In Exodus 3:18 Moses is commanded to gather the Israelite elders, go to Phara0h and say “יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָֽעִבְרִיִּים֙ נִקְרָ֣ה עָלֵ֔ינוּ וְעַתָּ֗ה נֵֽלֲכָה־נָּ֞א דֶּ֣רֶךְ שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת יָמִים֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר וְנִזְבְּחָ֖ה לַֽיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ” “The Lord, the God of the Hebrews appeared to us and now please let us go a journey of three days into the wilderness and we will slaughter to the Lord, our God.”
But in Exodus 5:1, Moses changes the words when talking to Pharaoh and says “כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שַׁלַּח֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י וְיָחֹ֥גּוּ לִ֖י בַּמִּדְבָּֽר” “So said the Lord, God of Israel, ‘send out my nation and they will celebrate to me in the wilderness.'” Pharoah responds (Exodus 5:2) by claiming ignorance of the Lord, saying “מִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶשְׁמַ֣ע בְּקֹל֔וֹ לְשַׁלַּ֖ח אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לֹ֤א יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה וְגַ֥ם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹ֥א אֲשַׁלֵּֽחַ” “who is the Lord that I should listen to his voice to send out Israel; I don’t know the Lord and also Israel I will not send out.”
In the very next verse however, Moses reverts back to the message that God had told him to use and says “אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָעִבְרִ֖ים נִקְרָ֣א עָלֵ֑ינוּ נֵ֣לֲכָה נָּ֡א דֶּרֶךְ֩ שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת יָמִ֜ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר וְנִזְבְּחָה֙ לַֽיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ” “the God of the Hebrews appeared to us and now please let us go a journey of three days into the wilderness and we will slaughter to the Lord, our God.” This time Pharaoh doesn’t deny any knowledge of God but instead accuses Moses and Aaron of distracting the Israelites from their task and being lazy.
The simple reading of the text implies that Pharaoh did not know who the God of the Israelites was but did know who the God of the Hebrews was. And unlike the God of the Israelites, Pharaoh had at least some level of respect for the God of the Hebrews.
Is is possible that Pharaoh did not know that the God of the Israelites was the same as the God of the Hebrews? Is this evidence that the term Israelite and Hebrew were not viewed are referencing the same people (i.e. that Israelites were a subset of Hebrews)?
And if there was a really a difference between the terms, why did Moses change God’s message?
Janie Jones
It is an Hour of Temptation that will overtake all the inhabitants of the earth at the same time. Thank God it lasts only a short time: not that is just 60 minutes, but it is a relatively short time nonetheless; a few months or years at most. The Hour of Temptation will be preceded by the shaking of heaven and earth.
Joe Beaupre
How does HE keep you now??
Daryl Hendee
Always gives an escape..
It's Inside You
God never puts more on us than we can bear. (1 Corinthians 10;13) If we’re in a tough situation, and feel like we can’t take it, just know from the word ‘go’ that you can! God never gives us more than we can handle; praise God!
Butch Fomby
GOD REMOVES THE CHURCH FROM THE EARTH ….GONE TO MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB OF GOD….WHILE THE WORLD GOES THROUGH FELLOW SHIPPING WITH SATAN AND THE FALSE PROPHET AND FOLLOWS AFTER THEM….
Richard Suarez
The Church is never removed, Christ asked the Father NOT to remove them. John 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
Lavender Lajoy
By the Holy Spirit
Mary Modeste
Its also how much we love Jesus and that we are serious about our relationship with Him and not sin against Him John 15:5 l am the vine and you are the branches he who abides in Me and l in him bears much fruit for without Me you can do nothing
Stephen FY Teng
>>>The latest & final revelation of the risen Jesus is in the book of Revelation:
Rev 1-3 : Jesus stern message to the 7 Churches.
Rev 4 : Church rapture of the dead & alive in Christ, as represented by John.
Rev 5-18 7-yr tribulation or Jacob’s troubles with 2 OT prophets & 144,000 Jewish evangelists to confirm Daniel 9 :27 & to the unbelieving Jews, period !!! Many left behind church fence-sitters/doubters & all unbelievers from all religions after witnessing the said rapture will cry out to Jesus to save them & many new believers will be martyred & immediately resurrected & are called tribulation saints.
Rev 19-21 Jesus returns to earth to Mt Olives together with His Church Bride for the millennium Kingdom together with the saved remnant Jews & tribulation saints. Satan, demons & all unbelievers will be cast into the hell of fire forever.
Rev 22 New earth & new heaven for all believers ( Gentiles & Jews ).
Dean Brown
I’m making sure we understand the order of his coming.
Stephen Steve Ramdhani
What is the “hour of temptation” according to the Bible? It could be referring to the 6th Seal doomsday effect, when He appears. That great earthquake may last an hour. Rev. 6:12-17.
Lori McCool
The Church (the true Church (Philadelphia) is removed via the rapture at the end of this age.
That is how He does it.
Craig Theisen
Joel 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Craig Theisen
this is the “hour”
Craig Theisen
This is how we are removed :
Craig Theisen
Matthew 24:29 “Immediately after the tribulation” of those days shall “the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light”, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30And “then” shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and “then” shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31And he shall send “his angels with a great sound of a trumpet”, and “they shall gather together his elect” from “the four winds”, from “one end of heaven to the other”.
Zin Ziniah
Pray you are worthy to escape it!
Alex William Yeboua
Stephen FY Teng
>>>Just pray without ceasing & be active as watchman on God’s Lighthouse to broadcast God’s plan of salvation to the unsaved world.
Butch Fomby
RAPTURE