exodus-2:1-10,-hebrews-12:2

The Biblical Illustrator - Exodus 2:1-4

Exodus 2:1-4An ark of bulrushes.The Birth of MosesI. As occurring of noble parentage.1. They were of moderate social position.2. They were of strong parental affection.3. They were of good religious character.Happy the child that is linked to the providence of God by a mother’s faith! Faith in God is the preserving influence of a threatened life--physically, morally, eternally.II. As happening in perilous times.1. When his nation was in a condition of servitude. That this servitude was severe,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Exodus 2:5-6

Exodus 2:5-6This is one of the Hebrews’ children.The princess and the orphanI. The claims of the orphan1. The first claim on her compassion was the claim of infancy. “She saw the child.” That sentence contains an argument. It was an appeal to the woman’s heart. Rank, caste, nationality, all melted before the great fact of womanhood. This feeling was spontaneous. She did not feel compassion because it was her duty, but because it was her nature. God has provided for humanity by a plan more... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Exodus 2:9

Exodus 2:9Take this child away, and nurse it for me.Care for childrenI. To none is God’s commendation vouchsafed more fully than to those who love children for Christ’s sake. The presence of childhood represents and brings back our own. Children confide in those around them with a sweet and simple faith. They obey from affection, not fear. And so our Father in heaven would have His children trust Him, casting all our care upon Him, for He careth for us.II. Children teach us reverence as well as... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Exodus 2:10

Exodus 2:10She called his name Moses Moses trained in Egypt-a lesson in providenceThe great lesson of this incident, as of so much before, is the presence of God’s wonderful providence, working out its designs by all the play of human motives.In accordance with a law, often seen in His dealings, it was needful that the deliverer should come from the heart of the system from which he was to set his brethren free. The same principle which sent Saul of Tarsus to be trained at the feet of Gamaliel,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Exodus 2:1

Exo 2:1 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took [to wife] a daughter of Levi. Ver. 1. And took to wife. ] His own aunt. Exodus 6:20 Num 26:59 The law against incest Lev 18:12 was not yet given, nor the state of Israel settled. But what excuse can there be for that abominable incest of the house of Austria by Papal dispensation? King Philip of Spain was uncle to himself, first cousin to his father, husband to his sister, and father to his wife! a And what shall we say of our... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Exodus 2:2

Exo 2:2 And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he [was a] goodly [child], she hid him three months. Ver. 2. A goodly child. ] "Fair to God" a Act 7:20 See the note there. Art thou fair? be not like an Egyptian temple, where some beast is worshipped. Art thou foul? let thy soul be like a rich pearl in a rude shell. a Aστειας τω Yεω . read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Exodus 2:3

Exo 2:3 And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid [it] in the flags by the river’s brink. Ver. 3. And she laid it in the flags. ] This she did by the force of her faith; Heb 11:23 casting the child upon God, and "against hope believing in hope." read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Exodus 2:4

Exo 2:4 And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. Ver. 4. And his sister. ] By a singular instinct of the Holy Spirit, as appears by the event. "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord." Psa 37:23 "He keepeth the feet of his saints." 1Sa 2:9 read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Exodus 2:5

Exo 2:5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash [herself] at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. Ver. 5. And the daughter of Pharaoh. ] She was brought hither at this time by a special providence, to do that which she little dreamed of. So when Heidelberg was taken by the Imperialists, the copy of Ursinus’s Catechism enlarged by Pareus was among many other papers carried away by a plundering... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Exodus 2:6

Exo 2:6 And when she had opened [it], she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This [is one] of the Hebrews’ children. Ver. 6. One of the Hebrews’ children.] So called of Heber. See Trapp on " Gen 13:14 " read more

The Biblical Illustrator - Exodus 2:1-4

The Biblical Illustrator - Exodus 2:5-6

The Biblical Illustrator - Exodus 2:9

The Biblical Illustrator - Exodus 2:10

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Exodus 2:1

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Exodus 2:2

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Exodus 2:3

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Exodus 2:4

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Exodus 2:5

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Exodus 2:6

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