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

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 2:10

"And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said, Because I drew him out of the water.""She called his name Moses ..." This was, of course, an Egyptian name. "They called water MO, and those who are rescued from water USES."[20] But also it was a word capable of being transliterated into Hebrew. The name is almost exactly the same in both Egyptian and in Hebrew.[21] The name in Egyptian meant "rescued from the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2:1

Exodus 2:1. And there went— From the passages referred to in the margin of our Bibles, it appears, that the name of the father of Moses was Amram, and his mother's Jochebed; a daughter of Levi, we render it; which means a descendant, one of the house and family of Levi (Levitidem, as Houbigant has it). As it is plain that they had children before Moses, viz. Aaron, who was three years older than Moses, Exo 7:7 and a sister, most probably Miriam, (for we read of no other sister that he had,)... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2:2

Exodus 2:2. A goodly child— Fair to GOD, αστειος τω Θεω, as St. Stephen calls him, Acts 7:20. And prophane authors agree with the sacred writers with respect to the peculiar beauty of this infant. The Jews have a thousand childish stories on this occasion. The famous Huet conjectures, that the fable of the birth of Adonis arose from this history. It is not to be supposed that the beauty of the child was the sole cause of his mother's tenderness to him; or that, had it been less, she would have... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2:3

Exodus 2:3. When she could not longer hide him— The king's decree, as we have observed, ch. Exo 1:22 was, no doubt, peremptory and severe. Fearing therefore the extreme danger of a discovery, which would have proved fatal both to the child and themselves, the parents were forced, though with the utmost regret, to expose him like the rest. Resolving, however, to do the utmost in their power for his preservation, and so trust him to the care of Providence, they put him into a small ark, תבת... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2:4

Exodus 2:4. To wit what would be done to him— To observe what should become of him. They were not without hope, as the watch they set intimated, that some way God might save him from his danger. Note; There are seasons, when we are driven to venture all on God's providence; and we should do it with cheerfulness and confidence. This is not to tempt him, but to trust him. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2:5

Exodus 2:5. The daughter of Pharaoh— Josephus calls this princess Thermuthis; Artaphanes calls her Meris; and the Alexandrian Chronicle, Myrrina. She came down to the river to wash herself, probably for religious purification as well as health or pleasure: for the ancient Egyptians were used to wash themselves, on both accounts, no less than four times in the twenty-four hours. She, for the greater privacy, retained one maid, to wait immediately upon her, while her maidens, or ladies, of higher... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2:6

Exodus 2:6. Behold, the babe wept— You have here an instance of the true sublime: nothing can be more concise, yet nothing more picturesque and pathetic. No wonder the heart of the princess was moved, and that the beauty of the child struck her with irresistible pity and love. She immediately, and naturally, concluded, that it was the child of some of those unfortunate Hebrews, who groaned under her father's heavy thraldom: her pity told her, that so lovely a babe deserved a better fate; and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2:7

Exodus 2:7. Then said his sister, &c.— The hand of Providence was very visible in this whole event: and as it inspired the heart of Pharaoh's daughter to have the child educated as her own; so it inspired Miriam to approach the princess, and offer her services, to go and call a Hebrew nurse. One may easily imagine, that the taking the child from out the flags, occasioned some hurry and trouble; and Miriam, who stood at a distance on the watch, might approach, as it were by chance, or from... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2:10

Exodus 2:10. And the child grew, &c.— It is uncertain at what age Moses was delivered by his parents to the princess. It is, however, reasonable to suppose that his parents had so well instructed him in their religion, and taken such care to let him know both what relation they bore to him, and what hopes they had conceived of his being designed by Heaven to be the deliverer of his nation, that he made no other use of his education, which the princess gave him, than to confirm himself more... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 2:1

1. there went a man of the house of Levi, c. Amram was the husband and Jochebed the wife (compare Exodus 6:2 Numbers 26:59). The marriage took place, and two children, Miriam and Aaron, were born some years before the infanticidal edict. read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 2:10

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2:5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2:6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2:10

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 2:1

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