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

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:1-11

A child of providence. This section recounts the birth, deliverance, and upbringing at the court of Pharaoh, of the future Deliverer of Israel. In which we have to notice — I . AN ACT OF FAITH ON THE PART OF MOSES ' PARENTS . The faith of Moses' parents is signalised in the Epistle to the Hebrews ( Hebrews 11:23 ). Observe — 1. The occasion of its trial. The king's edict threatened the child's life. The ease of Moses was peculiar, yet not entirely so. No... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:2

And the woman conceived . Not for the first time, as appears from Exodus 2:4 , nor even for the second, as we learn from Exodus 7:7 ; but for the third. Aaron was three years old when Moses was born. As no difficulty has occurred with respect to him, we must regard the edict as issued between his birth and that of Moses. When she saw that he was a goodly child. Perhaps Jochebed would have done the same had Moses been ill-favoured, for mothers have often loved best their weakest and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:3

She took for him an ark of bulrushes . The words translated "ark" and "bulrushes" are both of Egyptian origin, the former corresponding to the ordinary word for "chest," which is feb, teba, or tebat, and the latter corresponding to the Egyptian kam, which is the same in Coptic, and designates the papyrus plant. This is a strong-growing rush, with a triangular stem, which attains the height of from 10 to 15 feet. The Egyptian paper was made from its pith. The rush itself was used for various... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:3-9

§ 3. The escape of Moses. The escape of Moses teaches three things especially — 1. God's over-ruling providence, and his power to make wicked men work out his will; 2. The blessing that rests upon a mother's faithful love and care; and 3. The fact that natural virtue is acceptable in God's sight. I . GOD'S OVER-RULING PROVIDENCE turned the cruel king's edict to the advantage of the child whom he designed for great things. Had it not been for the edict, Moses would never have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:4

His sister . There can be no reasonable doubt that this is the "Miriam" of the later narrative ( Exodus 15:20-21 ; Numbers 20:1 ), who seems to have been Moses' only sister ( Numbers 26:59 ). She was probably set to watch by her mother. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:5

The daughter of Pharaoh . Probably a daughter of Seti I . and a sister of Rameses the Great. Josephus calls her Thermuthis; Syncellus, Pharia; Artapanus, Merrhis, and some of the Jewish commentators, Bithia — the diversity showing that there was no genuine tradition on the subject. There is nothing improbable in an Egyptian princess bathing in the Nile, at a place reserved for women. The Nile was regarded as sacred, and its water as health-giving and fructifying. Her maidens. Egyptian... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:6

The princess herself opened the "ark," which was a sort of covered basket . Perhaps she suspected what she would find inside; but would it be a living or a dead child? This she could not know. She opened, and looked. It was a living babe, and it wept. At once her woman's heart, heathen as she was, went out to the child — its tears reached the common humanity that lies below all differences of race and creed — and she pitied it. "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." This is one of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:10

§ 4. The education of Moses. Education is to fit us for the battle of life . The first and most important point is that a child be "virtuously brought up to lead a godly life" In Egypt morality was highly regarded; and some have gone so far as to say that "the laws of the Egyptian religion " — in respect of morality at any rate — "fell short in nothing of the teachings of Christianity". This is, no doubt, an over-statement; but it is the fact, that correct and elevated ideas on the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 2:1

A man ... a daughter of Levi - Amram and Jochebed. See Exodus 6:20. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 2:2

Bare a son - Not her firstborn; Aaron and Miriam were older than Moses. The object of the writer is simply to narrate the events which led to the Exodus, and he mentions nothing that had no direct bearing upon his purpose.A goodly child - See the marginal references. Probably Jochebed did not call in a midwife Exodus 1:15, and she was of course cautious not to show herself to Egyptians. The hiding of the child is spoken of as an act of faith in Hebrews 11:23. It was done in the belief that God... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:3-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 2:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 2:2

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