![]() ![]() Neither do we: no Bible Contradiction at all. His hearers, who were intelligent Jews, didn’t have any problem with Stephen’s description of Moses’ abilities. These aspects do not contradict, but they are complementary. Moses, being a Prince, was mighty in words, without being eloquent. So God gave him his brother, Aaron, to do so.īoth are true. In the confrontation with the Pharaoh, and in the convincing of his own people, he was in terrible need of a helper who could speak for him. Later on when he had lost his position as Prince of Egypt, it was impossible for him to fall back on speaking with power because of having a high status. In particular, his social position forced the people to not be inattentive when he opened his mouth. He was educated in all Egyptian knowledge he knew what he was talking about. But as the Prince of Egypt, when he spoke everyone immediately became silent. He knew that he lacked the talent to convince people in a simple and natural way. Moses complained that he lacked the gift of speaking eloquently. ![]() And of course during the training it will be stressed that a good speaker is also an informed speaker but without the talent to grip the audience one will never be a fascinating speaker. Eloquent speaking: it is certainly possible to train one’s speaking to become a successful speaker. It is not necessary in this case to use fine words, speaking fluently or even poetically, to strike the right note or whatever.Ģ. ![]() That is to obtain by knowledge or social position, or both. Power in words, mighty in words: these phrases are dealing with authority in speech. The phrases ‘power in words’, ‘mighty in words’ are not identical with ‘being an eloquent speaker’.ġ. If we look at the difference in wording, the solution is quickly found. Did Stephen better know than Moses and even God Almighty? And now we hear Stephen say that Moses was ‘a man of power in words’ or as the KJV expresses it: ‘mighty in words’. We also have the confirmation of God who gave Moses his brother Aaron to speak for him on serious occasions. We have in the Bible three confessions of Moses that he is not an eloquent speaker. And moreover, behold, he is coming out to meet you when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.ġ5 You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth and I, even I, will be with your mouth and his mouth, and I will teach you what you are to do.ġ6 Moreover, he shall speak for you to the people and he will be as a mouth for you and you will be as God to him.’ġ2 But Moses spoke before the LORD, saying, ‘Behold, the sons of Israel have not listened to me how then will Pharaoh listen to me, for I am unskilled in speech?’ģ0 But Moses said before the LORD, ‘Behold, I am unskilled in speech how then will Pharaoh listen to me?’ 22 Moses was educated in all the learning of the Egyptians, and he was a man of power in words and deeds.ġ0 Then Moses said to the LORD, ‘Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither recently nor in time past, nor since You have spoken to Your servant for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.’ġ4 Then the anger of the LORD burned against Moses, and He said, "Is there not your brother Aaron the Levite? I know that he speaks fluently. ![]()
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