Exodus 6:14-30 Click here for Bible Verses
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Today’s passage is Exodus 6:14-30. For context, we’ll start at Exodus 6:13. Let’s go!
Exodus 6:13-27 (NIV)
13 Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he commanded them to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.
14 These were the heads of their families: The sons of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
15 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
16 These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
17 The sons of Gershon, by clans, were Libni and Shimei.
18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi according to their records.
20 Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg and Zicri.
22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.
23 Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans.
25 Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families, clan by clan.
26 It was this same Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions.”
27 They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt. It was the same Moses and Aaron.
On verses 13-27: Just before we get into the big action scenes of Exodus, we are first given a genealogy (i.e. a summary of the family line) for Moses and Aaron. The purpose of this genealogy was to show future generations of Israelites where exactly Moses and Aaron fit under the family tree of their nation’s patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (also known as Israel). It is an abbreviated, selective genealogy that does not show every name and every generation in Moses and Aaron’s family tree, but just enough to show that Moses and Aaron were descendants of Israel’s third son Levi, and the origins of some of Aaron’s descendants like Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Phinehas, who would play prominent roles in Israel later on.
When you consider Moses and Aaron’s family tree, it is clear that Moses and Aaron did not come from a perfect family line. Their ancestor Levi (v16) was infamous for massacring a city (Genesis 34:25-31). Their father Amram and their mother Jochebad actually had a nephew-aunt relationship before they became husband and wife (v20). Moses and Aaron’s cousin Korah (v21, 24) would later lead a rebellion against Moses and Aaron. As verse 26 says, “[i]t was this same Aaron and Moses” with this broken family background that God called to lead the Israelites.
What can we learn from this? Your background does not disqualify you from serving God and being called by Him. No matter what kind of background or past you come from, God can use you to make a difference. You have a role to play in God’s kingdom regardless of your history.
Exodus 6:28-30 (NIV)
28 Now when the LORD spoke to Moses in Egypt,
29 he said to him, “I am the LORD. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you.”
30 But Moses said to the LORD, “Since I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
On verses 28-30: We will discuss these verses together with tomorrow’s passage.
Heavenly Father, thank You that nothing in my past disqualifies me from serving You today, nothing that the ancestors have done, and nothing that I myself have done. Your grace and Your mercy are bigger than our brokenness. In Jesus’ name, AMEN!
