Exodus 4:1-17

Exodus 4:1-17

[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. [2] And the LORD  said  unto him, What is that in thine hand?  And he said,  A rod.  [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  [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:  [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  [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.  [7] And he said,  thine hand  into thy bosom  again.  his hand  into his bosom  again;  and plucked  it out of his bosom,  and, behold, it was turned again  as his other flesh.  [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.  [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  [10] And Moses  said  unto the LORD,  my Lord,  am not eloquent,  neither heretofore,  nor since  thou hast spoken  unto thy servant:  but I am slow  of speech,  and of a slow  tongue.  [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?  [12] and I will be with thy mouth,  and teach  thee what thou shalt say.  [13] And he said,  my Lord,  send,  I pray thee, by the hand  of him whom thou wilt send.  [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  And also, behold, he cometh forth  to meet  thee: and when he seeth  in his heart.  [15] And thou shalt speak  unto him, and put  words  in his mouth:  and will teach  you what ye shall do.  [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.  [17] And thou shalt take  this rod  in thine hand,  wherewith thou shalt do  signs.