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THE SECOND BOOK OF MOSES CALLED
EXODUS
CHAPTER 4
  16 And he shall be thy aspokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him binstead of cGod.

Footnotes
16a
Ex. 16: 9.
  9 ¶ And Moses aspake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the Lord: for he hath heard your murmurings.
2 Ne. 3: 17 (17-18).
  17 And the Lord hath said: I will raise up a Moses; and I will give power unto him in a rod; and I will give judgment unto him in writing. Yet I will not loose his tongue, that he shall speak much, for I will not make him mighty in speaking. But I will awrite unto him my law, by the finger of mine own hand; and I will make a bspokesman for him.
D&C 100: 9 (9-11).
  9 And it is expedient in me that you, my servant Sidney, should be a aspokesman unto this people; yea, verily, I will ordain you unto this calling, even to be a spokesman unto my servant Joseph.
D&C 124: 104.
  104 And if he will offer unto me an acceptable offering, and acknowledgments, and remain with my people, behold, I, the Lord your God, will heal him that he shall be healed; and he shall lift up his voice again on the mountains, and be a aspokesman before my face.
b
A prophet is a spokesman; hence he speaks for, or instead of, God.
c
Ex. 7: 1.
  1 And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee aa bgod to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy cprophet.
Ex. 18: 19.
  19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: aBe thou for the people to bGod-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: