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Exodus 2
1 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
2 And the woman conceived, and bare a son (Moses): and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
3 And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes (i.e. the papyrus), and daubed it with slime (i.e. bitumen) and with pitch (i.e. asphalt), and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags (= reeds) by the river's brink (= bank).
Something interesting to think about is that it was the Papyrus that these people also used for paper, and as we will see later on, it will be this baby (Moses) who will eventually bring forth and deliver the law.
4 And his sister (Miriam) stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
In other words she watched.
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 (= reeds), she sent her maid to fetch it.
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.
7 Then said his sister (Miriam) to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother (Jochebed).
9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the women took the child, and nursed it.
10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses (= drawn from the water): and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
Note that in these end times, concerning the book of Revelation, water symbolizes peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues (Revelation 17:15), and just as Moses was drawn out of the water literally here, spiritually and figuratively in theses in times, it is GOD's elect who are drawn out of the waters (peoples), as we are set apart from the rest of the world, who takes the mark of the beast.
11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
This word "smiting" can mean a lot more than just a light, little slap, as the word in the Hebrew is nâkâh, which also means a severe hit, to the point of killing or murdering someone.
12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man (i.e. no man helping), he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand (i.e. buried him in the sand).
Be careful how you judge Moses here as this killing was done in defense for his brethren. It would be the same as if you went to go visit a family member, such as your cousin, and you saw someone severely beating them to the point they're approaching death. Surely you would step in and do something about it, which is what Moses did. Perhaps maybe Moses went a little far, but the law was not yet given at this time and all they had to abide by was the Code of Khammurabi.
13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
In other words, this being the next day, Moses has now come across two Hebrew men fighting and so he asks one of the men "wherefore smitest thou thy fellow"?
14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
In other words, this man's response to Moses was "do you plan to kill me as you did the Egyptian"? Moses now realizes that others had seen what he had done.
15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
If you remember from Genesis 25, Midian was the son of Abraham and Keturah. As we can see, Moses has now gone to his land where Midian's descendants lived.
16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
And so it was, Moses was a type of savior, leading up unto our TRUE and ultimate SAVIOR (JESUS CHRIST), who is our LIVING WATER today.
18 And when they came to Reuel (= friend of GOD) their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
As you will see in the next chapter, Reuel is also called Jethro.
19 And they said, An Egyptian (i.e. by land habitation) delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.
20 And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah (= bird) his daughter.
22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom (= a stranger or exile): for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
23 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt (i.e. the Pharaoh) died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
And so it is, GOD always keeps and remembers HIS promises, and takes care of HIS own.
25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.
2 And the woman conceived, and bare a son (Moses): and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
3 And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes (i.e. the papyrus), and daubed it with slime (i.e. bitumen) and with pitch (i.e. asphalt), and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags (= reeds) by the river's brink (= bank).
Something interesting to think about is that it was the Papyrus that these people also used for paper, and as we will see later on, it will be this baby (Moses) who will eventually bring forth and deliver the law.
4 And his sister (Miriam) stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
In other words she watched.
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 (= reeds), she sent her maid to fetch it.
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.
7 Then said his sister (Miriam) to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother (Jochebed).
9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the women took the child, and nursed it.
10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses (= drawn from the water): and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
Note that in these end times, concerning the book of Revelation, water symbolizes peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues (Revelation 17:15), and just as Moses was drawn out of the water literally here, spiritually and figuratively in theses in times, it is GOD's elect who are drawn out of the waters (peoples), as we are set apart from the rest of the world, who takes the mark of the beast.
11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
This word "smiting" can mean a lot more than just a light, little slap, as the word in the Hebrew is nâkâh, which also means a severe hit, to the point of killing or murdering someone.
12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man (i.e. no man helping), he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand (i.e. buried him in the sand).
Be careful how you judge Moses here as this killing was done in defense for his brethren. It would be the same as if you went to go visit a family member, such as your cousin, and you saw someone severely beating them to the point they're approaching death. Surely you would step in and do something about it, which is what Moses did. Perhaps maybe Moses went a little far, but the law was not yet given at this time and all they had to abide by was the Code of Khammurabi.
13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
In other words, this being the next day, Moses has now come across two Hebrew men fighting and so he asks one of the men "wherefore smitest thou thy fellow"?
14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
In other words, this man's response to Moses was "do you plan to kill me as you did the Egyptian"? Moses now realizes that others had seen what he had done.
15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
If you remember from Genesis 25, Midian was the son of Abraham and Keturah. As we can see, Moses has now gone to his land where Midian's descendants lived.
16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
And so it was, Moses was a type of savior, leading up unto our TRUE and ultimate SAVIOR (JESUS CHRIST), who is our LIVING WATER today.
18 And when they came to Reuel (= friend of GOD) their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
As you will see in the next chapter, Reuel is also called Jethro.
19 And they said, An Egyptian (i.e. by land habitation) delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.
20 And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah (= bird) his daughter.
22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom (= a stranger or exile): for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
23 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt (i.e. the Pharaoh) died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
And so it is, GOD always keeps and remembers HIS promises, and takes care of HIS own.
25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.