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

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

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

2. the woman . . . bare a son, &c.—Some extraordinary appearance of remarkable comeliness led his parents to augur his future greatness. Beauty was regarded by the ancients as a mark of the divine favor. hid him three months—The parents were a pious couple, and the measures they took were prompted not only by parental attachment, but by a strong faith in the blessing of God prospering their endeavors to save the infant. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 2:3

3. she took for him an ark of bulrushes—papyrus, a thick, strong, and tough reed. slime—the mud of the Nile, which, when hardened, is very tenacious. pitch—mineral tar. Boats of this description are seen daily floating on the surface of the river, with no other caulking than Nile mud (compare :-), and they are perfectly watertight, unless the coating is forced off by stormy weather. flags—a general term for sea or river weed. The chest was not, as is often represented, committed to the bosom... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 2:4

4. his sister—Miriam would probably be a girl of ten or twelve years of age at the time. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 2:5

5. the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river—The occasion is thought to have been a religious solemnity which the royal family opened by bathing in the sacred stream. Peculiar sacredness was attached to those portions of the Nile which flowed near the temples. The water was there fenced off as a protection from the crocodiles; and doubtless the princess had an enclosure reserved for her own use, the road to which seems to have been well known to Jochebed. walked along—in... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 2:6

6-9. when she had opened it, she saw the child—The narrative is picturesque. No tale of romance ever described a plot more skilfully laid or more full of interest in the development. The expedient of the ark, the slime and pitch, the choice of the time and place, the appeal to the sensibilities of the female breast, the stationing of the sister as a watch of the proceedings, her timely suggestion of a nurse, and the engagement of the mother herself—all bespeak a more than ordinary measure of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 2:10

10. she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter—Though it must have been nearly as severe a trial for Jochebed to part with him the second time as the first, she was doubtless reconciled to it by her belief in his high destination as the future deliverer of Israel. His age when removed to the palace is not stated; but he was old enough to be well instructed in the principles of the true religion; and those early impressions, deepened by the power of divine grace, were never forgotten or effaced. he... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 2:1-5

The names of Moses’ parents were Amram and Jochebed (Exodus 6:20)."At this point Scripture’s aim is to inform us that from an ordinary man, . . . and from an ordinary woman, . . . whose names there was no need to mention [at this point], God raised up a redeemer unto his people." [Note: Cassuto, p. 17.] It is not clear from the text if Moses was an unusually beautiful child physically or if he was distinctive in some other respect (Exodus 2:2). Some commentators translated "beautiful" as... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 2:1-10

3. Moses’ birth and education 2:1-10"Whilst Pharaoh was urging forward the extermination of the Israelites, God was preparing their emancipator." [Note: Keil and Delitzsch, 1:426.] ". . . among other things, the Pentateuch is an attempt to contrast the lives of two individuals, Abraham and Moses. Abraham, who lived before the law (ante legem), is portrayed as one who kept the law [Genesis 26:5], whereas Moses, who lived under the law (sub lege), is portrayed as one who died in the wilderness... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 2:6-10

As the adopted son of Pharaoh’s daughter, Moses enjoyed the highest privileges in his education. In commenting on Moses’ training Stephen said that he became, "a man of power in words and deeds" (Acts 7:21-22). Josephus wrote that Moses was a general in the Egyptian army that defeated the Ethiopians and that he married the daughter of the king of Ethiopia. [Note: Josephus, 2:10:1.] We cannot prove the accuracy of this statement, but it suggests that Moses may have risen high in Egyptian society... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:1-25

Birth and Early Life of Moses1. The names of the father and mother of Moses were Amram and Jochebed respectively (see Exodus 6:20). Two children were born to them before Moses. The oldest was a daughter called Miriam (i.e. Mary), who was a young woman at the time when Moses was born (see Exodus 2:8); and the second was a son, Aaron, who was born three years before Moses (see Exodus 7:7) and presumably before Pharaoh’s exterminating edict: cp. Numbers 26:59.2. Hid him three months] This defiance... read more

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

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 2:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 2:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 2:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 2:6

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 2:10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 2:1-5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 2:1-10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 2:6-10

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:1-25

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