Exodus 4
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Ex 7:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
Moses is God and Aaron is Jesus.
So I took Exodus 4 and replaced Moses with MYLORD just so you can track when it was originally God vs a changed name.
Then I replaced Aaron with Jesus.
I filled in other symbols along the way. Each symbol replacement can be verified by at least two or three 'witnesses'.
The verses now seem to suggest a conversation between "the Lord and MYLORD" as David hinted and Jesus confirmed (Psalm 2, Matthew 22:41-45).
Text Transformation
(some verses link to commentaries below)
| Original text | Transformed text | References |
| (Exod 4:1) And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee. | Exod 4:1 And MYLORD answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee. | Shadow:Moses::God |
| (Exod 4:2) And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. | Exod 4:2 And the LORD said unto him, What is that work? And he said, [the power of God in discipline]. | Shadow:Hand::Works Shadow:Rod::Power of God in discipline |
| (Exod 4:3) And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. | Exod 4:3 And he said, [Be incarnate]. And he cast [the power of God] on the [earth], and it became [sin incarnate]; and MYLORD fled from before it. | Dict:Ground::Earth Shadow:Rod::Power of God in discipline Shadow:Serpent::Sin Shadow:Moses::God |
| (Exod 4:4) And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: | Exod 4:4 And the LORD said unto MYLORD, do the work, conquer the lying prophet. And he put forth his hand, and [conquered it], and it became [power of God in discipline] in his hand: | Shadow:Moses::God Shadow:Tail::Lying prophet Shadow:Rod::Power of God in discipline |
| (Exod 4:5) That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee. | Exod 4:5 That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee. | |
| (Exod 4:6) And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. | Exod 4:6 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine works into thy bosom. And he put his works into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his works were made sin. | Shadow:Hand::Works |
| (Exod 4:7) And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh. | Exod 4:7 And he said, Put thine works into thy bosom again. And he put his works into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was sinless as his other flesh. | Shadow:Hand::Works |
| (Exod 4:8) And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. | Exod 4:8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to [Jesus] of the first sign [he who knew no sin became sin], that they will believe [Jesus] of the latter sign [that he conquered sin]. | |
| (Exod 4:9) And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land. | Exod 4:9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken [Jesus], that thou shalt take of the [Word], and shed it on the dry land: and the [Word] which thou takest out of the river shall become [life] upon the dry land. | Shadow:Water::Word Dict:Pour::Shed Shadow:Blood::Life |
| (Exod 4:10) And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. | Exod 4:10 And MYLORD said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but my Torah:word, and my Torah:works have been ineffective. | Shadow:Speech::Torah:word Shadow:Tongue::Torah:works |
| (Exod 4:11) And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? | Exod 4:11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? | |
| (Exod 4:12) Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. | Exod 4:12 Now therefore go, and I will be with [Jesus], and teach thee what thou shalt say. | |
| (Exod 4:13) And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. | Exod 4:13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. | |
| (Exod 4:14) And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. | Exod 4:14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against MYLORD, and he said, Is not -Jesus- the [priest] thy brother? I know that he [is the Word]. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.“ | |
| (Exod 4:15) And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. | Exod 4:15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with [Jesus], and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. Mouth is reminiscent of Word:Jesus | |
| (Exod 4:16) And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God. | Exod 4:16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he[Jesus] shall be, even he shall be to thee [Living Word], and thou shalt be to him instead of God. | |
| Mouth is reminiscent of Word:Jesus | ||
| (Exod 4:17) And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. | Exod 4:17 And thou shalt take this [the power of God in discipline] in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. | Shadow:Rod::Power of God in discipline |
| (Exod 4:18) And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. | Exod 4:18 And MYLORD went and returned to [the Father], and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in [the world], and see whether they be yet alive. And [the Father] said to MYLORD, Go in peace. | |
| (Exod 4:19) And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life. | Exod 4:19 And the LORD said unto MYLORD in Midian, Go, return into [the world]: for all the men are [dead in sin] which sought thy [new] life [zoe]. | |
| (Exod 4:20) And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand. | Exod 4:20 And MYLORD took [Israel and his church], and [entrusted them to his prophets], and he returned to the [earth]: and MYLORD took the [power] of God in his works. | Shadow:First wife::Israel Shadow:Sons::Church Shadow:Ass::Prophet Shadow:Egypt::Earth Shadow:Moses::God Shadow:Rod::Power of God in discipline Shadow:Hand::Works |
| (Exod 4:21) And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. | Exod 4:21 And the LORD said unto MYLORD, When thou goest to return into [the world], see that thou do all those wonders before [Lucifer], which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. | |
| (Exod 4:22) And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: | Exod 4:22 And thou shalt say unto [Lucifer], Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: | |
| (Exod 4:23) And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn. | Exod 4:23 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even [all of your followers]. | |
| (Exod 4:24) And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. | Exod 4:24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him [Jesus], and [killed] him. | |
| (Exod 4:25) Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. | Exod 4:25 Then [Israel] took [the word of God], and [remembered the promise made to Abraham], and [prayed], and said, Surely a husband [of life] art thou to me. | Shadow:First wife::Israel Shadow:Stone::Word Shadow:Blood::Life |
| (Exod 4:26) So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision. | Exod 4:26 So he [rose from the dead]: then she said, A husband [of life] thou art, because of the [remembered promise]. | |
| (Exod 4:27) And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. | Exod 4:27 And the LORD said to -Jesus-, Go into the wilderness to meet MYLORD. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and –burned or sacrificed-. | Dict:Kiss::Burn Shadow:Burn::Sacrifice |
| (Exod 4:28) And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him. | Exod 4:28 And MYLORD told -Jesus- all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him. | |
| (Exod 4:29) And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: | Exod 4:29 And MYLORD and -Jesus- went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: | |
| (Exod 4:30) And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. | Exod 4:30 And -Jesus- spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto MYLORD, and did the signs in the sight of the people. | |
| (Exod 4:31) And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped. | Exod 4:31] And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped. |
Commentary
Exod 4:1
David suggested that God has conversations "within himself":
- Ps 110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
- Mt 22:44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
- Lu 20:42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
- Ac 2:34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
Exod 4:2
"The power of God in discipline" is speaking about the cross. Judgment has been given to Christ.
