CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 2:3. Bulrushes] The well-known Eg_. papyrus_ or _paper-reed_. EXODUS 2:4. STOOD] “Stationed herself.” _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 2:1_ THE BIRTH OF MOSES I. AS OCCURRING OF NOBLE PARENTAGE. 1. _They were of moderate social position_. Amram, the father of M... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 2:6. She saw the child] This verse is surpassingly delightful for simple vividness, when rendered in oriental fashion: “And she opens, and beholds him—even the child, and lo! a BOY, wesping!” EXODUS 2:9. TAKE] More exactly: “Take away.” Prob. not said with aversion, but pro... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 2:10. Moses] Heb. _Mosheh_ (משֶׁה): if of Heb. origin, undoubtedly an active—not a passive—participle = “drawing out,” not “drawn out.” There is no difficulty in this. The starting point of the naming is from the _act_ of “drawing:” the passive “being drawn” wd. necessarily b... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 2:11_ THE OPPRESSOR SLAIN; OR, A WRONG WAY OF REPROVING INJURY I. THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF CRUEL OPPRESSION IN THE WORLD. Slavery is almost obsolete. We have not now to build treasure cities for a tyrant king. Our lives are not made bitter by unrequite... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 2:13_ A GOOD MAN’S INTERFERENCE WITH A QUARREL I. THAT IT IS THE DUTY OF GOOD MEN TO TRY TO SUBDUE ANY QUARRELS THEY MAY BE CALLED TO WITNESS. 1. _Because they recognise the common grief of Men_. This quarrel was between two Hebrews. They were both the s... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 2:15_ THE MEDITATIONS OF A PERPLEXED SOUL “And he sat down by a well.” This calls to our mind a New Testament scene. These meditations— I. THEY OCCURRED AT AN IMPORTANT CRISIS IN THE LIFE OF MOSES. “But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh.” 1. _Moses ha... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 2:18. Reuel] It is common to say that _R_. is = “God’s friend” (Ges. Dav.); but the theory of Fürst that the giving of these “E1-” names (and others) was a sort of worshipful recognition of Divine Providence. leads him to modify the rendering of the combined roots to “El is... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 2:23; Exodus 2:25_ THE KING DYING, THE PEOPLE SUFFERING, GOD REIGNING Whether this king was the same as the one mentioned in Exodus 1:8 is uncertain. Probably he was the Pharaoh from whom Moses fled. This new king was the Pharoah of the Exodus. On his acc... [ Continue Reading ]