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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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 2:3

The ark was made of the papyrus which was commonly used by the Egyptians for light and swift boats. The species is no longer found in the Nile below Nubia. It is a strong rush, like the bamboo, about the thickness of a finger, three cornered, and attains the height of 10 to 15 feet. It is represented with great accuracy on the most ancient monuments of Egypt.Slime and pitch - The “slime” is probably the mud, of which bricks were usually made in Egypt, and which in this case was used to bind the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 2:1

Exodus 2:1. There went a man Amram, from the place of his abode to another place. A daughter That is, grand-daughter of Levi. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 2:2

Exodus 2:2. Bare a son It seems just at the time of his birth that cruel law was made for the murder of all the male children of the Hebrews, and many no doubt perished by the execution of it. Moses’s parents had Miriam and Aaron, both elder than he, born to them before that edict came out. Probably his mother had little joy of her being with child of him, now this edict was in force. Yet this child proves the glory of his father’s house. Observe the beauty of Providence: just when... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 2:3

Exodus 2:3. When she could no longer hide him For fear of being informed against by some of her Egyptian neighbours, with whom the Israelites lived intermixed, Exodus 3:22. Thus Moses, who was afterward to be the deliverer of Israel, was himself upon the point of falling a sacrifice to the fury of the oppressor; God so ordered it, that being told of this he might be the more animated with zeal for the deliverance of his brethren out of the hands of such bloody men. She took for him an ark... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 2:1-25

Preparation of Moses (2:1-25)Moses was the person God chose to save his people and lead them out of Egypt. He was born of godly Hebrew parents, who no doubt taught him that the true and living God was the only legitimate object of human worship, and this God had chosen Israel to be his people. At the same time Moses grew up in the Egyptian palace, where he was trained in the best learning and culture available at that time (2:1-10; see Acts 7:22; Hebrews 11:23).By the time he was forty years of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 2:1

a man . Hebrew. 'ish, App-14 . = Amram, Exodus 6:16-20 . house = lineage. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6 . Levi. For Genealogy see App-29 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 2:2

a son. Moses was the seventh from Abraham, Abraham the seventh from Heber, Enoch the seventh from Adam. Miriam already born (Exodus 2:4 , Numbers 26:59 ). Also Aaron (Exodus 7:7 ). goodly . Hebrew. tov. Septuagint and Acts 7:20 , Hebrews 11:23 . asteios to Theo, "beautiful to God" = divinely fair. hid him . This was "by faith" (Hebrews 11:23 ). Therefore she must have "heard. "from God (Romans 10:17 and Hebrews 11:7 ), or it would have been through affection or fancy. All the steps taken... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 2:3

ark. Compare Genesis 6:14 . bulrushes = papyrus, made by the same Divine in. structions as Noah's (Romans 10:17 ). flags = reeds. Compare Isaiah 18:2 . read more

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