And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Bore a son - Not her firstborn; Aaron and Miriam were older than Moses. The object of the writer is simply to narrate the events which led t…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

When she saw him that he was a goodly child. —St. Stephen says that Moses was "comely before God"ἀστεῖος τῷ…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And when she saw that he was a goodly child. There is no doubt that God had adorned him with this beauty to influence his parents more to …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the woman conceived, and bore a son
Which was not her first child, nor indeed her first son, for she had both Aa…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Observe the order of Providence: just at the time when Pharaoh's cruelty rose to its height by ordering the Hebrew children to be drowned, the deli…

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