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It happened in those days, when Moses had grown up, that he went out to his brothers, and looked at their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.
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A Deliberate Choice
Commentators emphasize that Moses' actions were not a youthful impulse but a mature decision. Citing Acts 7:23, they note he was forty years old. He had full knowledge of his Hebrew identity and deliberately chose to leave the comfort of the palace to identify with his oppressed brethren.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Went out to his brethren - At the end of 40 years. The Egyptian princess had not concealed from him the fact of his belonging to the oppres…
19th Century
Anglican
In those days. —Notes of time are used with considerable latitude by the sacred writers (2 Kings 20:1). Accor…
16th Century
Protestant
And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown. Now that faith which the Apostle celebrates began to show itself, when Moses, des…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown To man's estate; some of the Jewish writers say he was eight…
Moses boldly embraced the cause of God's people. It is plain from Hebrews 11 that this was done in faith, with the full purpose of leaving the hono…
