Numbers 16:28 - Easy To Read Version Then Moses said, “I will show you proof that the Lord sent me to do all the things I told you. I will show you that all those things were not my own idea. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Moses said, By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, for I do not act of my own accord: American Standard Version (1901) And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Jehovah hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind. Common English Bible Moses said, “By this you will know that the LORD sent me to do these deeds and that it wasn’t my own desire. Catholic Public Domain Version And Moses said: "By this shall you know that the Lord has sent me to do all that you discern, and that I have not brought these things out of my own heart: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Moses said: By this you shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all things that you see, and that I have not forged them of my own head. |
It was time for the afternoon sacrifice. So the prophet Elijah went near the altar and prayed, “Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I ask you now to prove that you are the God of Israel. And prove that I am your servant. Show these people that you commanded me to do all these things.
God said, “You can do it because I will be with you! This will be the proof that I am sending you: After you lead the people out of Egypt, you will come and worship me on this mountain!”
So go. I will be with you when you speak. I will give you the words to say.”
He will go with you to Pharaoh. I will tell you what to say. Then you will tell Aaron, and Aaron will choose the right words to speak to Pharaoh.
“Pharaoh will ask you to prove your power. He will ask you to do a miracle. Tell Aaron to throw his walking stick on the ground. While Pharaoh is watching, the stick will become a snake.”
The Lord All-Powerful says these things:\par “Don’t pay attention to the things\par that those prophets are saying to you.\par They are trying to fool you.\par Those prophets talk about visions. {\cf2\super [190]} \par But they did not get their visions from me.\par Their visions come from their own minds.\par
\{God said,\} “Son of man, {\cf2\super [111]} look at the women prophets in Israel. Those women prophets \{don’t speak for me\}. They say the things they want to say. So you must speak against them for me. You must say these things to them.
\{The people of Babylon took my people\par and made them slaves.\}\par But I will beat them, and they will become\par the slaves of my people.\par And then you will know\par that the Lord All-Powerful sent me.”\par
“Zerubbabel will lay the foundations for my temple. And Zerubbabel will finish building the temple. Then you will know that the Lord All-Powerful sent me to you people.
‘Balak can give me his most beautiful house filled with silver and gold. But I can still say only the things that the Lord commands me to say. I cannot do anything myself, good or bad. I must say what the Lord commands.’ Surely you remember that I told your men these things.
I know that you always hear me. But I said these things because of the people here around me. I want them to believe that you sent me.”
Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or believe because of the miracles {\cf2\super [212]} I have done.
“I can do nothing alone. I judge only the way I am told. So my judgment is right. Why? Because I don’t try to please myself. But I want to please the One (God) who sent me.
“But I have a proof about myself that is greater than John. The things I do are my proof. These are the things my Father gave me to do. These things show that the Father sent me.
I came down from heaven to do what God wants me to do. I did not come to do what I want to do.
If a prophet says he is speaking for the Lord, but the thing does not happen, then you will know that the Lord did not say it. You will know that this prophet was speaking his own ideas. You don’t need to be afraid of him.