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Exodus 3:11

Exodus 3:11
And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Moses said unto God, who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh,.... A private person, an exile in a foreign country, a poor shepherd, unknown to Pharaoh, and had no interest in him; and he a great…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Who am I - These words indicate humility (compare Num 12:3), not fear. He feared failure, owing to incompetency, especially in the power of expression.

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Who am I - that I should bring - He was so satisfied that this was beyond his power, and all the means that he possessed, that he is astonished that even God himself should appoint him to this work!…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Exodus 3:11-15

God, having spoken to Moses, allows him also a liberty of speech, which he here improves; and,

I. He objects his own insufficiency for the service he was called to (Exo 3:11): Who am I? He thinks…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Exodus 3:1-22

Exo 3:1 to Exo 4:17. Moses commissioned by Jehovah at Horeb to deliver His people. The dialogue between Jehovah and Moses, as in other cases (cf. Delitzsch on Gen 12:1), must be pictured, not as one…