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Exodus 4:10

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Moses said to Yahweh, “O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.”

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  • Was Moses a good speaker?

    Exodus 4:10 has Moses himself telling YHWH he is not eloquent and is "slow of speech, and of a slow tongue" — the whole reason Aaron gets attached to the mission. Acts 7:22, by contrast, has Stephen claiming Moses was "mighty in words and in deeds."

    Critical scholarship: Leans toward reconciliation.

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