall know that the Lord..." I brought this up before, that knowing that it is indeed the Lord that did X or said Y (or whatever) is a recurring theme. On a first reading, this passage sounds odd... don't the Israelites already know the Lord brought them out of Egypt? Weren't they there? But as mentioned earlier, I feel the emphasis is on "the Lord" rather than "brought you out of Egypt". It's as if the Israelites doubt it is the Lord who is guiding them, and instead some demigod or demon, or maybe nothing at all (as if Moses and Aaron are deceiving them or are mad). So the Lord's show of providence will convince them, this passage is saying, that it is indeed the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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Robert's response:
I believe you have the correct impression here. Yes, Exodus clearly indicates that the people were persistent doubters. They needed constant reminders as in the example above.
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Exodus 16 - by gib65 - 07-26-2025, 02:07 AM
RE: Exodus 16 - by Chedorlaomer - 07-27-2025, 01:27 AM
RE: Exodus 16 - by Robert - 08-02-2025, 05:38 PM
RE: Exodus 16 - by Robert - 08-02-2025, 05:42 PM
RE: Exodus 16 - by Robert - 08-02-2025, 05:47 PM
RE: Exodus 16 - by Robert - 08-02-2025, 06:12 PM
RE: Exodus 16 - by Robert - 08-02-2025, 06:28 PM
RE: Exodus 16 - by Robert - 08-02-2025, 06:36 PM
RE: Exodus 16 - by Robert - 08-02-2025, 06:48 PM
RE: Exodus 16 - by Robert - 08-02-2025, 07:14 PM
RE: Exodus 16 - by Robert - 08-02-2025, 07:21 PM
RE: Exodus 16 - by Robert - 08-02-2025, 07:51 PM
RE: Exodus 16 - by Robert - 08-02-2025, 08:02 PM
RE: Exodus 16 - by Robert - 08-02-2025, 08:23 PM
RE: Exodus 16 - by gib65 - 08-16-2025, 04:23 PM

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