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Exodus 3:11
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Exodus 3:11
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11 But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?”
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Exodus 3:11
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Exodus 3:11
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11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I(A) that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
1 Samuel 18:18
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1 Samuel 18:18
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18 “Who am I, and what is my family in Israel that I should be the king’s son-in-law?” David exclaimed. “My father’s family is nothing!”
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1 Samuel 18:18
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1 Samuel 18:18
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18 But David said to Saul, “Who am I,(A) and what is my family or my clan in Israel, that I should become the king’s son-in-law?(B)”
Exodus 6:12
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Exodus 6:12
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12 “But Lord!” Moses objected. “My own people won’t listen to me anymore. How can I expect Pharaoh to listen? I’m such a clumsy speaker![a]”
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Exodus 6:12
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Exodus 6:12
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12 But Moses said to the Lord, “If the Israelites will not listen(A) to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips[a]?”(B)
Footnotes
- Exodus 6:12 Hebrew I am uncircumcised of lips; also in verse 30
2 Corinthians 3:5
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2 Corinthians 3:5
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5 It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God.
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2 Corinthians 3:5
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2 Corinthians 3:5
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5 Not that we are competent in ourselves(A) to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.(B)
Jeremiah 1:6
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Jeremiah 1:6
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6 “O Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!”
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Jeremiah 1:6
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Jeremiah 1:6
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Isaiah 6:5-8
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Isaiah 6:5-8
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5 Then I said, “It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. 7 He touched my lips with it and said, “See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven.”
8 Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?”
I said, “Here I am. Send me.”
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Isaiah 6:5-8
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Isaiah 6:5-8
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5 “Woe(A) to me!” I cried. “I am ruined!(B) For I am a man of unclean lips,(C) and I live among a people of unclean lips,(D) and my eyes have seen(E) the King,(F) the Lord Almighty.”(G)
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal(H) in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips;(I) your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.(J)”
8 Then I heard the voice(K) of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send?(L) And who will go for us?(M)”
And I said, “Here am I.(N) Send me!”
2 Corinthians 2:16
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2 Corinthians 2:16
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16 To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death and doom. But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume. And who is adequate for such a task as this?
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2 Corinthians 2:16
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2 Corinthians 2:16
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16 To the one we are an aroma that brings death;(A) to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is equal to such a task?(B)
Acts 7:23-25
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Acts 7:23-25
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23 “One day when Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his relatives, the people of Israel. 24 He saw an Egyptian mistreating an Israelite. So Moses came to the man’s defense and avenged him, killing the Egyptian. 25 Moses assumed his fellow Israelites would realize that God had sent him to rescue them, but they didn’t.
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Acts 7:23-25
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Acts 7:23-25
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23 “When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his own people, the Israelites. 24 He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian, so he went to his defense and avenged him by killing the Egyptian. 25 Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not.
1 Kings 3:9
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1 Kings 3:9
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9 Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?”
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1 Kings 3:9
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1 Kings 3:9
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9 So give your servant a discerning(A) heart to govern your people and to distinguish(B) between right and wrong. For who is able(C) to govern this great people of yours?”
1 Kings 3:7
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1 Kings 3:7
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7 “Now, O Lord my God, you have made me king instead of my father, David, but I am like a little child who doesn’t know his way around.
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1 Kings 3:7
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1 Kings 3:7
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7 “Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child(A) and do not know how to carry out my duties.
2 Samuel 7:18
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2 Samuel 7:18
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David’s Prayer of Thanks
18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and prayed,
“Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?
2 Samuel 7:18
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2 Samuel 7:18
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David’s Prayer(A)
18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:
“Who am I,(B) Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?
Exodus 4:10-13
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Exodus 4:10-13
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10 But Moses pleaded with the Lord, “O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I never have been, and I’m not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled.”
11 Then the Lord asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say.”
13 But Moses again pleaded, “Lord, please! Send anyone else.”
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Exodus 4:10-13
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Exodus 4:10-13
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10 Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.”(A)
11 The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute?(B) Who gives them sight or makes them blind?(C) Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now go;(D) I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”(E)
13 But Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.”(F)
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