Exodus 3:1

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Modern

Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Traditional

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

Literal

And Moses was shepherding the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock behind the wilderness and he came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.

Latin

Moyses autem pascebat oves Jethro soceri sui sacerdotis Madian: cumque minasset gregem ad interiora deserti, venit ad montem Dei Horeb.

Original

Hebrew

English

Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Notes

Exodus 3:1

Sinai is the name commonly used for the mountain where God revealed himself in the covenant (see, for example, 16:1; 19:1–2). Here and in 17:6 and 33:6, the Hebrew text uses the name Horeb. Both names probably refer to the same mountain.

Exodus 3:1–10

These verses indicate a major change will happen in the life of Moses.

Exodus 3:1–4:28

This section describes the mission God gave Moses to rescue the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. It is divided into two parts, 3:1–4:17 and 4:18–28.

The first part describes God's call. The second part describes the full consequences of accepting that call. Moses not only experienced a career change, but he also had to completely change his life.

Theme notes and profiles

Aaron Egypt Jethro (Reuel) Moses

Related verses

1 Kings 19:8
So he got up and ate and drank. And strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.
Psalm 78:70–72
He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
Exodus 17:6
Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Numbers 10:29
Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.”
Malachi 4:4
“Remember the law of My servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him for all Israel at Horeb.
Exodus 18:1–6
Now Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
Judges 4:11
Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.
Exodus 19:11
…and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
Amos 7:14–15
“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.
Exodus 19:3
Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, “This is what you are to tell the house of Jacob and explain to the sons of Israel:
Deuteronomy 1:6
The LORD our God said to us at Horeb: “You have stayed at this mountain long enough.
Exodus 3:5
“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

Parallels

Acts 7:30–38

People

Jethro: Moses' father-in-law, priest of Midian Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Places

Midian: A nation descended from Abraham; oppressed Israel in the time of the judges Sinai: Mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments

Glossary

Aaron Book of Exodus Burning Bush Desert Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Hobab Jethro John the Baptist Midian, Midianite Moses Mount Sinai Mount, Mountain Prophecy Prophet, Prophetess Reuel Zipporah

Topics

Communion: Moses Deserts: Parts of, Afforded Pasture Horeb: A Range of Mountains of Which Mount Sinai is the Most Prominent Jethro: Moses Spent Forty Years of Exile With, and Married his Daughter Midianites: A Small Part of Dwelt Near Horeb Moses is a Herdsman for Jethro in the Desert of Horeb Mountains: Afforded Pasturage Mountains: Horeb Revelation: God Reveals Himself to Moses Rulers: Wicked: Pharaoh, Oppressing the Israelites Sheep: Flocks of Fed on the Mountains Shepherd: Moses

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