And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
And by a prophet - Moses, the highest kind of prophet (Numbers 12:6-8; Deuteronomy 18:15; Deuteronomy 18:18).
The Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved. Translate, 'kept:' there is an allusion to the same Hebrew word х shaamaar (H8104)] in Hosea 12:12, "kept sheep:" Israel was kept by God as His flock, even as Jacob kept sheep (Psalms 80:1, "Give ear, O shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; Isaiah 63:11).