Moses said, “Hereby you shall know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these works; for they are not from my own mind.
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- KJV And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.
- BSB Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing:
- NKJV And Moses said: “By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them of my own will.
- NASB Then Moses said, “By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these deeds; for it is not my doing.
- NLT And Moses said, “This is how you will know that the Lord has sent me to do all these things that I have done—for I have not done them on my own.
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Quick answer
Moses said the coming event would prove the LORD had sent him and that he had not acted on his own. God would vindicate his servant by a sign.
Overview
Moses stakes his entire ministry on God's response, declaring that the outcome will prove his divine commission. He claims no self-appointed authority but acts as God's sent messenger. His vindication by God prefigures the Father's vindication of Christ, the one truly sent, attested by mighty works (Acts 2:22).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- John 6:38For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
- Exod 3:12He said, “Certainly I will be with you. This will be the token to you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”
- John 5:36But the testimony which I have is greater than that of John, for the works which the Father gave me to accomplish, the very works that I do, testify about me, that the Father has sent me.
- John 14:11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
- Jer 23:16Yahweh of Armies says, “Don’t listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They teach you vanity. They speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of Yahweh.
- Ezek 13:17You, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy against them,
- Exod 4:1–9Moses answered, “But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, ‘Yahweh has not appeared to you.’”
- 1 Kgs 18:36At the time of the evening offering, Elijah the prophet came near, and said, “Yahweh, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.
- Zech 2:9For, behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they will be a plunder to those who served them; and you will know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me.
- John 11:42I know that you always listen to me, but because of the multitude that stands around I said this, that they may believe that you sent me.”
- John 5:30I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.
- Deut 18:22When a prophet speaks in Yahweh’s name, if the thing doesn’t follow, nor happen, that is the thing which Yahweh has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You shall not be afraid of him.
- Exod 7:9“When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Perform a miracle!’ then you shall tell Aaron, ‘Take your rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.’”
- Zech 4:9“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands shall also finish it; and you will know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me to you.
- Num 24:13‘If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond Yahweh’s word, to do either good or bad of my own mind. I will say what Yahweh says’?
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