What does Moses mean when he says he is slow in speech, does he stutter or is he just not quick w/ comebacks?

Question

Exodus 3

Answer 1

I'm not sure, but it's clear he didn't feel confident as a spokesperson for God.

Kind of ironic, considering how quick he was to give excuses to God.

Answer 2

Different translations of the bible open up new ways of understanding difficult Hebrew phrases. This odd phrase aral s'fatayim was enigmatic even during the time of our rabbis, two thousand years ago. In the rabbis' time, as in our own, most Jews did not know the Hebrew of the bible, and so teachers retold biblical stories in the Aramaic vernacular of the day. In one Aramaic telling of Moses' protest to God, Moses does not say that he is slow of speech; rather, Moses says to God, "I value words, and take great care not to say that which should not be said." "I value words" is very different from saying "I am slow of speech." Beneath Moses' uncertainty lay the very wisdom that makes for a great leader. Moses recognized the power of words. For many of us, we speak rashly, saying whatever pops into our heads, regardless of how our statements may be received. The old clichés are true, words can be weapons that we hurl at others in an effort to hurt them. Or words can offer relief from pain, helping to heal wounds. What made Moses a noble character is that he took time before he spoke to choose his words carefully.

Answer 3

First of all, the text you speak of is in Exodus 4:10, not chapter 3.

As for the text, Moses was simply making excuses. This is his second excuse, that he wasn't a great orator. The first excuse was that the people would not believe him (Chpt 3). That is why God said, "I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say" (vs 12).

Answer 4

He is just making an excuse to tell God to find someone else to force into this rather unpleasant situation.

He doesn't mean anything, and I really doubt that he was an unskilled speaker, seeing as he had been raised essentially as a prince in Pharaoh's household.

If anybody was qualified to engage Pharoah as the strong man with knowledge of the Egyptians, their ways of thinking, their dealings, etc. etc. etc. it was Moses. Moses just didn't feel like giving up his nice little idyllic life there in Midian.

Moses was trying to pass the buck.

Stupid, lazy, Moses. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!

Answer 5

Moses was offered a piece of gold and a hot coal when he was a child by Pharoah (his "mother's" father). Moses blindedly chose the coal, and burnt his hand, which he then place in his mouth to cool, thus burning his tongue.

He thus had a speach impediment. But that didn't stop God from using him to do wondrous things.

And God can use you, too, if you should choose Him today.

Whom this day shall you choose? :)

The Sandy Beach Bum

Answer 6

I think there are many interpretations of that. What is most prominent to me though, is that he has a stutter. This is because God told him exactly what to say, but he needed Aaron to say it for him because he has a stutter, and he wouldn't be much of an orator. I love that God used Moses and Aaron in this way, because it shows that you don't have to have a certain talent to serve God.

Answer 7

Moses is a very much an introvert person who usually will think many times before he speak. He also tends to be lack of confidence and thus very often need Aaron to speak on his behalf.

Answer 8

Moses became a properly knowledgeable guy on the time. He became the son of a Pharaoh and they were properly knowledgeable. So understanding this, God does no longer use that variety. So God took him out of there for 40 years to make him like maximum individuals, user-friendly human beings. Then once there God might want to apply him, for each human being would comprehend Moses (us) isn't smart sufficient to steer so it would want to be God. God makes use of those who let him, yet also those who God can shine by to boot. take care.

Answer 9

HE IS DYSLEXC AS IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE BUT AT AGE 80 HE HAS OVERCOME ALL BUT MAKING PUBLIC SPEECHES SO AARON IS CHOSEN FOR THAT BUT WE CAN BOTH DO THE MATH THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN

Seth born in year 130, [Gen.5:3]; Seth was 105 and had; Gen.5:6;
Enos in year 235, Enos was 90 and had; Gen.5:9;
Cainan in year 325, when he is 70 he has; Gen.5:12;
Mahalaleel in year 395, when he is 65 he has; Gen,5:15;
Jared in the year 460, when he is 162, he has; Gen,5:18;
Enoch in the year 622, when Enoch is 65, he has; Gen.5:21;
Methusaleh in the year 687, when he is 187, he has; Gen.5:25;
Lamech in the year 874, Lamech is age 56, in year 930 and Adam dies Gen.5:5;
Methusaleh is age 243 when Adam dies,
726 years to flood is age of Methusaleh when he dies at age 969
Gen,5:27; born year 874 + 969 = 1656,
it was year of the flood when Methuselah died.
Lamech born in year 874, was age 182, he had, Gen.5:28;
Noah in the year 1056 [Adam dead 126 years],
Noah was age 600 Gen.7:6; [born 1056 + 600 =] the flood came in year 1656.

1656 + 350 years after the flood, Noah died in year 2006, Gen.9:28,29; At age 950.

Shem age 98 at time of flood , and age 600 at death, died 25 years before Abraham died. Gen.11:10[Shem was age 100, two years after the flood]; He was age 448 when Noah died, and age 450 when Abraham was born, Abraham is son 20 in the genealogy of Jesus Matt.1:1-17; Abraham Gen.12:4[age 75]; 25:7[age 175 died];

Answer 10

Moses was put to a test before pharaoh before he became part of the family. A lump of hot coal and a lump of gold was put before him and he crawled (he was still a baby) over to th ecoal and put it in his mouth. Thus he had a speech impediment due to this act.

Answer 11

He just was not a gifted speaker. His brother Aaron did a lot of work on his behalf (better public speaker). Moses was more action oriented in deeds rather than words.