17And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.
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And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: …
And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.
And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-23)Moses, having returned to the door of the tabernacle, becomes a humble and importunate supplicant there for two very great favours, and as a prince he has power with God, and prevails for both: herein he was a type of Christ the great intercessor, whom the Father heareth always . I. He is very earnest with God for a grant of his presence with Israel in the rest of their march to Canaan, notwithsta…
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