EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 2:1 These facts, together with the account of God’s call on Moses (Exodus 3:1), should lead the people of Israel to embrace Moses as God’s authorized “prince and judge” (Exodus 2:14) and lawgiver. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=image... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 2:2 FINE CHILD must at least mean that Moses was healthy. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 2:7 Considering that she was a slave in Egypt, Moses’ SISTER showed great courage in speaking to PHARAOH’S DAUGHTER (v. Exodus 2:7). Her bold action results in Moses’ mother’s being paid WAGES to nurse her own son (v. Exodus 2:9). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 2:10 In Hebrew, the name MOSES sounds like the verb “to draw out” (see esv footnote). The name may also be related to the common Egyptian word for “son.” Since Pharaoh’s daughter clearly knows that Moses is a Hebrew child (vv. Exodus 2:6), it is possible that she chose the name... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 2:11 WHEN MOSES HAD GROWN UP. Stephen says that Moses was 40 at this time (Acts 7:23). Even after being raised in Pharaoh’s house, Moses considers the Hebrew slaves to be HIS PEOPLE. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img;... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 2:14 WHO MADE YOU A PRINCE AND A JUDGE OVER US? The words of the Hebrew man are a preview of the repeated grumbling of the Israelites as Moses leads them out of Egypt (see Exodus 5:21; Exodus 14:11, Exodus 14:12; Exodus 15:24; Exodus 16:2; Exo [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 2:15 In sitting down BY A WELL, Moses repeats the actions through which both Isaac (Genesis 24:11) and Jacob (Genesis 29:2) found their wives. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 2:18 REUEL is later referred to as “Jethro” (Exodus 3:1; Exodus 4:18; Exodus 18:1). Clearly both names refer to the same person—the priest of Midian (Exodus 2:16) who is Moses’ father-in-law. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 2:19 Moses apparently showed enough signs of his upbringing for Reuel’s daughters to assume he was Egyptian. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 2:23 The Lord does not view the offspring of ABRAHAM, ISAAC, and JACOB in terms of their years of slavery in Egypt but in terms of their COVENANT relationship with him. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 2:24 REMEMBERED. See note on Gen. 8:1. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]