Exodus 2:1 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 2:1-4

Moses was a Levite, both by father and mother. Jacob left Levi under marks of disgrace (Gen. 49:5); and yet, soon after, Moses appears a descendant from him, that he might typify Christ, who came in the likeness of sinful flesh and was made a curse for us. This tribe began to be distinguished from the rest by the birth of Moses, as afterwards it became remarkable in many other instances. Observe, concerning this newborn infant, I. How he was hidden. It seems to have been just at the time of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 2:1

And there went a man of the house of Levi ,.... This man was Amram, the son of Kohath, and grandson of Levi, as appears from Exodus 6:18 . and took to wife a daughter of Levi ; one of the same house, family, or tribe; which was proper, that the tribes might be kept distinct: this was Jochebed, said to be his father's sister; see Gill on Exodus 6:20 , her name in Josephus F19 Antiqu. l. 2. c. 9. sect. 4. is Joachebel, which seems to be no other than a corruption of Jochebed, but... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:1

There went a man - Amram, son of Kohath, son of Levi, Exodus 6:16-20 . A daughter of Levi, Jochebed, sister to Kohath, and consequently both the wife and aunt of her husband Amram, Exodus 6:20 ; Numbers 26:59 . Such marriages were at this time lawful, though they were afterwards forbidden, Leviticus 18:12 . But it is possible that daughter of Levi means no more than a descendant of that family, and that probably Amram and Jochebed were only cousin germans . As a new law was to be... read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 1 1.And there went. I have preferred rendering the verb in the pluperfect tense (abierat, “there had gone”) to prevent all ambiguity; for unless we say that Miriam and Aaron were the children of another mother, it would not be probable otherwise that this marriage was contracted after the passing of the edict. Aaron was three years old when Moses was born; and we may easily conjecture that he was brought up openly and securely. But there is no doubt but that the cruelty was greatest at... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:1

There went a man . The Hebrew language is deficient in tenses, and cannot mark pluperfect time. The meaning is, that "a man of the house of Levi had gone, some time before, and taken to wife a daughter of Levi." Miriam must have been fourteen or fifteen at the time of the exposure of Moses. By a daughter of Levi, we must not understand an actual daughter, which is irreconcilable with the chronology, but one of Levi's descendants — "a wife of the daughters of Levi," as the LXX . translates. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:1-2

§ 1. The birth of Moses. In the providence of God, great men are raised up from time to time, for the express object of working out his purposes . A great task is before them, but there is often nothing peculiar, nothing striking, in their birth or parentage. They come into the world with as little commotion, as little eclat, as other children. True history admits this. Legendary history conceals it, denies it, makes up a series of extraordinary events anterior to the birth, which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:1-9

The infancy of Moses. I . WE HAVE , IN THIS EXPERIENCE OF THE INFANT AND HIS MOTHER , A MOST AFFECTING ILLUSTRATION OF THE MISERABLE STATE TO WHICH ISRAEL HAD BEEN REDUCED . We come down from the general statement of the first chapter to the particular instance of the second. Moses was born, in all likelihood, just at the very height of Pharaoh's exasperation, and when the command of Exodus 1:22 was in process of being carried out. His... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:1-10

THE BIRTH, ESCAPE, AND EDUCATION OF MOSES . Some years before the Pharaoh issued his edict for the general destruction of the Hebrew male children, Amram of the tribe of Levi, had married Jochebed, his kinswoman ( Exodus 6:20 ). They had already had two children — Miriam, a daughter, born probably soon after the marriage, and Aaron, a son, born some twelve years later. Soon after the issue of the edict, Jochebed gave birth to her third child, a son, who therefore came under its terms.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:1-10

By works was faith made perfect. Bad times; harsh decrees against the Israelites; doubts and misgivings which must have occurred to one in Amram's position; a hard experience and a dark prospect. Still the man believed in God, remembered the promises, and knew that God also must remember them; did not see how they were to be fulfilled, but was content to do his own duty and leave all else to God. See — I . How HIS FAITH WAS MANIFESTED BY HIS WORKS . We have — 1. His... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:1-10

A picture of true faith. I . WHAT TRUE FAITH IS . 1. There was obedience to a Divine impulse: her heart was appealed to, she saw he was a goodly child, and she hid him three months. She read in the child's appearance an intimation of future greatness, and that God did not mean him to die in accordance with the king's commandment. The work of faith begins in obeying the Spirit's prompting in the heart. 2. She was not daunted by difficulties. She might have asked what could... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 2:1-4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 2:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 2:1

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 2:1-10

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