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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 2:9

And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her ,.... Being come, having made all possible haste: take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages ; by which means she had not only the nursing of her own child, but was paid for it: according to a Jewish writer F20 Dibre Hayamim; sive Chronicon Mosis, fol. 4. 1. , Pharaoh's daughter agreed with her for two pieces of silver a day. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 2:10

And the child grew ,.... In stature and in strength, thriving under the care of its mother and nurse, through the blessing of God: and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter ; when grown up and weaned, and needed a nurse no longer: a Jewish chronologer F21 Shalshalet Hakabala, fol. 5. 2. says, this was two years after his birth; and another says F23 Chronicon. ib. Shalshal. ib. , that when he was three years old, Pharaoh sitting at table, and his queen was at his right hand,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:1

There went a man - Amram, son of Kohath, son of Levi, Exodus 6:16-20 . A daughter of Levi, Jochebed, sister to Kohath, and consequently both the wife and aunt of her husband Amram, Exodus 6:20 ; Numbers 26:59 . Such marriages were at this time lawful, though they were afterwards forbidden, Leviticus 18:12 . But it is possible that daughter of Levi means no more than a descendant of that family, and that probably Amram and Jochebed were only cousin germans . As a new law was to be... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:2

Bare a son - This certainly was not her first child, for Aaron was fourscore and three years old when Moses was but fourscore, see Exodus 7:7 ; : and there was a sister, probably Miriam, who was older than either; see below, Exodus 2:4 , and see Numbers 26:59 . Miriam and Aaron had no doubt been both born before the decree was passed for the destruction of the Hebrew male children, mentioned in the preceding chapter. Goodly child - The text simply says הוא טיב כי ki tob hu ,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:3

An ark of bulrushes - גמא תבת tebath gome , a small boat or basket made of the Egyptian reed called papyrus, so famous in all antiquity. This plant grows on the banks of the Nile, and in marshy grounds; the stalk rises to the height of six or seven cubits above the water, is triangular, and terminates in a crown of small filaments resembling hair, which the ancients used to compare to a thyrsus. This reed was of the greatest use to the inhabitants of Egypt, the pith contained in the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:5

And the daughter of Pharaoh - Josephus calls her Thermuthis, and says that "the ark was borne along by the current, and that she sent one that could swim after it; that she was struck with the figure and uncommon beauty of the child; that she inquired for a nurse, but he having refused the breasts of several, and his sister proposing to bring a Hebrew nurse, his own mother was procured." But all this is in Josephus's manner, as well as the long circumstantial dream that he gives to Amram... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:6

She had compassion on him - The sight of a beautiful babe in distress could not fail to make the impression here mentioned; see Clarke on Exodus 2:2 ; (note). It has already been conjectured that the cruel edict of the Egyptian king did not continue long in force; see Exodus 1:22 . And it will not appear unreasonable to suppose that the circumstance related here might have brought about its abolition. The daughter of Pharaoh, struck with the distressed state of the Hebrew children from... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:7

Shall I go and call a nurse - Had not the different circumstances marked here been placed under the superintendence of an especial providence, there is no human probability that they could have had such a happy issue. The parents had done every thing to save their child that piety, affection, and prudence could dictate, and having done so, they left the event to God. By faith, says the apostle, Hebrews 11:23 , Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:10

And he became her son - From this time of his being brought home by his nurse his education commenced, and he was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, Acts 7:22 , who in the knowledge of nature probably exceeded all the nations then on the face of the earth. And she called his name - משה mosheh , because המים מן min hammayim , out of the waters משיתהו meshithihu , have I drawn him. משה mashah signifies to draw out; and mosheh is the person drawn out; the word... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:1

Verse 1 1.And there went. I have preferred rendering the verb in the pluperfect tense (abierat, “there had gone”) to prevent all ambiguity; for unless we say that Miriam and Aaron were the children of another mother, it would not be probable otherwise that this marriage was contracted after the passing of the edict. Aaron was three years old when Moses was born; and we may easily conjecture that he was brought up openly and securely. But there is no doubt but that the cruelty was greatest at... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 2:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 2:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:1

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