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Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.
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God's School in the Desert
Commentators like Calvin and Henry see Moses' flight not as a setback, but as a crucial part of God's plan. His 40 years in Midian served as a divine 'school.' Having been raised in luxury, Moses needed this period of hardship and solitude to be humbled and prepared for the immense task of leading Israel. This shows how God uses periods of exile or waiting to shape us for His purposes.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
No Egyptian king would have left such an offense unpunished. But the position of Moses, as an adopted son of a princess, made it necessary even for…
19th Century
Anglican
When Pharaoh heard ... he sought to slay Moses. —Naturally. The administration of justice was one of the chief duties of …
16th Century
Protestant
Now when Pharaoh heard. Moses acknowledges his fear, though it was not enough to make him withdraw from the work to which he was called. W…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses , &c.] Both for his killing the Egyptian, which by the laws of Egyp…
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…
