| Norman O. Brown - Philosophy - 2023 - 216 pages
...definition of prophet as interpreter of God, Spinoza cites Exodus 6:1, in which God says to Moses, "See I have made thee a god to Pharaoh, and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet"; glossing the text Spinoza says, "Since in interpreting Moses' words to Pharaoh Aaron acted the part... | |
| Joseph Addison Alexander - Religion - 1984 - 1004 pages
...The precise meaning of the noun N'3J is clear from Exod. vii. 1, where the Lord says unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh, and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet, ie thy interpreter, thy organ of communication. (See Gesenius's Thesaurus, sv N?J). The etymology proposed... | |
| Witness Lee - Service (Theology) - 1993 - 162 pages
...the people" (v. 16). Aaron was to be Moses' spokesman. In Exodus 7:1 the Lord said to Moses, "See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh; and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet." That meant that Aaron would speak for Moses. A prophet is a spokesman. The basic meaning of the word... | |
| Thomas Hobbes - Philosophy - 2008 - 516 pages
...instead of God: that which here is spokesman, is (Exod. vii. 1) interpreted prophet; See, saith God, / have made thee a God to Pharaoh, and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. In the sense of speaking from man to God, Abraham is called a prophet (Gen. xx. 7) where God in a dream... | |
| Lloyd Graham - Religion - 1991 - 496 pages
...For them he slaughtered all who stood in their way. Chutzpah! 1. And the Lord said unto Moses, See 1 have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. 2. Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he... | |
| Benedictus de Spinoza - Religion - 2001 - 308 pages
...sense of interpreter of God, as we gather from Exodus chapter 7 v. 1, where God says to Moses, "See, I have made thee a God to Pharaoh, and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet." This implies that because Aaron was acting the part of prophet in interpreting Moses' words to Pharaoh,... | |
| Donald E. Jenkins - Religion - 2002 - 118 pages
...7:1-5, we see God giving Moses and Aaron the plan of deliverance. "And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet Thou shall speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send... | |
| Arthur W. Pink - Religion - 2002 - 390 pages
...step by step the various stages by which this end was reached. "And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet" (7:1). This presents a startling contrast from what was before us at the close of Ex. 6. There we read... | |
| Sydney E. Ahlstrom - History - 2003 - 636 pages
...for whom he acts, who is responsible for the truth of what is said. In Exodus 7:1, it is said, "See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh; and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet," ie, thy spokesman. This is explained by what is said in Exodus 4:14-16, "Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother?... | |
| Ezekiel O. Olarewaju - Religion - 2003 - 110 pages
...(God) even first of all made Moses a god to pharaoh in Exodus 7:1 " And the Lord said unto Moses, see I have made thee a god to Pharaoh and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet" Concerning service, God told Moses in Exodus 7:16 as follows "And thou shall say unto him the Lord... | |
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