Exodus 2:14

God's Word

The man asked, “Who made you our ruler and judge? Are you going to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought that everyone knew what he had done.

Cross References

Genesis 13:8

Abram said to Lot, “Please, let’s not have any more quarrels between us or between our herders. After all, we’re relatives.

Genesis 19:9

But the men yelled, “Get out of the way! This man came here to stay awhile. Now he wants to be our judge! We’re going to treat you worse than those men.” They pushed hard against Lot and lunged forward to break down the door.

Genesis 34:27

Then Jacob’s sons stripped the corpses and looted the city where their sister had been dishonored.

Proverbs 19:12

The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 29:25

A person’s fear sets a trap ⌞for him⌟, but one who trusts the Lord is safe.

Numbers 16:13

Isn’t it enough that you brought us out of a land flowing with milk and honey only to kill us in the desert? Do you also have to order us around?

Numbers 16:3

They came together to confront Moses and Aaron and said to them, “You’ve gone far enough! Everyone in the whole community is holy, and the Lord is among them. Why do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?”

Matthew 21:23

Then Jesus went into the temple courtyard and began to teach. The chief priests and the leaders of the people came to him. They asked, “What gives you the right to do these things? Who told you that you could do this?”

Luke 12:14

Jesus said to him, “Who appointed me to be your judge or to divide ⌞your inheritance⌟?”

Luke 19:14

“The citizens of his own country hated him. They sent representatives to follow him and say ⌞to the person who was going to appoint him⌟, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’

Luke 19:27

Bring my enemies, who didn’t want me to be their king. Kill them in front of me.’ ”

Acts 7:35

“This is the Moses whom the Israelites rejected by saying, ‘Who made you our ruler and judge?’ This is the one God sent to free them and to rule them with the help of the Messenger who appeared to him in the bush.

Hebrews 11:27

Faith led Moses to leave Egypt without being afraid of the king’s anger. Moses didn’t give up but continued as if he could actually see the invisible God.