And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.
Parallel translations
- WEB Moses told the children of Israel according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses.
- BSB So Moses spoke all this to the Israelites just as the LORD had commanded him.
- NKJV So Moses told the children of Israel everything, just as the Lord commanded Moses.
- NASB And Moses spoke to the sons of Israel in accordance with everything that the Lord had commanded Moses.
- NLT So Moses gave all of these instructions to the people of Israel as the Lord had commanded him.
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Quick answer
Moses faithfully relayed to Israel everything the Lord had commanded, modeling complete obedience as a mediator of God's word.
Overview
This concluding note affirms that Moses delivered the offering instructions exactly as God gave them, withholding nothing. His faithfulness as God's spokesman ensured the people received the divine will in full. Moses thus foreshadows Christ, the greater and final Mediator who perfectly reveals and accomplishes the Father's will (Hebrews 3:1-6).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Acts 20:27For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
- Heb 3:2Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.
- Exod 40:16Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.
- 1 Cor 15:3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
- Heb 3:5And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
- Deut 4:5Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.
- Matt 28:20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
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