Exodus 4 – God Equips Moses
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God gives Moses miraculous signs (rod to serpent, leprous hand, water to blood) to prove He had sent him.
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Moses protests his inability to speak; God appoints Aaron, his brother, as spokesman.
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Moses returns to Egypt with his family, carrying the rod of God.
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God reminds Moses that Pharaoh’s heart will be hardened.
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Along the way, God confronts Moses about his son’s circumcision, and Zipporah intervenes.
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Moses meets Aaron; together they tell the elders of Israel that God has remembered them, and the people believe.
Exodus 5 – Pharaoh’s Refusal
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Moses and Aaron deliver God’s message: “Let my people go.”
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Pharaoh responds defiantly, saying, “Who is the LORD?” and refuses.
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He increases the burden on the Israelites, forcing them to make bricks without straw.
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The foremen of Israel complain to Pharaoh and then blame Moses and Aaron.
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Moses cries out to the LORD, questioning why He sent him, since things had only gotten worse.
Exodus 6 – God’s Covenant Reaffirmed
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God reassures Moses that He will show His mighty hand and bring Israel out.
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He reaffirms His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, declaring, “I am the LORD.”
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God promises deliverance, redemption, and a land of inheritance.
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The people, crushed by slavery, do not listen.
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God commands Moses and Aaron to speak to Pharaoh again.
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The chapter closes with the genealogy of Reuben, Simeon, and Levi, tracing Aaron and Moses’ priestly lineage.
