Exodus 4:26 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So he let him go. Then she said, 'You are a husband of blood to me because of the circumcision.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows Zipporah calling Moses a 'husband of blood' after she performed an emergency circumcision that saved his life from God's anger.

📚 Historical Context

In the book of Exodus, Moses is on his way back to Egypt to lead the Israelites out of slavery, as God had commanded him at the burning bush. However, God becomes angry with Moses because he had not circumcised his son, which was a crucial sign of the covenant God established with Abraham to mark His people. Zipporah, Moses' wife, intervenes by circumcising their son herself, thus appeasing God's wrath, and she then calls Moses a "bloody husband" in reference to the blood shed during the act.

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Exodus 4:25

Then Zipporah took a sharp stone and circumcised her son. She threw the foreskin at Moses' feet and said, 'You are truly a husband of blood to me.'

Genesis 34:15

But we will agree to this only if you do what we do: every male among you must be circumcised.

1 Corinthians 7:18

Were you already circumcised when God called you? Don't try to undo it. Were you uncircumcised when he called you? Don't go get circumcised now.

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