Exodus 2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 2:16-22

"Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon today? And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock. And he said unto his daughters, Where... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 2:23-25

"And it came to pass in the course of many days, that the king of Egypt 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. And God heard their groaning, and remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. And God saw the children of Israel, and God took knowledge of them."As many have pointed out, these verses are actually the introduction to the following chapter. Doubtless the children of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2

CHAP. II. Moses is born, and exposed in the flags on the Nile. He is found, and taken out by the daughter of Pharaoh, and delivered to his mother to be nursed. He is afterwards educated in the court of Pharaoh. When grown up, he kills an Egyptian, flies into Midian, and marries Zipporah. Before Christ 1573. 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

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 2:16-22

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 2:23-25

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 2

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

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