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Selected Verse: Exodus 4:22 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ex 4:22 |
King James |
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| My firstborn - The expression would be perfectly intelligible to Pharaoh, whose official designation was "son of Ra." In numberless inscriptions the Pharaohs are styled "own sons" or "beloved sons" of the deity. It is here applied for the first time to Israel; and as we learn from Exo 4:23, emphatically in antithesis to Pharaoh's own firstborn. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Thus saith the Lord - This is the first time that preface is used by any man, which afterwards is used so frequently by all the prophets: Israel is my son, my first - born - Precious in my sight, honourable, and dear to me. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Israel is my son, even my firstborn - That is, The Hebrew people are unutterably dear to me. |
23 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.