So Moses went back home to Jethro, his father-in-law. “Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt,” Moses said. “I don’t even know if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Moses ... returned to Jethro. —Hebrew, to Jether. When Moses married Zipporah, he was probably adopted into the tribe, of…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And Moses went. It is surprising that Moses suppressed the vision by which his father-in-law’s mind might have been most inclined to let h…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law With his flock of sheep he kept, (Exodus 3:1) : and s…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

After God had appeared in the bush, He often spoke to Moses. Pharaoh had hardened his own heart against the groans and cries of the oppressed Israe…