Ex. 2 Moses’s parentage and birth, Ex. 2:1–2. His mother makes an ark, puts him therein, Ex. 2:3. Pharaoh’s daughter going to wash herself, seeth him, takes him for her own child, and gives him to his mother to nurse, Ex. 2:4–9. Moses seeing an Israelite wronged by an Egyptian, kills him, Ex.

There went a man, viz. Amram, Ex. 6:20; Num. 26:58–59 from the place of his abode to another place for the following purpose. A daughter of Levi, namely Jochebed, Num.

She could not longer hide him, with safety to herself, because they now grew more violent in executing that bloody decree, and the child growing up was more likely to be discovered, especially seeing the Egyptians dwelt among them, Ex. 3:22.

His sister stood afar off, that she might not be thought to have laid the child there, or to be related to it. This she might very probably guess, both from the circumstances in which she found him, and from the singular fairness and beauty of the child, far differing from the Egyptian hue; and she…

This she might very probably guess, both from the circumstances in which she found him, and from the singular fairness and beauty of the child, far differing from the Egyptian hue; and she might certainly know it by its circumcision.

He became her son, by adoption, Heb. 11:24. For, as Philo reports, she, though long married, had no child of her own; and therefore treated him as her own, and gave him royal education and instruction. See Acts 7:21.

In those days, whilst Moses lived at court, and was owned as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, and, as some write, designed to succeed Pharaoh in the throne. Moses was grown to maturity, being forty years old, Acts 7:23.

Looked this way and that way; not from conscience of guilt in what he intended, but from human and warrantable prudence. This action of Moses was extraordinary, and is not to be justified by the common right of defending the oppressed, which belongs not to private persons, Rom.

The next day after that achievement, he returns to execute the office in which God had set him as a judge, whose work it is both to destroy enemies, and to reconcile brethren.

Moses feared, through the weakness of his faith, which afterwards growing stronger, he feared not that which now he did fear, the wrath of the king, Heb. 11:27. Distinguish the times, and scriptures agree which seemed to clash together.

He sought to slay Moses; not out of zeal to punish a murderer, but to secure himself from so dangerous a person, probably supposing that this was the man foretold to be the scourge of Egypt, and the deliverer of Israel.

The Priest of Midian; not of idols, for then Moses would not have married into his family; but of the true God; for some such were in those ancient times here and there, as appears by Melchisedek, though his manner of worshipping God might be superstitious and corrupt: or the Hebrew cohen may here…

The shepherds drove them away, that they might enjoy the fruit of their labours, and make use of the water which they had drawn for their own cattle. Moses helped them; either by persuading them with fair words, or by force; for Moses was strong, and full of courage and resolution, wherewith the…

Their father; either, 1. Strictly, and then he is the same who elsewhere is called Jethro, Ex. 3:1, Ex. 18:0 oft times; and, as some think, Hobab, Judg. 4:11. Or, 2. Largely, i.e. their grandfather, for such are oft called fathers, as Gen.

They guessed him to be an Egyptian by his habit and speech, or he told them that he came from thence. Drew water; Heb. in drawing drew, which notes that he drew it very diligently and readily, which caused their quick return.

Heb. Have left the man thus, or now, at this time of the day, when it is so late, and he a stranger and traveller.

Moses was content; or, consented to this desire or offer. And so his present and temporary repose there is turned into a settled habitation. Moses married Zipporah not instantly, but after some years of acquaintance with the family, as may probably be gathered from the youngness and…

In process of time; Heb. in those many days, viz. in which he lived or abode there, i.e. after them. In is put for after here, as it is Num. 28:26, Isa. 20:1, Mark 13:24, compared with Matt. 24:29, Luke 9:36. After forty years, as appears by comparing Ex. 7:7, with Acts 7:30.

Heb. Knew them, so as to pity and help them; as words of knowledge are oft used, as Ps. 1:6, Ps. 31:7. He who seemed to have rejected them, now owned them for his people, and came for their rescue.