Êxodo 6

Êxodo 6

Morris - This same commission had previously been given to Moses while he was still in Midian (Exodus 3:10). Now, evidently because of the discouragement he had received so far, God again spoke to him in Egypt and renewed the commission. Exodus 6:14 These are the heads of their fathers' households. The sons of Reuben, Israel's firstborn: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben. the heads - Ex 6:25 Jos 14:1 19:51 1Ch 5:24 7:2,7 8:6 The sons - Ge 46:9 49:3,4 Nu 26:5,6 1Ch 5:3 these - Nu 26:7 Jos 13:15,23 THIS DEPICTION FOCUSES ON TRIBE OF LEVI From Thomas Constable These are the heads of their fathers' households. The sons of Reuben, Israel's firstborn: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben - These names are not depicted in the Genealogical Chart above. From the chart above you can see 4 generations - Levi > Kohath > Amran > Aaron and Moses which corresponds to the 4 generations of Genesis 15:16 = "“Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.” There are other generations after Aaron and Moses, but those would be the generation through which God would bring about deliverance from Egypt. It was through Moses and Aaron, the members of the fourth generation, that God brought Israel out of Egypt just as He had predicted He would do. F B