The Voice of the First Sign
Exodus 4:8-9
And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe you, neither listen to the voice of the first sign…


1. It speaks of the thraldom of man.

2. It speaks of the inability of man to liberate himself therefrom.

3. It speaks of the agency that God has provided for the freedom of man.

4. It speaks of the strange unwillingness of man to credit the tidings of freedom.

(J. S. Exell, M. A.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: 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.

WEB: "It will happen, if they will neither believe you nor listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.




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