"Faith Does Not Hold Doubt -2"

"And God spoke unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord: And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by My Name Jehovah was I not known to them." (Exodus 6:2 & 3) I think that it is good to park here for a moment and ponder the real meaning of what God just said to Moses, because the real meaning may not be what is apparent by just looking at this statement alone. The reason being, is that the word for Jehovah is the same word used for Lord in verses 1 & 2; 'Yhowah'. But the main word to focus on here is the word 'Known', which is 'Yadhah', which means: to perceive, understand, acquire knowledge, to be acquainted with (like in a sexual way). 'In light of such passages as Genesis 12:8 and 14:18, 22 in which "Lord" is equivalent to "Jehovah" in Exodus 6:3, this name was evidently known among the patriarchs. Some scholars have suggested that Moses, because of his personal knowledge of the Lord at this time, inserted the name in the passages of Genesis when he wrote it at a later time. However, the key to this problem probably lies in the proper understanding of the Hebrew word 'Yadhah', Known. One meaning of this word is 'To Know By Instruction or Experience'. Israel was about to witness the events of their exodus from Egypt; a more graphic demonstration of God's powerful works than their forefathers had ever seen. It was by this name, Jehovah, that God's powerful works of salvation would be done. Israel would know by experience the full meaning of His Name. Though they knew He was called "Lord", the patriarchs had not seen such a demonstration of power. Therefore, they had not known all the implications of that Name.' (footnotes by Zodhiates) It is almost comical, that no sooner had God finished making this powerful declaration to Moses; which was actually quite detailed; in fact, when God said in verse 6:1, "Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh", he actually meant that statement for Moses; because in verse 9, Moses is rejected by the children of Israel for the extra burdens they receive by his last visit before Pharaoh. Then in verse 11, God tells Moses to go and speak to Pharaoh, which raises some doubt in Moses again in verse 12, "And Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Behold the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?" But God, immediately fires back at Moses, and spoke to both him and Aaron, and this time it was a 'Charge'; which means: to command, to ordain, to set in order. In other words, God said, "This is not negotiable; Just Do It". This I believe was the turning point for Moses' doubt; because he had just gone from 'Called' to 'Commanded'. In verse 6:30, it says, "And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?" I do not believe that this is actually Moses saying this again; because if you look at this verse in the context of 6:14 through 7:9, you will see that questioning God is over with. Verses 6:14-27, make an acknowledgement of who Moses and Aaron are, and their roots among the children of Israel. Then in verse 7:6 & 7, it says, "And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they. And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron was fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh." What verse 30 of chapter 6 does, is mark the turning point for Moses' doubt. This is really something that is important to do when ever we have doubt over something God is telling us to do: To mark the turning point, and what it was that made us turn. "And the Lord said to Moses, see, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy Prophet." (Exodus 7:1)