What is the meaning of Exodus 4:16? He will speak to the people for you The Lord knew Moses felt inadequate to stand before Israel and Pharaoh, so He provided Aaron as a mouthpiece. • Exodus 4:15 tells us, “You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth,” showing that Moses would supply the message while Aaron delivered it. • We see the plan in action in Exodus 4:30, where “Aaron relayed everything the LORD had told Moses.” • Later, God extends the same arrangement to Pharaoh: “You must say whatever I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh” (Exodus 7:2). Key idea: God’s word is never hindered by human weakness; He simply appoints another voice so His truth reaches its audience (compare 2 Timothy 2:9). He will be your spokesman Aaron’s role is defined: he becomes the official herald of Moses. • Exodus 7:1 calls Aaron “your prophet,” emphasizing a representative, not an originator, of the message. • Like an ambassador who carries a ruler’s decree (2 Corinthians 5:20), Aaron must stay faithful to every syllable Moses gives him. • This spokesman pattern appears again when Jethro advises Moses to “be the people’s representative before God” (Exodus 18:19), confirming that God often works through delegated voices. Takeaway: speaking for another demands accuracy, humility, and loyalty—qualities essential for anyone handling God’s word (1 Peter 4:11). It will be as if you were God to him Here the Lord defines a chain of authority: God → Moses → Aaron → the people. • In Exodus 7:1 the Lord repeats, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh,” stressing that Moses carries divine authority in both directions—toward Pharaoh and toward Aaron. • The phrase does not deify Moses; it clarifies that Aaron must treat Moses’ words as the very words of God, much like the Thessalonians who “accepted it not as the word of men but as the word of God” (1 Thessalonians 2:13). • This arrangement foreshadows the ultimate Mediator: Jesus spoke only what the Father commanded (John 12:49), and His apostles then spoke for Him (Acts 4:19–20). Lesson: when God appoints a messenger, respecting that messenger is part of respecting God Himself. summary Exodus 4:16 shows God solving Moses’ fear of speaking by pairing him with Aaron. Moses receives the revelation; Aaron relays it. Aaron must treat Moses’ instruction as divine, creating a clear flow of authority that guarantees God’s word reaches its target unhindered. The verse reminds us that God equips His servants, values accurate representation of His message, and expects His delegated voices to be heard as His own. |
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