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He looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
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A Righteous or a Rash Act?
Scholars are divided on Moses' action. Some commentators view it as a hasty, undisciplined murder that ultimately delayed Israel's deliverance for forty years. Others, pointing to Hebrews 11, see it as a bold act of faith where Moses chose to identify with God's oppressed people over his status in Egypt.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The slaying of the Egyptian is not to be justified, or attributed to a divine inspiration, but it is to be judged with reference to the provocation…
19th Century
Anglican
He looked this way and that way. —To see that no one observed him.
He slew the Egyptian. —Jewish commentat…
16th Century
Protestant
And he looked this way and that way. From this it more clearly appears that Moses came with the design of helping his unhappy brothers, an…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he looked this way, and that way All around, to observe if there were any within sight who could see what he did…
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…
