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has given us the power and faculty of speaking; and from him, as the fountain of gifts and graces, comes the faculty of speaking well, the mouth and wisdom (Lu 21:15), the tongue of the learned (Isa 50:4); he pours grace into the lips, Ps 45:2.
(2.) His power in general over the other faculties. Who but God makes the dumb and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? [1.] The perfections of our faculties are his work, he makes the seeing; he formed the eye (Ps 94:9); he opens the understanding, the eye of the mind, Lu 24:45.
[2.] Their imperfections are from him too; he make the dumb, and deaf, and blind. Is there any evil of this kind, and the Lord has not done it? No doubt he has, and always in wisdom and righteousness, and for his own glory, 9:3. Pharaoh and the Egyptians were made deaf and blind spiritually, as Isa 6:9, 10. But God knew how to manage them, and get himself honour upon them.
12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee
what thou shalt say.
To encourage him in this great undertaking, he repeats the promise of his presence, not only in general, I will be with thee (Ex 3:12), but in particular, "I will be with thy mouth, so that the imperfection in thy speech shall be no prejudice to thy message." It does not appear that God did immediately remove the infirmity, whatever it was; but he did that which was equivalent, he taught him what to say, and then let the matter recommend itself: if others spoke more gracefully, none spoke more powerfully. Note, Those whom God employs to speak for him ought to depend upon him for instructions, and it shall be given them what they shall speak, Mt 10:19.
13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom
thou wilt send.
14 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said,
is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well.