- Joh 5:27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
Exod 4:3
cast it on the ground
The 'power of God in discipline' might be said to be the power to execute judgement. Christ was given all authority to judge. This is a shadow of Christ becoming incarnate.
he fled
- Rev 5:3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
Christ in heaven faced a deity-sized temptation to avoid the cross. The idea of being made sin was so repulsive that initially he said he would not do it. For some interval in eternity, all creation holds it's breath as Rev 5:3 records that there is no one worthy. Jesus also tells the parable of the two brothers:
- Matt 21:28 ¶ But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
- 29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
- 30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
- 31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Jesus can relate to the harlots and the publicans because he himself did not wish to do the Father's will. He faced Gethsemane experiences both in heaven and on earth where he put aside his own will in order to obey the Father.
The book of Hebrews makes the point repeatedly that Israel did not receive grace through the law or through the temple sacrifices. They received a promise of grace only.
Had the days of Christ's tribulation not been shortened, and he had been beaten to death in prison, no flesh would have been saved (Mark 13:20).
So until Christ said "It is finished" there was but a promise of grace.
The cross was not just a symbol of grace having been bestowed from the beginning, it is what made grace effectual. He really suffered to make it effectual, he was really tempted to not face the cross. He really had to put his own will away to do the will of the Father. These were not play acting, but real trials for Christ.
So although God planned for it from the beginning, there was a time, as recorded in Rev 5, when no one was found in heaven, on earth or under the earth to open the seal, until Jesus in the flesh, died to self at Gethsemane, then the Lion overcame and was found to be worthy.
He was made perfect and learned obedience through the things he suffered (Hebrews 5:8, 13:12; 1 Peter 5:10).
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Exod 4:9
Christ's life blood poured out upon the dry earth from the cross (water and blood from the spear wound). And His body was buried in the land, from which it was raised with new life (zoe life) which could never die again. This is the life that His children inherit abundantly (John 10:10).
Exod 4:10
God speaks to all men, not just Israel, through His Word (Torah:word) and brought all creation into existence (Torah:works), but this is speech not clearly seen and personally identifying God (Psalm 19; Romans 1:18-32; Hebrews 1:1-3), when compared to the revelation of Jesus Christ (Torah:life).
All revelation of God, short of Christ's incarnation are the stutterings and slow speech compared to Christ, the Word.
see Pattern:Torah
Exod 4:11
Exod 4:12
Jesus is the living Word of God (John 1:1-3, 14) and the exact character of His divine substance (hypostasis; see Hebrews 1:3).
Exod 4:13
Exod 4:14
See Matt 21:28-31 In this parable, is it possible that Jesus is speaking of his own, very real, temptation to avoid the cross? At first he said, No.”, then did it?
Exod 4:15
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Exod 4:17
This rod split the rock.
Exod 4:18
Exod 4:19
Death is physical and death is spiritual, which accounts for the double entendre of "men are dead." In the Greek NT life is of two types, which are carefully separated. One type of life is bios and is merely physical and temporary. The other type of life is zoe and is transcendent and eternal, the type of life God has and wants to give through Christ.
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Exod 4:25
Zipporah is the first wife of Moses; hence she is the earthly wife. But the Church is the second wife, the heavenly wife.
Zipporah "prayed" is derived from the picture of her cutting the flesh from her son and literally "touching Moses feet" with it. With Moses as MYLORD, the picture can be viewed as a position of submission and prayer. The first wife is asking that her sons (Israelites) be included in God's covenant with humankind, in remebrance of God's covenant with Abraham.
See Dwg:Bunch of women.jpg and remember the story of Leah and Rachel. The first wife was chosen for the son by the workings of the father, the second wife was called by the son himself. The first wife is in a 'threatened' position and is imploring him for security based upon the covenant.
Exod 4:26
In the shadows, when someone is threatened with death and then does not die, it is a death and resurrection image.
Exod 4:27
Jesus gives the best sacrifice (burning::kissing by Hebrew root word association) which is obedience. Aaron's kissing Moses is a picture of Jesus' obedient sacrifice to His Father.

