“ And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. ”
Exodus 2:1 to Exodus 4:31 . Preparation and Call of Moses. Exodus 2:1-10 E. His Birth and Upbringing. If the text can be trusted, we are informed that a man of the house of Levi took (to wif...
sister . Miriam. to wit . to know.
4. And his sister stood afar off. It is probable that this was Miriam. (26) By the fact of her standing to watch what became of him, it appears that his parents had some hope remaining, tho...
And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
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; Ther...
And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. His sister - Miriam would probably be a girl of 10 or 12 years of age at the time.
Birth and Early Life of Moses 1. The names of the father and mother of Moses were Amram and Jochebed respectively (see Exodus 6:20 ). Two children were born to them before Moses. The oldest was a...
His sister. — Presumably Miriam, the only sister of Moses mentioned elsewhere ( Exodus 15:20-21 ; Numbers 26:59 ). To have taken the part which is assigned her in this chapter, she must have been...
CHAPTER II. THE RESCUE OF MOSES. Exodus 2:1-10 . We have said that the Old Testament history teems with political wisdom, lessons of permanent instruction for mankind, on the level of this l...
Moses Preserved by Pharaoh's Daughter Exodus 2:1-10 When matters had reached their worst in respect to Israel's condition, God was preparing a deliverer. The child was more than ordinarily beau...
Here begins the story of Moses. When Pharaoh was beginning to take active steps to oppress the people, God brought to birth the man who was to break Egypt's power. A mother's love is seen scheming fo...
Who that beholds the exposure of Moses, but must immediately call to mind the similar situation of the Lord Jesus. See Matthew 2:13
And his sister stood afar off ,.... This was Miriam, as the Targum of Jonathan expresses it; who is supposed to be about ten or twelve years of age, others say seven: she was placed e, as the word m...
And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. Ver. 4. And his sister. ] By a singular instinct of the Holy Spirit, as appears by the event. "The steps of a good man are ordered...
THE BIRTH AND PROTECTION OF MOSES (vs.1-10) God's hand of overruling power and grace is seen beautifully in this chapter. There is nothing spectacular, but an incident takes place that would be n...
The Birth of Moses. B. C. 1571. 1 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took t...
His sister stood afar off, that she might not be thought to have laid the child there, or to be related to it. This she might very probably guess, both from the circumstances in which she found him...
The Birth of Moses ( Exodus 2:1-10 ). It is noteworthy that out of this dreadful period God produced his man for that hour. For in the midst of the bloodbath and the despair a child was born, who...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 2:3 . Bulrushes] The well-known Eg . papyrus or paper-reed . Exodus 2:4 . Stood ] “Stationed herself.” MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 2:1-4 THE BIR...
Exodus 2:1 . Took to wife. Amram married Jochebed, his father's sister, as in Exodus 6:20 ; that is, as the scriptures often afford example, his father's relation. But doubts may be entertained o...
An ark of bulrushes. The Birth of Moses I. As occurring of noble parentage. 1. They were of moderate social position. 2. They were of strong parental affection. 3. They were of good re...
EXPOSITION. Exodus 2:1-2 . 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 tri...
The birth of Moses
Exodus 15:20 Numbers 12:1-15 Numbers 20:1 Numbers 26:59 Micah 6:4
The Child Moses Exodus 2:1-10 INTRODUCTORY WORDS "God works in a mysterious way His wonders to perform." As this study opens, we find the Children of Israel in dire distress because of the rig...