Acts 7:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:

In which time - of deepest depression and urgent need.

Moses was born - the destined deliverer; their extremity being God's opportunity (see Deuteronomy 32:36; Isaiah 59:15-16).

And was exceeding fair, х asteios (G791) too (G3588) Theoo (G2316)] - 'fair to God' (as in margin), or, perhaps, 'divinely fair.' (See the note at Hebrews 11:23). And nourished up in his father's house three months - at the peril of his parents' lives; but "through faith

... they were not afraid of the king commandment" (Hebrews 11:23).

Acts 7:20

20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months: