John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 2:20
And he said unto his daughters, and where is he ?.... By the account Reuel's daughters gave of Moses, of his courage and humanity, he was very desirous of seeing him: why is it that ye have left the man ? behind them at the well, and had not brought him along with them; he seemed to be displeased, and chides them, and tacitly suggests that they were rude and ungrateful not to ask a stranger, and one that had been so kind to them, to come with them and refresh himself: call him, that... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 2:16-22
Moses here gains a settlement in Midian, just as his father Jacob had gained one in Syria, Gen. 29:2 And both these instances should encourage us to trust Providence, and to follow it. Events that seem inconsiderable, and purely accidental, after wards appear to have been designed by the wisdom of God for very good purposes, and of great consequence to his people. A casual transient occurrence has sometimes occasioned the greatest and happiest turns of a man's life. Observe, I. Concerning the... read more